[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46200-46201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13159]


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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: 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 28, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Karen Lellock, 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. Karen Lellock, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800; telephone 301-975-4269, 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 five to eleven 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.

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    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: August 3, 2006.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-13159 Filed 8-10-06; 8:45 am]
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