Notice2022-12130
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board
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Published
June 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time. The meeting is partially closed to the public in order to protect the confidential and proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34254-34255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12130]
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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 partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will meet on
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time. The
meeting is partially closed to the public in order to protect the
confidential and proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the
meeting.
DATES: The MEP Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, June 8, 2022,
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time. The portion of the meeting
that is closed to the public will take place on Wednesday, June 8, 2022
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa
Downtown, 100 East Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103. Please note
admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
This meeting could switch to a virtual format. 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#385b505d4a4154165f5d565c4a57567856514b4c165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7b4bfb2a5aebbf9b0b2b9b3a5b8b997b9bea4a3f9b0b8a1">[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, Public Law
114-329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(m). 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)
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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
meet on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central
Time. The meeting will be open to the public except for the closed
session. The public portion of the meeting will include an update on
MEP programmatic operations, as well as a discussion on current
activities related to the MEP National Network\TM\ 2017-2022 Strategic
Plan. During the closed session on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 11:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central Time the MEP Advisory Board will discuss the
status of developing the MEP National Network\TM\ 2023-2028 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 more than three to five
minutes each. Requests must be submitted by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cdaea5a8bfb4a1e3aaa8a3a9bfa2a38da3a4beb9e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="680b000d1a1104460f0d060c1a07062806011b1c460f071e">[email protected]</span></a> and must be received by June 6, 2022 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#91f2f9f4e3e8fdbff6f4fff5e3feffd1fff8e2e5bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0a3a8a5b2b9aceea7a5aea4b2afae80aea9b3b4eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel
for Employment, Litigation, and Information, formally determined,
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public
Law 94-409, that the meeting of the MEP Advisory Board may be partially
closed to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), because
the meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or
financial information obtained from a person and that are privileged or
confidential. During the closed session, the Board will receive an
update and initial findings from data analysis that was used to draft
the MEP National Network\TM\ 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, which contains
confidential and proprietary information. The data analyzed includes
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Business Identifiable
Information (BII) from MEP Centers' clients as well as additional
confidential material that is managed by an independent third party for
privacy and proprietary sensitivities. This data has been used to
provide vital criterion and selection of an architecture for the new
2023-2028 strategic plan.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the Federal Register notice for
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that
the meeting be held on June 8, 2022 to accommodate the scheduling
priorities of the key participants. In addition, MEP did not become
aware until recently that they would need to discuss the MEP National
Network\TM\ 2023-2028 Strategic Plan at the June 2022 MEP Advisory
Board Meeting, which necessitated commencing meeting closure procedures
in accordance with 41 CFR 102-3.155; the original anticipate date for
the discussion was August 2022. The Federal Register notice could not
be published previously due to the need to accommodate the key
participants' schedules, as well as the logistical and scheduling
challenges of arranging for an in-person meeting as well as potential
virtual options due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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="c586ada0b7bca9eb82a0aba1b7aaab85abacb6b1eba2aab3">[email protected]</a> or 301-975-2785) no later than
Monday, June 6, 2022, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Alicia Chambers,
Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-12130 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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