[Federal Register: September 11, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 176)] [Notices] [Page 48767] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr11se98-124] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD Notice of Open Meeting AGENCY: National Skill Standards Board. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Skill Standards Board was established by an Act of Congress, the National Skill Standards Act, Title V, Pub. L. 103- 227. The 27-member National Skill Standards Board serves as a catalyst for the development and implementation of a national system of voluntary skill standards and certification through voluntary partnerships. These partnerships will have the full and balanced participation of business, industry, labor, education and other key groups. TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 1998, in the Grand Ballroom I Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport located at 18740 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA. AGENDA: The agenda for the Board Meeting will include: an update on the Board's Strategic Plan; reports from the Board's committees; presentations from the Voluntary Partnerships--Manufacturing, Installation and Repair (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council) and Retail Trade, Wholesale Trade, Real Estate & Personal Services (Sales and Services); and reports from Convening Groups representing the following industry clusters: Business & Administrative Services; Construction; Education and Training; Finance & Training; Restaurants, Lodging, Hospitality & Tourism, and Amusement & Recreation; and Telecommunications, Computers, Arts & Entertainment, and Information. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting is open to the public. Seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. (Seats will be reserved for the media.) If special accommodations are needed contact Pat Warfield at (202) 254-8628 extension 24. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Marshall, Director of Operations at (202) 254-8628 extension 13. Signed in Washington, DC, this 4th day of September, 1998. Edie West, Executive Director, National Skill Standards Board. [FR Doc. 98-24485 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-23-M