[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 47224] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-23703] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD Notice of Open Meeting AGENCY: National Skill Standards Board. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Skill Standards Board was established by an Act of Congress, the National Skill Standards Act, Title V, Pub. L. 103- 227. The 27-member National Skill Standards Board will serve as a catalyst and be responsible for the development and implementation of a national system of voluntary skill standards and certification through voluntary partnerships which have the full and balanced participation of business, industry, labor, education and other key groups. TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 1997, in Mount Vernon Salons A, B & C at the Madison Hotel located at 15th and M Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005 AGENDA: The agenda for the Board Meeting will include: an update from the Board's committees, representatives from the groups convening the Voluntary Partnerships, and a preliminary report on how the Board and the American National Standards Institute intend to work together. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is open to the public. Seating is limited and will be available on a first- come, first-served basis. Seats will be reserved for the media. Individuals with disabilities should contact Pat Warfield at (202) 254- 8628, if special accommodations are needed. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Marshall, Manager of Program Operations at (202) 254-8628. Signed at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of August, 1997. Edie West, Executive Director, National Skill Standards Board. [FR Doc. 97-23703 Filed 9-5-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-23-M