Notice2024-01302

Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting

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January 24, 2024

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The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, February 8, 2024. This will be the current NACIE members' fifth meeting since their appointments in 2022. During this meeting, NACIE expects to vote on its slate of policy recommendations comprising a national strategy to strengthen technology- and innovation-centric entrepreneurship, and then discuss next steps and implementation strategies.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4590-4591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01302]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Meeting

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a virtual public meeting on 
Thursday, February 8, 2024. This will be the current NACIE members' 
fifth meeting since their appointments in 2022. During this meeting, 
NACIE expects to vote on its slate of policy recommendations comprising 
a national strategy to strengthen technology- and innovation-centric 
entrepreneurship, and then discuss next steps and implementation 
strategies.

DATES: Thursday, February 8, 2024, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eisenhower Executive Office 
Building, Room 350, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20504. 
The public will be able to participate via teleconference or web 
conference. Please note that pre-clearance is required to make a 
statement during the public comment portion of the meeting. Please 
limit comments to five minutes or less and submit a brief statement 
summarizing your comments to Eric Smith (see contact information below) 
no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 1, 2024. 
Teleconference and web conference connection information will be 
published prior to the meeting along with the agenda on the NACIE 
website at <a href="https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/national-advisory-council-on-innovation-and-entrepreneurship">https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/national-advisory-council-on-innovation-and-entrepreneurship</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Smith, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 78018, Washington, DC 
20230; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcb2bdbfb5b99cb8b3bff2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86e8e7e5efe3c6e2e9e5a8e1e9f0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please 
reference ``NACIE February 2024 Meeting'' in the subject line of your 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE, established pursuant to section 25(c) 
of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended 
(15 U.S.C. 3720(c)), is a Federal Advisory Committee Act committee that 
provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce.
    NACIE has been charged with developing a national entrepreneurship 
strategy that strengthens America's ability to compete and win as the 
world's leading startup nation and as the world's leading innovator in 
critical emerging technologies. NACIE also has been charged with 
identifying and recommending solutions to drive the innovation economy, 
including growing a skilled STEM workforce and removing barriers for 
entrepreneurs ushering innovative technologies into the market. The 
Council facilitates federal dialogue with innovation, entrepreneurship, 
and workforce development communities. Throughout its history, NACIE 
has presented recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce along the 
research-to-jobs continuum, such as increasing access to capital, 
growing and connecting entrepreneurial communities, fostering small 
business-driven research and development, supporting the 
commercialization of key technologies, and developing the workforce of 
the future.
    The final agenda for the meeting will be posted on the NACIE 
website at https://www.eda.gov/strategic-

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initiatives/national-advisory-council-on-innovation-and-
entrepreneurship/meetings prior to the meeting. Any member of the 
public may submit pertinent questions and comments concerning NACIE's 
affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may be 
submitted to Eric Smith (see contact information above). Those wishing 
to listen to the proceedings can do so via teleconference or web 
conference (see above). Copies of the meeting minutes will be available 
by request within 90 days of the meeting date.

    Dated: January 18, 2024.
Eric Smith,
Tech Hubs Program Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-01302 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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