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AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Standards and Technology’s (NIST)
Technology Innovation Program (TIP)
announces that it is seeking comments
on white papers prepared by TIP staff
from any interested party, including
academia; Federal, state, and local
governments; industry; national
laboratories; and professional
organizations/societies. The white
papers are posted on TIP’s Web site
(URL). Comments will assist in the
further refinement of areas of critical
national need and the associated
technical challenges that could be
addressed in future TIP competitions.
DATES: The suggested dates for
submission of comments on white
papers are: November 9, 2009 through
September 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments on white papers
must be submitted to TIP using the
comment button found on the first and
last page of each white paper.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Wiggins at 301–975–5416 or by
e-mail at thomas.wiggins@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information: The
Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) was established for
the purpose of assisting U.S. businesses
and institutions of higher education or
other organizations, such as national
laboratories and nonprofit research
institutions, to support, promote, and
accelerate innovation in the United
States through high-risk, high-reward
research in areas of critical national
need. The TIP statutory authority is
Section 3012 of the America Creating
Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote
Excellence in Technology, Education,
and Science (COMPETES) Act, Public
Law 110–69 (August 9, 2007), 15 U.S.C.
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278n. The TIP implementing regulations
are published at 15 CFR part 296. TIP
holds competitions for funding based on
addressing areas of critical national
need. TIP identifies and selects topics
for areas of critical national need based
on input from within NIST, the TIP
Advisory Board, the science and
technology communities, and from the
public. TIP is interested in receiving
input on the identification and
definition of problems that are
sufficiently large in magnitude that they
have the potential to inhibit the growth
and well-being of our nation today.
This announcement explains the
process for submitting comments on TIP
white papers. Comments on white
papers from experts in other Federal
agencies are valued and welcome, and
will enable TIP to complement the
efforts of other mission agencies and
avoid duplication of their efforts,
thereby leveraging resources to benefit
the nation. The key concepts,
enumerated below, are the foundation of
TIP and should assist all commenters in
providing input that will help TIP
develop and refine an effective white
paper:
a. An area of critical national need
means an area that justifies government
attention because the magnitude of the
problem is large and the associated
societal challenges that need to be
overcome are not being addressed, but
could be addressed through high-risk,
high-reward research.
b. A societal challenge is a problem or
issue confronted by society that when
not addressed could negatively affect
the overall function and quality of life
of the nation, and as such, justifies
government attention. A societal
challenge is associated with barriers
preventing the successful development
of solutions to the area of critical
national need. TIP’s purpose is to
provide funding that will enable U.S.
businesses and institutions of higher
education or other organizations, such
as national laboratories and nonprofit
research institutions, to tackle technical
issues that can be addressed through
high-risk, high-reward research. The
results of the high-risk, high-reward
research should have the potential for
transformational results.
c. A transformational result is a
potential project outcome that enables
disruptive changes over and above
current methods and strategies.
Transformational results have the
potential to radically improve our
understanding of systems and
technologies, challenging the status quo
of research approaches and
applications.
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For an understanding of how these
white papers were developed, and for
detailed instructions on how to prepare
and submit your own white papers to
TIP, refer to A Guide for Preparing and
Submitting White Papers on Areas of
Critical National Need. The Guide is
available on the TIP Web site at
https://www.nist.gov/tip/guide_for_
white_papers.pdf.
In this call for comments on white
papers, TIP is seeking information to
further develop and refine the areas of
critical national need as defined in the
2009 competition on Civil
Infrastructure, and the 2009 competition
on Manufacturing, as well as
information to assist TIP in further
defining other topic areas under
development. TIP may use comments
received to further develop the
definition and scope of the critical
national needs suggested by these topic
areas, and to additionally identify and
explain specific societal challenges that
require a technical solution within these
critical national need areas. Do not
include ideas for specific proposals in
your comments on the white paper (i.e.,
do not discuss your specific solution to
the problem). This solicitation for
comments on white papers is neither a
Request for Proposals (RFP) nor should
it be viewed as a request for preproposals. Rather, it is a way to include
ideas from the public to identify
problems that justify government
support and can be addressed by
technological innovations that are not
currently being sufficiently supported to
meet the challenge.
