[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33762]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MEP) National Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), will meet to hold a meeting on Wednesday, January
21, 1998. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory
Board is composed of 9 members appointed by the Director of NIST who
were selected for their expertise in the area of industrial extension
and their work on behalf of smaller manufacturers. The Board was set up
under the direction of the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to fill a need for outside input and advice
for MEP, a unique program consisting of centers in all 50 states and
Puerto Rico which are created by a state, federal and local
partnership. The Board works closely with the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership to provide input and advice on MEP's programs, plans and
policies. The purpose of this meeting is to delve into areas the Board
selected at the previous meeting. On January 21, 1998, the agenda for
the meeting of the Board will include an ethics briefing by the
Department of Commerce's Ethics Division, an overview of MEP's national
marketing efforts to assist the centers in reaching their clients,
studying the impacts of services provided by the centers and an
overview of a national initiative-supply chain integration.
DATES: The meeting will convene on January 21, 1998 at 9:00 am and will
adjourn at 3:00 pm.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 101, Employee Lounge
(seating capacity 60, includes 15 participants), at NIST, Gaithersburg,
Maryland.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MEP services to smaller manufacturers
address the needs of the national market as well as the unique needs of
each company. Since MEP is committed to providing this type of
individualized service through its centers, the program requires the
perspective of locally-based experts to be incorporated into its
national plans. The MEP National Advisory Board was set up at the
direction of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to maintain MEP's focus on local and market based needs. The
MEP National Advisory Board was approved on October 24, 1996, in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.2., to
provide advice on MEP programs, plans, and policies; assess soundness
of MEP plans and strategies; assess current performance against MEP
program plans, and function in an advisory capacity. The Board will
meet three times a year and reports to the Director of NIST. This will
be the first meeting of the members in 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Acierto, Assistant to the
Director for Policy, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
Telephone number (301) 975-5033.
Dated: December 22, 1997.
Michael R. Rubin,
Deputy Chief Counsel for NIST.
[FR Doc. 97-33762 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]
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