Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership-Amendment to Venue for Publishing Notices of Funding Opportunities for Financial Assistance
| Published date | 08 October 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 56183 |
| Record Number | 2021-21976 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | National Institutes Of Standards And Technology |
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56183
Vol. 86, No. 193
Friday, October 8, 2021
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In addition, the Office of Management and
Budget has encouraged Federal agencies to use
www.Grants.gov since 2003. 68 FR 58146.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institutes of Standards and
Technology
15 CFR Part 290
[Docket No.: 210913–0184]
RIN 0693–AB68
Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership—Amendment to Venue for
Publishing Notices of Funding
Opportunities for Financial Assistance
AGENCY
: National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), United States
Department of Commerce.
ACTION
: Final rule.
SUMMARY
: NIST is issuing a final rule to
amend the regulations governing the
Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP) program to reflect the
current requirements for publishing
Notices of Funding Opportunities
(NOFOs) for the establishment and
operation of MEP Centers, consistent
with the current MEP authorizing
statute and Department of Commerce
(Department or DOC) policy.
DATES
: This rule is effective October 8,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: J.
Chancy Lyford, External Affairs,
Performance and Support Division,
Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, 240–660–0324.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Background
The Hollings MEP Program (Program)
is a unique program, consisting of
centers in each state and Puerto Rico
with partnerships at the state, federal,
and local levels. Prior to being amended
by Section 501(b) of the American
Innovation and Competitiveness Act
(AICA), Public Law 114–329, the
Program statute, 15 U.S.C. 278k(c),
required that NIST publish in the
Federal Register a description of each
financial assistance program to establish
an MEP Center. Section 501(b) of AICA
removed the requirement that such
notices be published in the Federal
Register, which is consistent with the
current policy of the Department of
Commerce to publish all notices of
funding opportunities (NOFOs) on
www.Grants.gov, unless otherwise
required by statute or regulation.
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NIST is amending the MEP
regulations, specifically 15 CFR 290.7,
to remove the requirement that NOFOs
to solicit applications to establish a new
MEP Center or to operate a pre-existing
MEP Center be published in the Federal
Register.
II. Statutory Authority
15 U.S.C. 278k was revised by section
501(b) of AICA to eliminate the
requirement that solicitations for
operators of MEP Centers be published
in the Federal Register.
III. Regulatory Analysis
Because this final rule is a matter
relating to public property, loans,
grants, benefits, or contracts, 5 U.S.C.
553 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C.
553(a)(2). Therefore, prior notice and
opportunity for public comment are not
required under 5 U.S.C. 553, and there
is no requirement for a 30-day delay in
the effectiveness of this action under 5
U.S.C. 553(d).
Executive Order 12866
This final rule was determined to be
not significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866.
Executive Order 13132
This final rule does not contain
policies with Federalism implications as
defined in Executive Order 13132.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because prior notice and opportunity
for public comment are not required for
this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other
law, the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., do not apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no new collection
of information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
National Environmental Policy Act
This final rule will not significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment. Therefore, an
environmental assessment or
Environmental Impact Statement is not
required to be prepared under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 290
Cooperative agreements, Grant
programs, Science and technology.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, NIST is amending 15 CFR
part 290 as follows:
PART 290—REGIONAL CENTERS FOR
THE TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY
■1. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 290 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278k.
■2. Revise § 290.7 to read as follows:
§ 290.7 Proposal selection process.
Upon the availability of funding to
solicit applications to establish a new
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MEP) Center or to operate a pre-existing
MEP Center, the Director shall publish
a notice of funding opportunity on
www.Grants.gov requesting submission
of competitive proposals from eligible
organizations.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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