[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 13209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4878]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) 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 (MEP) Advisory Board.

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

DATES: To be considered for the initial MEP Advisory Board, please 
submit nominations on or before March 27, 2008. After that date, 
nominations will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered 
as and when vacancies arise.

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 
may be found on its electronic home page at: http://www.mep.nist.gov/about-mep/mep-advisory-board.htm.

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, assess the soundness of MEP plans and strategies, 
and assess current performance against MEP program plans.
    The Board will consist of ten individuals appointed by the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and 
broadly representing stakeholders.
    The Board will function solely as an advisory body, in compliance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278k(e), as amended by the America COMPETES 
Act (Pub. L. 110-69); Federal Advisory Committee Act: 5 U.S.C. App. 
2.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-4878 Filed 3-11-08; 8:45 am]
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