[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-775]


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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 public 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, January 30, 2003, 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 with over 60 centers across the country serving 
America's 360,000 small manufacturers. The centers are true federal 
state partnerships using federal, state and local funds to provide 
services. 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 update the board on the latest program developments at MEP and for 
the Board to discuss future strategic direction of the program and its 
current plans. The agenda will include a briefing on the state and 
health of the system under the current state of the budget while under 
a continuing resolution, a report on the National Brand Meeting in 
December 2002 and the status across the system and a new direction at 
MEP to set up a Research team to delve into the area of the importance 
of manufacturing in the U.S. economy. All visitors to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology site will have to pre-register to 
be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register 48 
hours in advance in order to be admitted. Please submit your name, time 
of arrival, email address and phone number to Carolyn Peters no later 
than Monday, January 27, and she will provide you with instructions for 
admittance. Mrs. Peter's email address is [email protected] and 
her phone number is 301/975-5607.

DATES: The meeting will convene January 30, 2003 at 8 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on January 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employee's Lounge, 
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please 
note admittance instructions under SUMMARY paragraph.

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.

    Dated: January 8, 2003.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 03-775 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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