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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 5181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1750]

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Workshop on Manufacturing Research and Development in Three 
Priority Areas: Nanomanufacturing, Manufacturing for the Hydrogen 
Economy, and Intelligent and Integrated Manufacturing Systems; 
Sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council, Committee on 
Technology, Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing Research and 
Development

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: A public forum sponsored by the Manufacturing Research and 
Development Interagency Working Group (IWG) of the Committee on 
Technology, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) will be held 
to review the current state of manufacturing research and development 
in three priority areas: nanomanufacturing, manufacturing for the 
hydrogen economy, and intelligent and integrated manufacturing systems.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The Manufacturing Research and Development 
Interagency Working Group (IWG) will hold a one-day public forum on 
Thursday, March 3, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public forum will 
be held in the auditorium at the Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20418.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice, 
please contact Susan Skemp, Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
Washington, DC. Telephone: (202) 456-6043. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Manufacturing Research and Development 
Interagency Working Group (R&D IWG) was established based on a 
recommendation of the January 2004 Department of Commerce report, 
Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address the 
Challenges to U.S. Manufacturers.
    The purpose of this public forum is to provide feedback to the 
Manufacturing R&D IWG regarding the current state of manufacturing 
research and development in the three focus areas of nanomanufacturing, 
manufacturing for the hydrogen economy, and intelligent and integrated 
manufacturing systems. The IWG will consider this information in making 
recommendations aimed at guiding Federal manufacturing R&D programs for 
the next five to ten years. Following presentations on research 
progress in the three focus areas, workshop participants will be asked 
to review current research areas and to identify challenges and gaps.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Time has 
been reserved for public comments; written statements may be submitted 
at 4 p.m. on March 3, 2005, or via the Web site at http://www.ostp.gov/mfgiwg. Registration for the public forum for interested persons is 
required and will be via the Web site. In addition, non-participants 
will have the opportunity to review the workshop material and provide 
feedback via the Web site. The agenda for the workshop will be posted 
on the Web site.
    The NSTC was established under Executive Order 12881.

Ann F. Mazur,
Assistant Director for Budget and Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-1750 Filed 1-31-05; 8:45 am]
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