Comments on white papers must not
contain proprietary information.
Submission of comments on a white
paper means that the author(s) agrees
that all the information in the comments
on the white paper can be made
available to the public. Information
contained in these comments on white
papers will be considered and combined
with information from other resources—
including the vision of the
Administration, NIST, other government
agencies, technical communities, the
TIP Advisory Board, and other
stakeholders—to develop the scope of
future competitions and to shape TIP’s
collaborative outreach. Comments on
white papers are a valuable resource
that adds to TIP’s understanding of the
significance and scope of critical
national needs and associated societal
challenges. The comments on the white
papers submitted could be shared with
the Administration, NIST, other
government agencies, technical
communities, the TIP Advisory Board,
other stakeholders and the public as
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part of the selection process for future
competitions.
This current call for comments on
white papers pertains to the four areas
of critical national need shown below.
However, TIP intends to post additional
white papers for comments over the
coming months.
Civil Infrastructure: Civil
infrastructure constitutes the basic
fabric of the world in which we live and
work. It is the combination of
fundamental systems that support a
community, region, or country. The
civil infrastructure includes systems for
transportation (airport facilities, roads,
bridges, rail, waterway locks) and
systems for water distribution and flood
control (water distribution systems,
storm and waste water collection, dams,
and levees). New construction
approaches and materials to improve
the infrastructure and for mitigating the
expense of repairing or replacing
existing infrastructure appear to be areas
with the potential for specific societal
challenges within this area of critical
national need.
The 2009 Civil Infrastructure
competition, based on the white paper
Advanced Sensing Technologies and
Advanced Repair Materials for
Infrastructure: Water Systems, Dams,
Levees, Bridges, Roads, and Highways,
dated March 2009, emphasizes
technologies to detect corrosion,
cracking, delamination and other
structural damage in water resources
systems such as water and wastewater
pipelines, dams, levees and waterway
locks, as well as bridges and roadways.
The white paper for the 2009 Civil
Infrastructure competition can be found
at https://www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/
index.html.
Manufacturing: R&D projects in
manufacturing could enable better, more
cost-effective use of advanced materials
in innovative products. New and
improved materials underlie many new
product innovations. High-strength
alloys, aluminum and magnesium are
used to build stronger, lighter and safer
vehicles; superalloys are used to make
higher efficiency gas turbines;
composites make larger, more efficient
wind turbine blades and higher
performance aircraft; and nanomaterials
are finding their way into better
performing batteries, energy storage
devices, high voltage transmission lines
and healthcare applications.
The 2009 Manufacturing competition,
based on the white paper Accelerating
the Incorporation of Materials Advances
into Manufacturing Processes, dated
March 2009, addresses improved
technologies to produce these new
materials and to rapidly integrate them
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into products while maintaining the
material’s unique properties. The white
paper for the 2009 Manufacturing
competition can be found at https://
www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/.
Energy (proposed topic area): The
proposed topic area within the critical
national need area of energy is based on
the draft white paper Technologies to
Enable a Smart Grid, which outlines the
technologies that will be required to
enable a reliable smart grid approach to
electric power distribution, demand,
and response control, grid connectivity,
and the integration of renewable energy
sources into the grid. The proposed
topic aims to address research in energy
storage systems and the integration of
stored energy into the grid system,
advanced sensors and their energy
sources to be deployed along the grid,
and communication and control
technologies (high voltage power
electronics). The draft white paper for
the proposed topic of Energy can be
found at https://www.nist.gov/tip/
wp_cmts/.
Healthcare (proposed topic area): The
proposed topic area with the critical
national need of Healthcare is based on
the draft white paper Advanced
Technologies for Proteomics, Data
Integration and Analysis and
Biomanufacturing for Personalized
Medicine, which outlines the platform
technologies that will be needed to
enable a personalized approach to safer
and more cost-effective healthcare. The
proposed topic specifically aims to
address research needs for: Noninvasively analyzing proteins in real
time in live tissues, animal models and
humans; linking genomic, proteomic
and other disparate datasets with
patient-specific data to understand
disease susceptibility and response to
treatment; and cost-effective highthroughput biopharmaceutical
manufacturing. The draft white paper
for the proposed topic of Healthcare can
be found at https://www.nist.gov/tip/
wp_cmts/.
