Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting, 44106-44107 [2023-14605]

Download as PDF 44106 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 11, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau National Advisory Committee Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting. AGENCY: The Census Bureau is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC or Committee). From August 17–November 15, 2022, the Census Bureau posted a Federal Register Notice to seek input from the public to develop and implement strategies to improve participation in the 2030 Census. During the NAC Spring 2023 meeting, the Committee was asked to evaluate the comments received and provide the top ten research ideas for four of five categories, which included: technology, new data sources, how we contact respondents, and respondent support services. During this virtual meeting, the Committee will provide the top ten research ideas for the comments related to the fifth category, reaching and motivating everyone. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. DATES: The virtual meeting will be held Wednesday, July 26, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: Please visit the Census Advisory Committee website at https:// www.census.gov/about/cac/nac/ meetings/2023-07-special-session.html for the NAC meeting information, including the agenda, and how to join the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shana Banks, Advisory Committee Branch Chief, Office of Program, Performance and Stakeholder Integration (PPSI), shana.j.banks@ census.gov, Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, telephone 301–763– 3815. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 8339. SUMMARY: The NAC provides technical expertise to address Census Bureau program needs and objectives. The members of the NAC are appointed by the Director of the Census Bureau. The NAC has been established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 1009). All meetings are open to the public. Public comments will be accepted in writing only to shana.j.banks@ ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Jul 10, 2023 Jkt 259001 census.gov (subject line ‘‘NAC 2030 Federal Register Notice (FRN) Comments/Feedback Virtual Meeting Public Comment’’). A brief period will be set aside during the meeting to read public comments received in advance of 12:00 p.m. EDT, July 26, 2023. Any public comments received after the deadline will be posted to the website listed in the ADDRESSES section. Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. Dated: July 6, 2023. Mary Reuling Lenaiyasa, Program Manager, Paperwork Reduction Act, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau. [FR Doc. 2023–14640 Filed 7–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2023. In 2022, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo appointed a cohort of 33 members to NACIE, and this will be this cohort’s fourth meeting. During this meeting, NACIE expects to discuss workforce, capital, entrepreneurship, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the technology and innovation economies in furtherance of NACIE’s development of a national strategy to strengthen technology- and innovationcentric entrepreneurship. DATES: Tuesday, July 27, 2023, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. Visitors to HCHB must comply with and adhere to the Department of Commerce’s COVID–19 policies and protocols in effect at the time of the meeting, which can be found at the Department’s COVID–19 Information Hub at https://www.commerce.gov/ covid-19-information-hub. Please note that pre-clearance is required both to attend the meeting in person and to make a statement during the public comment portion of the meeting. Please SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, July 20, 2023. Teleconference or web conference connection information will be published prior to the meeting along with the agenda on the NACIE website at https:// www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Smith, Office of the Assistant Secretary, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 78018, Washington, DC 20230; email: nacie@doc.gov; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please reference ‘‘NACIE July 2023 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 the 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 businessdriven 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/strategicinitiatives/national-advisory-council-oninnovation-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 E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 11, 2023 / Notices conference (see above). Copies of the meeting minutes will be available by request within 90 days of the meeting date. Dated: July 6, 2023. Eric Smith, Tech Hubs Program Director. [FR Doc. 2023–14605 Filed 7–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–24–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Revised: Notice of Partially Closed Meeting—VIRTUAL The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) will meet on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 1 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. This meeting will be virtual. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to sensors and instrumentation equipment and technology. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been gathered. Agenda ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Open Session 1. Welcome and Introductions. 2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry and Security Management. 3. Industry Presentations. 4. New Business. Closed Session 5. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in Sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Jul 10, 2023 Jkt 259001 protect information that would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and policies. The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov 202–482–2813, no later than July 11, 2023. A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on January 3, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) of the FACA, that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on January 3, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 of the FACA, (5 U.S.C. 1009(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with predecisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–14612 Filed 7–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44107 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet on July 26 and 27, 2023, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to information systems equipment and technology. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been gathered. Wednesday, July 26 Open Session 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Working Group Reports 3. Old Business Thursday, July 27 Closed Session Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in Sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). The exemption is authorized by Section 1009(d) of the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect information that would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and policies. The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44106-44107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Meeting

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. 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 Tuesday, 
July 27, 2023. In 2022, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo 
appointed a cohort of 33 members to NACIE, and this will be this 
cohort's fourth meeting. During this meeting, NACIE expects to discuss 
workforce, capital, entrepreneurship, and diversity, equity, inclusion, 
and accessibility in the technology and innovation economies in 
furtherance of NACIE's development of a national strategy to strengthen 
technology- and innovation-centric entrepreneurship.

DATES: Tuesday, July 27, 2023, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20230. Visitors to HCHB must comply with and adhere 
to the Department of Commerce's COVID-19 policies and protocols in 
effect at the time of the meeting, which can be found at the 
Department's COVID-19 Information Hub at https://www.commerce.gov/covid-19-information-hub. Please note that pre-clearance is required 
both to attend the meeting in person and 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, July 20, 2023. Teleconference or web conference 
connection information will be published prior to the meeting along 
with the agenda on the NACIE website at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Smith, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 78018, Washington, DC 
20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please 
reference ``NACIE July 2023 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 the 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-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

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conference (see above). Copies of the meeting minutes will be available 
by request within 90 days of the meeting date.

    Dated: July 6, 2023.
Eric Smith,
Tech Hubs Program Director.
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