# 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, Public Law 103-227. The 23-member National Skill Standards Board will serve as a catalyst and be responsible for the development and implementation of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certification through voluntary partnerships which have the full and balanced participation of business, labor, education, civil rights organizations and other key groups.
**TIME AND PLACE:**
The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at the Isle of Capri Crowne Plaza Resort, 151 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530, (228 435-5400).
**AGENDA:**
The agenda for the Board Meeting will include: an update from the Board's committees; presentation from representatives of the Sales & Service Voluntary Partnership (SSVP), Education and Training (E&T) and Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC).
**PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:**
The meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., 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. Individuals with disabilities should contact Leslie Donaldson at (202) 254-8628, if special accommodations are needed.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Dave Wilcox, Executive Deputy Director at (202) 254-8628.
Dated: Signed at Washington, D.C. 29th day of February, 2000.
Edie West,
Executive Director, National Skill Standards Board.