[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06015]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2014-0017]
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation
Committee Charter Renewal
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Administration, with the concurrence of the General
Services Administration, renewed the Charter for the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee on February
28, 2014.
DATES: The Charter for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Nomination Evaluation Committee was renewed on February 28, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Palafoutas, Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314;
telephone (571) 272-9821 or by electronic mail at [email protected].
Information is also available at http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Administration, with the concurrence of the
General Services Administration, renewed the Charter for the National
Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee
(NMTI Committee) on February 28, 2014. The NMTI Committee was
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and
provides advice to the Secretary of Commerce regarding recommendations
of nominees for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(Medal). The duties of the NMTI Committee are solely advisory in
nature. Nominations for this Medal are solicited through an open,
competitive, and nationwide call for nominations, and the NMTI
Committee members are responsible for reviewing the nominations
received. The NMTI Committee members are distinguished experts in the
private and public sectors with experience in, or an understanding of,
the promotion of technology, technological innovation, and/or the
development of technological manpower. The NMTI Committee evaluates the
nominees and forwards its recommendations, through the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Intellectual Property, to the Secretary of Commerce
who, in turn, forwards her recommendations for the Medal to the
President.
Dated: March 12, 2014.
Michelle K. Lee,
Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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