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, January 18, 2001 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The MEPNAB is composed of eight members appointed by the Director

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) proposes to revise some of its fire safety codes and standards and requests proposals from the public to amend existing or begin the process of developing new NFPA fire safety codes and standards. The purpose of this request is to increase public participation in the system used by NFPA to develop

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) revises existing standards and adopts new standards twice a year. At both its November Meeting and its May Meeting, the NFPA acts on recommendations made by its technical committees.

The purpose of this notice is to request comments on the technical reports that will be presented at NFPA's 2001

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend a meeting on ``Advanced Technology Development and Commercialization Opportunities.'' The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) partners with industry on highrisk, high technology research in technologies ranging from advanced manufacturing to medicine and

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures will be held January 14 through January 17, 2001, at the Hilton Mesa Pavilion, Mesa, Arizona. The meeting is open to the public.

The National Conference on Weights and Measures is an organization of weights and measures enforcement officials of the

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on Monday, December 4, 2000. The Board of Overseers is composed of eleven members prominent in the field of quality management and appointed by the Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Monday, December 4, 2000, and Tuesday, December 5, 2000, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, December 6, 2000, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Advisory Board was established by the

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and are available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research and development.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, December 5, 2000 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Wednesday, December 6, 2000 from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The Visiting Committee on
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce, requests comments on proposed amendments to regulations pertaining to the operation of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). NIST proposes to revise the NVLAP procedures to ensure continued consistency with

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend a Regional Meeting to learn more about the Advanced Technology Program (ATP). ATP partners with industry on highrisk, high technology research in technologies ranging from advanced manufacturing to medicine and from advanced materials to

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce's interest in the inventions is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR Part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research and

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend the kickoff meeting of the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory consortium on November 30 and December 1, 2000 to be held at the offices of W.R. Grace & Co. in Cambridge, MA. Meetings will be held Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. The

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet Monday, November 13, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 14, 2000, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 15, 2000,

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, October 17, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee is composed of eight members

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The American Petroleum Institute (API), with the assistance of other interested parties, continues to develop standards, both national and international, in several areas. This notice lists the standardization efforts currently being conducted by API committees. The publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Title: Advanced Technology Program (ATP).

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that there will be a closed meeting of the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on Thursday, September 21, 2000. The Judges Panel is composed of nine members prominent in the field of quality management and appointed by the Secretary of

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, September 12, 2000, Wednesday, September 13, 2000, and Thursday, September 14, 2000, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Advisory Board was

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend the kickoff meeting of the Biometric Interoperability, Performance, and Assurance Working Group on September 12, 2000 at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Biometric Interoperability, Performance, and Assurance

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a public meeting to discuss U.S. technical participation in the 11th Quadrennial Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). The preconference public meeting is open to all interested parties.

The principal focus will be on 15 OIML Recommendations on

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Wednesday, September 13, 2000 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, September 14, 2000 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend a meeting on September 24, 2000 and September 25, 2000 on Service Life Prediction of Sealant Formulations. The goal of the consortium is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a reliability based approach to the prediction of service life for a sealant

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board (MEPNAB) will meet to hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2000. The MEPNAB is composed of eight members appointed by the

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Institute of Standards and Technology

This document contains final policy guidance on Federal agency use of conformity assessment activities. The provisions are solely intended to be used as guidance for agencies in their conformity assessment activities and do not preempt the agencies' authority and responsibility to make regulatory
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