[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39908-39909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14949]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of Public Meetings To Gather Input on the Next 
Generation of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program and 
the Recompetition of MEP Centers

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
announces a series of public meetings intended to gather input and 
comments on the Next Generation of the Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership (MEP) program and the recompetition of MEP centers. The 
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) has recently released 
a report which evaluates various alternate business models on the MEP 
program and provides seven recommendations for its improvement. One of 
the recommendations states the need to create a strategic plan, which 
articulates the ``next generation of MEP.'' In order to gather input on 
this strategic plan, respond to the recommendations incorporated in the 
report and gather information regarding the MEP recompetition process, 
NIST MEP will be holding a series of regional roundtables and web casts 
to solicit public comment. There will be 8 regional meetings, as well 
as 3 web casts. Interested parties need to register via the internet 
for the meeting or web cast they wish to attend, and for those parties 
unable or unwilling to attend one of the public forums, they can submit 
comments on-line at http://www.mep.nist.gov/competition/intro.htm.

DATES: Meetings will be held as follows: Tuesday, July 13, 2004, 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m., Philadelphia, PA; Monday, July 19, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., 
Cleveland, OH; Tuesday, July 20, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Detroit, MI; 
Wednesday, July 21, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Minneapolis, MN; Monday, 
July 26, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Orlando, FL; Tuesday, July 27, 2004, 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas, TX; Wednesday, July 28, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., 
Los

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Angeles, CA; Monday, August 2, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Washington, DC.
    Web casts will be held as follows: Wednesday, July 14, 2004, 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m.; Friday, July 23, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, August 3, 
2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the following locations:

Tuesday, July 13, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, 17th and Race St, Philadelphia, PA 
19103.

Monday, July 19, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Marriott Cleveland Downtown at Key Center, 127 Public Square, 
Cleveland, OH 44114.

Tuesday, July 20, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Marriott Detroit at the Renaissance Center, Renaissance Center, 
Detroit, MI 48243.

Wednesday, July 21, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Marriott Minneapolis City Center, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, 
MN, 55402.

Monday, July 26, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Marriott Orlando Airport, 7499 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, FL 
32822.

Tuesday, July 28, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Hyatt Regency DFW, Inside DFW International Airport, DFW Airport, 
TX 75261.

Wednesday, July 28, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Renaissance Los Angeles Hotel, 9620 Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles 
CA 90045.

Thursday, August 5, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    National Association of Manufacturers, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Hayduk by e-mail at 
[email protected] or by telephone at (301) 975-5020.

    Dated: June 24, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-14949 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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