[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52233-52234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19415]


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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, September 23, 2004, from 8:30 
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

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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 update the board on the latest program developments at 
MEP including a MEP Update and discussions on Next Generation MEP. 
Discussions scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m. on 
September 23, 2004, on MEP budget issues will be closed. 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 Tuesday, September 21, 2004 and she will provide 
you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Peter's email address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is 301/975-5607.

DATES: The meeting will convene September 23, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. and 
will adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on September 23, 2004.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hines, Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone number (301) 975-3360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
December 18, 2003, 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: August 18, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-19415 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]
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