[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 45020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17099]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board 
(MEPNAB)

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Request for nominations of members to serve on the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: NIST invites and requests nomination of individuals for 
appointment to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership National 
Advisory Board. NIST will consider nominations received in response to 
this notice for appointment to the Board, in addition to nominations 
already received.

DATES: Please submit nominations on or before August 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Carrie Hines, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800. Nominations may also be submitted 
via fax to (301) 963-6556.
    Additional information regarding the Board, including its charter 
and current membership list may be found on its electronic home page 
at: http://www.mep.nist.gov/index-nist.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Hines, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800; telephone (301) 975-3360, fax (301) 963-
6556; or via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board will advise the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on MEP programs, 
plans, and policies.
    The Board will consist of nine individuals appointed by the 
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
under the advisement of the Director of MEP. Membership on the Board 
shall be balanced to 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, in compliance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act: 5 U.S.C. App. 2 and 
General Services Administration Rule: 41 CFR Subpart 101-6.10.

    Dated: July 18, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Action Director.
[FR Doc. 04-17099 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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