[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55022-55023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21644]
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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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