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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
National Strategic Plan for Advanced
Manufacturing; Request for
Information
Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP).
ACTION: Notice of request for
information (RFI).
AGENCY:
On behalf of the National
Science and Technology Council
(NSTC), Committee on Technology,
Subcommittee on Advanced
Manufacturing, OSTP requests input
from all interested parties on the
development of a National Strategic
Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.
Through this RFI, OSTP seeks input
from the public, on ways to improve
government coordination, and on longterm guidance for Federal programs and
activities in support of United States
manufacturing competitiveness,
including: Advanced manufacturing
research and development that will
create jobs, grow the economy across
multiple industrial sectors, strengthen
national security, enhance
sustainability, contribute to climate
change challenges, and improve health
care. The public input provided in
response to this RFI will inform OSTP
and NSTC as they work with Federal
agencies and other stakeholders to
develop the strategic plan.
DATES: Responses are due by December
17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be
submitted online at https://
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe
ZdOIhLsiSLqqOWqP0MekJHA0EHlEDb_
D6mjl-H5JghM0F2g/viewform.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is
voluntary. Respondents need not reply
to all questions listed. Each individual
or institution is requested to submit
only one response. OSTP and/or NSTC
may post responses to this RFI, without
change, on a Federal website. OSTP,
therefore, requests that no business
proprietary information, copyrighted
SUMMARY:
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information, or personally identifiable
information be submitted in response to
this RFI. Please note that the United
States Government will not pay for
response preparation, or for the use of
any information contained in the
response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Said
Jahanmir, amnpo@nist.gov, 202–819–
5296.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113–
235), incorporating the Revitalize
American Manufacturing and
Innovation Act of 2014, revised 42
U.S.C. 6622 to direct NSTC to develop
and to update, in coordination with the
National Economic Council, a strategic
plan to improve government
coordination and to provide long-term
guidance for Federal programs and
activities in support of United States
manufacturing competitiveness,
including advanced manufacturing
research and development (R&D). The
current National Strategic Plan for
Advanced Manufacturing (‘‘Plan’’) was
released on October 5, 2018 (https://
www.manufacturing.gov/news/
announcements/2018/10/strategyamerican-leadership-advancedmanufacturing).
Advanced manufacturing is a family
of activities that (1) depend on the use
and coordination of information,
automation, computation, software,
sensing, and networking, and/or (2)
make use of cutting-edge materials and
emerging capabilities enabled by the
physical and biological sciences, for
example: Nanotechnology, chemistry,
and biology. It involves both new ways
to manufacture existing products, and
the manufacture of new products
emerging from new advanced
technologies.
NSTC has commenced the
development of an updated Plan to be
released in 2022. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
6622, OSTP is soliciting public input
through this RFI to obtain
recommendations from a wide range of
stakeholders, including representatives
from diverse manufacturing companies,
academia, other relevant organizations
and institutions, and the general public.
The public input provided in response
to this RFI will inform OSTP and NSTC
as they work with Federal agencies and
other stakeholders to develop an
updated revised Plan.
Questions To Inform Development of
the Plan
OSTP seeks responses to the
following questions to improve
government coordination and to provide
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long-term guidance for Federal
programs and activities in support of
United States manufacturing
competitiveness, including advanced
manufacturing R&D.
1. Which emerging science and
technology areas will be key to the next
generation of advanced manufacturing
for global competitiveness,
sustainability, and environmental
challenges?
2. What should be the near-term and
long-term technology development R&D
priorities for advanced manufacturing,
the anticipated timeframe for achieving
the objectives, and the metrics in
assessing progress toward the
objectives?
3. What are examples of
technological, market, or business
challenges that may best be addressed
by public-private partnerships, and are
likely to attract both participation and
primary funding from industry?
4. How can Federal agencies and
federally funded R&D centers
supporting advanced manufacturing
R&D facilitate the transfer of research
results, intellectual property, and
technology into commercialization and
manufacturing for the benefit of society
and ensure sustainability, national
security, and economic security?
5. How would you assess the state of
the domestic advanced manufacturing
workforce in the U.S? How can Federal
agencies and federally funded R&D
centers develop, align, and strengthen
all levels of advanced manufacturing
education, training, and certification
programs to ensure a high-quality,
equitable, diverse, and inclusive
workforce that meets the needs of the
sector and drives new advanced
manufacturing jobs into the future?
6. How can the Federal government
assist in the development of regional
public-private partnerships to achieve
greater distribution of advanced
manufacturing clusters or technology
hubs, particularly in underserved
regions of the country? What outreach
and engagement strategies are most
useful in promoting development in
underserved regions of the country?
7. How do we assess the adequacy of
the domestic advanced manufacturing
supply chain and industrial base? How
can Federal agencies assist small and
medium sized manufacturing
companies to adopt advanced
technologies and to develop a robust
and resilient manufacturing supply
chain? What steps can these agencies
take to promote the development and
diffusion of technology that augments
worker skills (rather than substituting
for them), and ensures that
manufacturing jobs are good jobs?
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8. Are there useful models (at the
international, national, state and/or
local level) that should be expanded?
9. The current Strategy for American
Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing
(https://www.manufacturing.gov/news/
announcements/2018/10/strategyamerican-leadership-advancedmanufacturing) has three top-level
goals, each with objectives and
priorities: (1) Develop and transition
new manufacturing technologies; (2)
Educate, train, and connect the
manufacturing workforce; and (3)
Expand the capabilities of the domestic
manufacturing supply chains. Are these
goals appropriate for the next 4–5 years?
