[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24485]


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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 serves as a catalyst 
for the development and implementation of a national system of 
voluntary skill standards and certification through voluntary 
partnerships. These partnerships will 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 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 1998, in the Grand 
Ballroom I Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport located at 
18740 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA.

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

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting 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.) If special accommodations are 
needed contact Pat Warfield at (202) 254-8628 extension 24.

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

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 4th day of September, 1998.
Edie West,
Executive Director, National Skill Standards Board.
[FR Doc. 98-24485 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am]
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