Dated: November 3, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Seeks Comments on White
Papers
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST)
Technology Innovation Program (TIP) announces that it is seeking
comments on white papers prepared by TIP staff from any interested
party, including academia; Federal, state, and local governments;
industry; national laboratories; and professional organizations/
societies. The white papers are posted on TIP's Web site (URL).
Comments will assist in the further refinement of areas of critical
national need and the associated technical challenges that could be
addressed in future TIP competitions.
DATES: The suggested dates for submission of comments on white papers
are: November 9, 2009 through September 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments on white papers must be submitted to TIP using the
comment button found on the first and last page of each white paper.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Wiggins at 301-975-5416 or by
e-mail at thomas.wiggins@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information: The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was
established for the purpose of assisting U.S. businesses and
institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as
national laboratories and nonprofit research institutions, to support,
promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-
risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need. The TIP
statutory authority is Section 3012 of the America Creating
Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology,
Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act, Public Law 110-69 (August 9,
2007), 15 U.S.C. 278n. The TIP implementing regulations are published
at 15 CFR part 296. TIP holds competitions for funding based on
addressing areas of critical national need. TIP identifies and selects
topics for areas of critical national need based on input from within
NIST, the TIP Advisory Board, the science and technology communities,
and from the public. TIP is interested in receiving input on the
identification and definition of problems that are sufficiently large
in magnitude that they have the potential to inhibit the growth and
well-being of our nation today.
This announcement explains the process for submitting comments on
TIP white papers. Comments on white papers from experts in other
Federal agencies are valued and welcome, and will enable TIP to
complement the efforts of other mission agencies and avoid duplication
of their efforts, thereby leveraging resources to benefit the nation.
The key concepts, enumerated below, are the foundation of TIP and
should assist all commenters in providing input that will help TIP
develop and refine an effective white paper:
a. An area of critical national need means an area that justifies
government attention because the magnitude of the problem is large and
the associated societal challenges that need to be overcome are not
being addressed, but could be addressed through high-risk, high-reward
research.
b. A societal challenge is a problem or issue confronted by society
that when not addressed could negatively affect the overall function
and quality of life of the nation, and as such, justifies government
attention. A societal challenge is associated with barriers preventing
the successful development of solutions to the area of critical
national need. TIP's purpose is to provide funding that will enable
U.S. businesses and institutions of higher education or other
organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research
institutions, to tackle technical issues that can be addressed through
high-risk, high-reward research. The results of the high-risk, high-
reward research should have the potential for transformational results.
c. A transformational result is a potential project outcome that
enables disruptive changes over and above current methods and
strategies. Transformational results have the potential to radically
improve our understanding of systems and technologies, challenging the
status quo of research approaches and applications.
For an understanding of how these white papers were developed, and
for detailed instructions on how to prepare and submit your own white
papers to TIP, refer to A Guide for Preparing and Submitting White
Papers on Areas of Critical National Need. The Guide is available on
the TIP Web site at https://www.nist.gov/tip/guide_for_white_papers.pdf.
In this call for comments on white papers, TIP is seeking
information to further develop and refine the areas of critical
national need as defined in the 2009 competition on Civil
Infrastructure, and the 2009 competition on Manufacturing, as well as
information to assist TIP in further defining other topic areas under
development. TIP may use comments received to further develop the
definition and scope of the critical national needs suggested by these
topic areas, and to additionally identify and explain specific societal
challenges that require a technical solution within these critical
national need areas. Do not include ideas for specific proposals in
your comments on the white paper (i.e., do not discuss your specific
solution to the problem). This solicitation for comments on white
papers is neither a Request for Proposals (RFP) nor should it be viewed
as a request for pre-proposals. Rather, it is a way to include ideas
from the public to identify problems that justify government support
and can be addressed by technological innovations that are not
currently being sufficiently supported to meet the challenge.
