[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR290.2]

[Page 432]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 290--REGIONAL CENTERS FOR THE TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 290.2  Definitions.

    (a) The phrase advanced manufacturing technology refers to new 
technologies which have recently been developed, or are currently under 
development, for use in product or part design, fabrication, assembly, 
quality control, or improving production efficiency.
    (b) The term Center or Regional Center means a NIST-established 
Regional Center for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology described 
under these procedures.
    (c) The term operating award means a cooperative agreement which 
provides funding and technical assistance to a Center for purposes set 
forth in Sec. 290.3 of these procedures.
    (d) The term Director means the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology.
    (e) The term NIST means the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.
    (f) The term Program or Centers Program means the NIST program for 
establishment of, support for, and cooperative interaction with Regional 
Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology.
    (g) The term qualified proposal means a proposal submitted by a 
nonprofit organization which meets the basic requirements set forth in 
Sec. 290.5 of these procedures.
    (h) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.
    (i) The term target firm means those firms best able to absorb 
advanced manufacturing technologies and techniques, especially those 
developed at NIST, and which are already well prepared in an 
operational, management and financial sensse to improve the levels of 
technology they employ.