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implementation of proposed agency

action. I have made this determination

under the authority granted me by the

Chairman’s Delegation of Authority

dated July 19, 1993.

The agenda for the session on March

24, 1997 will be as follows:

Committee Meetings

(Open to the Public)

Policy Discussion

9:00–10:30 a.m.

Research/Education Programs—Room

M07

Public Programs—Room 420

Challenge Grants and Preservation

and Access—Room 415

(Closed to the Public)

10:30 a.m. until Adjourned—Discussion

of specific grant applications before

the Council

12:30–2:00 p.m.—Jefferson Lecture

Committee—Room 430

2:00–3:00 p.m.—Conversation with

Stephen Toulmin, 1997 Jefferson

Lecturer—Room M–09

Council Discussion Groups

(Portions Open to the Public)

3:00–5:00 p.m.

External Affairs—Room 527

Strategic Plans/Enterprise—Room 503

Federal/State Partnership—Room 507

The morning session on March 25,

1997 will convene at 10:30 a.m. in the

1st Floor Council Room, M–09. The

session will be open to the public as set

forth below:

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Introductory Remarks

Reports

A. Staff Report

b. Budget Report

C. Legislative Report

D. Reports on Policy & General

Matters

1. Overview

2. Research and Education Programs

3. Challenge Grants and Preservation

and Access

4. Public Programs/Enterprise

5. Jefferson Lecture

The remainder of the proposed

meeting will be closed to the public for

the reasons stated above. Further

information about this meeting can be

obtained from Michael S. Shapiro,

Advisory Committee Management

Officer, Washington, D.C. 20506, or call

area code (202) 606–8322, TDD (202)

606–8282. Advance notice of any

special needs or accommodations is

appreciated.

Michael S. Shapiro,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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BILLING CODE 7536–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Graduate

Education Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Graduate Education (57).

Date and Time: March 20 and 21,

1997, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

Place: Room 330, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA, 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Sonia Ortega,

Division of Graduate Education, NSF–

NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship

Programs, Room 907N, National Science

Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA 22230, 703/306–1630.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide

advice and recommendations

concerning proposals submitted to

NSF–NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship

Program (NATO).

Agenda: To review and evaluate NSF–

NATO proposals.

Reason for Closing: The proposals

being reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature,

including technical information;

financial data, such as salaries; and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt

under 5 U.S.C. 552(c), (4) and (6) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act.

Reason for Late Notice: Complications

with meeting logistics.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Linda Allen-Benton,

Deputy Director, Division of Human Resource

Management, Acting Committee Management

Officer.

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BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS

BOARD

[SGA 97–02]

Voluntary Partnership Planning and

Phase I Implementation Grants

AGENCY: National Skill Standards Board.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and solicitation for grant applications.

SUMMARY: The National Skill Standards

Board (NSSB), under the National Skill

Standards Act of 1994 (the Act),

announces the availability of funds for

initiating Voluntary Partnership activity

through combined Planning and Phase I

Implementation grants. A grant will be

made to the organization or coalition of

organizations best positioned and

capable of convening key stakeholder

representatives from across a cluster as

defined by the National Skill Standards

Board. It is the Board’s intent that one

grant will be made in each of the three

clusters.

It is anticipated that three awards will

be made in the range of $80,000 to

$160,000, depending on the statement of

work proposed by the participant. The

period of performance will vary, but

will not exceed nine months. Awardees

of this grant will be eligible to receive

a non-competitive grant for long-term

Voluntary Partnership activities.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications shall be April 10, 1997, at

4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the address

below.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be made

to the Division of Contract

Administration and Grant Management,

Attention: Lisa Harvey, U.S. Department

of Labor, Procurement Services Office,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room

N–5416, Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions/clarifications regarding

information contained in this

announcement, contact Lisa Harvey at

(202) 219–9355. (This is not a toll free

number). Telephonic or faxed requests

for the SGA will not be honored.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Skill Standards Board is

soliciting proposals on a competitive

basis for the conduct of activities to

convene key stakeholder representatives

of the clusters as defined by the

National Skill Standards Board. The

purpose of the grant is to initiate the

implementation of the Voluntary

Partnerships activities through the nine

month Voluntary Partnership Planning

and Phase I Implementation Grants.

Applicants successfully completing the

Planning and Phase I Implementation

will be qualified to apply for NSSB

recognition as a Voluntary Partnership.

As such, they will be eligible to receive

a non-competitive grant for long-term

Voluntary Partnership activities. The

NSSB is an independent agency for

which the U.S. Department of Labor

serves as fiscal agent. The Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Administration

(OASAM) within the U.S. Department of

Labor will administer the grant process

on behalf of the National Skill

Standards Board. All inquiries related to

the grants should be directed to

OASAM.

This announcement consists of three

parts. Part I discusses the procedures for

eligible applicants who wish to apply