Comments on white papers must not contain proprietary information.
Submission of comments on a white paper means that the author(s) agrees
that all the information in the comments on the white paper can be made
available to the public. Information contained in these comments on
white papers will be considered and combined with information from
other resources--including the vision of the Administration, NIST,
other government agencies, technical communities, the TIP Advisory
Board, and other stakeholders--to develop the scope of future
competitions and to shape TIP's collaborative outreach. Comments on
white papers are a valuable resource that adds to TIP's understanding
of the significance and scope of critical national needs and associated
societal challenges. The comments on the white papers submitted could
be shared with the Administration, NIST, other government agencies,
technical communities, the TIP Advisory Board, other stakeholders and
the public as
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part of the selection process for future competitions.
This current call for comments on white papers pertains to the four
areas of critical national need shown below. However, TIP intends to
post additional white papers for comments over the coming months.
Civil Infrastructure: Civil infrastructure constitutes the basic
fabric of the world in which we live and work. It is the combination of
fundamental systems that support a community, region, or country. The
civil infrastructure includes systems for transportation (airport
facilities, roads, bridges, rail, waterway locks) and systems for water
distribution and flood control (water distribution systems, storm and
waste water collection, dams, and levees). New construction approaches
and materials to improve the infrastructure and for mitigating the
expense of repairing or replacing existing infrastructure appear to be
areas with the potential for specific societal challenges within this
area of critical national need.
The 2009 Civil Infrastructure competition, based on the white paper
Advanced Sensing Technologies and Advanced Repair Materials for
Infrastructure: Water Systems, Dams, Levees, Bridges, Roads, and
Highways, dated March 2009, emphasizes technologies to detect
corrosion, cracking, delamination and other structural damage in water
resources systems such as water and wastewater pipelines, dams, levees
and waterway locks, as well as bridges and roadways. The white paper
for the 2009 Civil Infrastructure competition can be found at https://www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/.
Manufacturing: R&D projects in manufacturing could enable better,
more cost-effective use of advanced materials in innovative products.
New and improved materials underlie many new product innovations. High-
strength alloys, aluminum and magnesium are used to build stronger,
lighter and safer vehicles; superalloys are used to make higher
efficiency gas turbines; composites make larger, more efficient wind
turbine blades and higher performance aircraft; and nanomaterials are
finding their way into better performing batteries, energy storage
devices, high voltage transmission lines and healthcare applications.
The 2009 Manufacturing competition, based on the white paper
Accelerating the Incorporation of Materials Advances into Manufacturing
Processes, dated March 2009, addresses improved technologies to produce
these new materials and to rapidly integrate them into products while
maintaining the material's unique properties. The white paper for the
2009 Manufacturing competition can be found at https://www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/.
Energy (proposed topic area): The proposed topic area within the
critical national need area of energy is based on the draft white paper
Technologies to Enable a Smart Grid, which outlines the technologies
that will be required to enable a reliable smart grid approach to
electric power distribution, demand, and response control, grid
connectivity, and the integration of renewable energy sources into the
grid. The proposed topic aims to address research in energy storage
systems and the integration of stored energy into the grid system,
advanced sensors and their energy sources to be deployed along the
grid, and communication and control technologies (high voltage power
electronics). The draft white paper for the proposed topic of Energy
can be found at https://www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/.
Healthcare (proposed topic area): The proposed topic area with the
critical national need of Healthcare is based on the draft white paper
Advanced Technologies for Proteomics, Data Integration and Analysis and
Biomanufacturing for Personalized Medicine, which outlines the platform
technologies that will be needed to enable a personalized approach to
safer and more cost-effective healthcare. The proposed topic
specifically aims to address research needs for: Non-invasively
analyzing proteins in real time in live tissues, animal models and
humans; linking genomic, proteomic and other disparate datasets with
patient-specific data to understand disease susceptibility and response
to treatment; and cost-effective high-throughput biopharmaceutical
manufacturing. The draft white paper for the proposed topic of
Healthcare can be found at https://www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/.
Dated: November 3, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-26835 Filed 11-5-09; 8:45 am]
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