[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63909-63910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30742]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board; 
Notice of Renewal

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services Administration (GSA) 
rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, and 
after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce has determine 
that the renewal of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership National 
Advisory Board is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of the duties imposed on the Department by law.
    The Committee was first established in October 1996 to advise MEP 
regarding their programs, plans, and policies. In renewing the Board, 
the Secretary has established it for an additional two years. During 
the next two years, the Board plans to study the variety of business 
models that the centers have adopted to deliver services within their 
local markets; look at the program evaluation metrics and its effect on 
center operations and impact; and address ways that the Board can raise 
awareness of MEP and build stronger relationships with programs that 
have complimentary missions.
    The Board will consist of nine members to be appointed by the 
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
assure a balanced membership that will represent the views and needs of 
customers, providers, and others involved in industrial extension 
throughout the United States.
    The Board will function solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Copies of the Board's revised charter will be filed with the 
appropriate committees of the Congress and with the Library of 
Congress.
    Inquiries or comments may be directed to Linda Acierto, Assistant 
to the Director for Policy, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 
20899; telephone: 301-975-5020.


[[Page 63910]]


    Dated: November 12, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director, NIST.
[FR Doc. 98-30742 Filed 11-16-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-13-M