Notice2021-15081
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board
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Published
July 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37285-37286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15081]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory
Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa,
8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy, Phoenix, Arizona 85044. Please note admittance
instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. This
meeting could switch to a virtual format only. Interested parties
should be sure to check the NIST MEP Advisory Board website for the
most up-to-date information at <a href="http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm</a>. Everyone who registers and provides contact information will
receive notice if there is a change to the meeting venue from in-person
to virtual.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800;
telephone number (301) 975-2785; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7a4afa2b5beabe9a0a2a9a3b5a8a987a9aeb4b3e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9dad1dccbc0d597dedcd7ddcbd6d7f9d7d0cacd97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP Advisory Board is authorized under
Section 3003(d) of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69), as
amended by the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Pub. L.
114-329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(m), in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership Program (Program) is a unique program consisting of Centers
in all 50 states and Puerto Rico with partnerships at the federal,
state and local levels. By statute, the MEP Advisory Board provides the
NIST Director with: (1) Advice on the activities, plans and policies of
the Program; (2) assessments of the soundness of the plans and
strategies of the Program; and (3) assessments of current performance
against the plans of the Program.
Background information on the MEP Advisory Board is available at
<a href="http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm</a>.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board will
hold an open meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. Mountain Time. The meeting agenda will include an update on the
MEP programmatic operations, as well as provide guidance and advice on
current activities related to the MEP National Network\TM\ 2017-2022
Strategic Plan. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee
business. The final agenda will be posted on the MEP Advisory Board
website at <a href="http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm</a>.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the MEP Advisory Board's
business are invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately 15
minutes will be reserved for public comments at the end of the meeting.
Speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of
requests received but is likely to be no
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more than three to five minutes each. Requests must be submitted by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b18131e090217551c1e151f0914153b1512080f551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d1dad7c0cbde9cd5d7dcd6c0dddcf2dcdbc1c69cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a> and must be received by August 20,
2021 to be considered. The exact time for public comments will be
included in the final agenda that will be posted on the MEP Advisory
Board website at <a href="http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm</a>.
Questions from the public will not be considered during this period.
Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda or those
who are/were unable to attend the meeting are invited to submit written
statements electronically by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ceada6abbcb7a2e0a9aba0aabca1a08ea0a7bdbae0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6102090413180d4f06040f05130e0f210f0812154f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>.
Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory
Board meeting must submit their name, email address and phone number to
Cheryl Gendron (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e3d161b0c071250391b101a0c11103e10170d0a50191108">[email protected]</a> or 301-975-2785) no later than
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-15081 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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