[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 19395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9642]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
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 Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
National Advisory Board (MEPNAB), National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), will meet Thursday, May 9, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m. The MEPNAB is composed of nine members appointed by the Director 
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 established 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 state, federal, and local 
partnerships. The Board works closely with MEP to provide input and 
advice on MEP's programs, plans, and policies. The purpose of this 
meeting is to discuss the state relations work being carried out by 
NIST with the state partners, update on the 360vu brand status and MEP 
program overview. Discussions scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and to end 
at 9:15 a.m. and to begin at 2 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m. on May 9, 
2002, on personnel issues and proprietary budget information will be 
closed.

DATES: The meeting will convene May 9, 2002 at 8 a.m. and will adjourn 
at 3:30 p.m. on May 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge, 
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Acierto, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone number 
(301) 975-5033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel formally determined on 
January 3, 2002, that portions of the meeting which involve discussion 
of proposed funding of the MEP may be closed in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), because that portion will divulge matters the 
premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions; and that portions 
of the meeting which involve discussion of the staffing of positions in 
MEP may be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), because 
divulging information discussed in that portion of the meeting is 
likely to reveal information of a personal nature, where disclosure 
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Dated: April 15, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 02-9642 Filed 4-18-02; 8:45 am]
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