[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8322-8323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4189]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of a Partially Closed Meeting of the Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership National Advisory Board

AGENCY: Natonal Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 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 National Institute of Standards of 
Technology's (NIST's) Manufacturing Extension Partnership National 
Advisory Board (MEPNAB) will meet to hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 
12, 1999. The MEPNAB is composed of nine members appointed by the 
Director

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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 NIST, to fill a 
need for outside input on MEP. MEP is a unique program consisting of 
centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The centers have been created 
by a state, federal and local partnership. The Board works closely with 
the MEP 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. The agenda includes a report on the 
system identity project, an update on the status of center reviews, a 
briefing on continuous center improvement and training, and an update 
on the status of the Y2K outreach. The portion of the meeting, which 
involves personnel and proprietary budget information, will be closed 
to the public. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene on May 12, 1999, at 8:00 
a.m. and will adjourn at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 101, 10th Floor, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland. The closed portion of the meeting is scheduled 
from 8:00-9:30 a.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel formally determined on 
December 21, 1998, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, that these portions of the meeting may be properly 
closed because they are concerned with matters that are within the 
purview of 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(4), (6) and (9)(b). A copy of the 
determination is available for public inspection in the Central 
Reference and Records Inspection Facility, Room 6219, Main Commerce.
    MEP's 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 MEPNAB was 
established at the direction of the NIST Director to maintain MEP's 
focus on local and market-based needs. The MEPNAB 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; to assess the soundness of MEP plans and strategies; to 
assess the current performance against MEP program plans, and to 
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 MEPNAB in 1999.

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: February 10, 1999.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director, NIST.
[FR Doc. 99-4189 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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