[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13882]
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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 Thursday, May 28,
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 May 28, 1998, the agenda for the
meeting of the Board will include an MEP overview, program impacts as a
result of the federal investment, the importance of center assessments
on companies, and the status of system-wide programs and services.
DATES: The meeting will convene on May 28, 1998 at 8:30 p.m. and will
adjourn at 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: the meeting will be held in Building 101, Lecture Room A
(seating capacity 50, 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 second 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: May 20, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director, NIST.
[FR Doc. 98-13882 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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