Are there additional top-level goals to
consider?
10. Is there any additional
information related to advanced
manufacturing in the United States, not
requested above, that you believe
should be considered?
Dated: September 30, 2021.
Stacy Murphy,
Operations Manager.
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing; Request for
Information
AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
ACTION: Notice of request for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council
(NSTC), Committee on Technology, Subcommittee on Advanced
Manufacturing, OSTP requests input from all interested parties on the
development of a National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.
Through this RFI, OSTP seeks input from the public, on ways to improve
government coordination, and on long-term guidance for Federal programs
and activities in support of United States manufacturing
competitiveness, including: Advanced manufacturing research and
development that will create jobs, grow the economy across multiple
industrial sectors, strengthen national security, enhance
sustainability, contribute to climate change challenges, and improve
health care. The public input provided in response to this RFI will
inform OSTP and NSTC as they work with Federal agencies and other
stakeholders to develop the strategic plan.
DATES: Responses are due by December 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be submitted online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZdOIhLsiSLqqOWqP0MekJHA0EHlEDb_D6mjl-H5JghM0F2g/viewform.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need
not reply to all questions listed. Each individual or institution is
requested to submit only one response. OSTP and/or NSTC may post
responses to this RFI, without change, on a Federal website. OSTP,
therefore, requests that no business proprietary information,
copyrighted
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information, or personally identifiable information be submitted in
response to this RFI. Please note that the United States Government
will not pay for response preparation, or for the use of any
information contained in the response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Said Jahanmir, [email protected], 202-
819-5296.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), incorporating the Revitalize
American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, revised 42 U.S.C.
6622 to direct NSTC to develop and to update, in coordination with the
National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve government
coordination and to provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and
activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness,
including advanced manufacturing research and development (R&D). The
current National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing (``Plan'')
was released on October 5, 2018 (https://www.manufacturing.gov/news/announcements/2018/10/strategy-american-leadership-advanced-manufacturing).
Advanced manufacturing is a family of activities that (1) depend on
the use and coordination of information, automation, computation,
software, sensing, and networking, and/or (2) make use of cutting-edge
materials and emerging capabilities enabled by the physical and
biological sciences, for example: Nanotechnology, chemistry, and
biology. It involves both new ways to manufacture existing products,
and the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced
technologies.
NSTC has commenced the development of an updated Plan to be
released in 2022. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6622, OSTP is soliciting public
input through this RFI to obtain recommendations from a wide range of
stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing
companies, academia, other relevant organizations and institutions, and
the general public. The public input provided in response to this RFI
will inform OSTP and NSTC as they work with Federal agencies and other
stakeholders to develop an updated revised Plan.
Questions To Inform Development of the Plan
OSTP seeks responses to the following questions to improve
government coordination and to provide long-term guidance for Federal
programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing
competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing R&D.
1. Which emerging science and technology areas will be key to the
next generation of advanced manufacturing for global competitiveness,
sustainability, and environmental challenges?
2. What should be the near-term and long-term technology
development R&D priorities for advanced manufacturing, the anticipated
timeframe for achieving the objectives, and the metrics in assessing
progress toward the objectives?
3. What are examples of technological, market, or business
challenges that may best be addressed by public-private partnerships,
and are likely to attract both participation and primary funding from
industry?
4. How can Federal agencies and federally funded R&D centers
supporting advanced manufacturing R&D facilitate the transfer of
research results, intellectual property, and technology into
commercialization and manufacturing for the benefit of society and
ensure sustainability, national security, and economic security?
5. How would you assess the state of the domestic advanced
manufacturing workforce in the U.S? How can Federal agencies and
federally funded R&D centers develop, align, and strengthen all levels
of advanced manufacturing education, training, and certification
programs to ensure a high-quality, equitable, diverse, and inclusive
workforce that meets the needs of the sector and drives new advanced
manufacturing jobs into the future?
6. How can the Federal government assist in the development of
regional public-private partnerships to achieve greater distribution of
advanced manufacturing clusters or technology hubs, particularly in
underserved regions of the country? What outreach and engagement
strategies are most useful in promoting development in underserved
regions of the country?
7. How do we assess the adequacy of the domestic advanced
manufacturing supply chain and industrial base? How can Federal
agencies assist small and medium sized manufacturing companies to adopt
advanced technologies and to develop a robust and resilient
manufacturing supply chain? What steps can these agencies take to
promote the development and diffusion of technology that augments
worker skills (rather than substituting for them), and ensures that
manufacturing jobs are good jobs?
8. Are there useful models (at the international, national, state
and/or local level) that should be expanded?
9. The current Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced
Manufacturing (https://www.manufacturing.gov/news/announcements/2018/10/strategy-american-leadership-advanced-manufacturing) has three top-
level goals, each with objectives and priorities: (1) Develop and
transition new manufacturing technologies; (2) Educate, train, and
connect the manufacturing workforce; and (3) Expand the capabilities of
the domestic manufacturing supply chains. Are these goals appropriate
for the next 4-5 years? Are there additional top-level goals to
consider?
10. Is there any additional information related to advanced
manufacturing in the United States, not requested above, that you
believe should be considered?
Dated: September 30, 2021.
Stacy Murphy,
Operations Manager.
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