[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12018]


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NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD


Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: National Skill Standards Board.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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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 & PLACE: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 
1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 1998 in Salons I and II of the Ritz-
Carlton* Pentagon City located at 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, 
VA 22202.

AGENDA: The agenda for the Board Meeting will include: an update on the 
Board's Strategic Plan, updates from the Board's committees; and 
presentations from Voluntary Partnership for Manufacturing, 
Installation and Repair and the Convening Groups representing the 
following industries: Business & Administrative Services; Construction; 
Education and Training; Finance & Training; Restaurants, Lodging, 
Hospitality & Tourism, and Amusement & Recreation; Retail Trade, 
Wholesale Trade, Real Estate & Personal Services; and 
Telecommunications, Computers, Arts & Entertainment, and Information.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 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 
extension 24, if special accommodations are needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracy Marshall, Manager of Program Operations at (202) 254-8628 
extension 13.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of April, 1998.
Edie West,
Executive Director, National Skill Standards Board.
[FR Doc. 98-12018 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
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