[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 26547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11010]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket ID PTO-C-2015-0017]
Title: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination
Evaluation Committee Meeting
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI)
Nomination Evaluation Committee will meet in closed session on Tuesday,
May 19, 2015. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the
relative merits of persons, teams, and companies nominated for the 2013
and 2014 NMTI. The Committee will consider nominations from both years
in order to expedite the awards process.
DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at approximately
9 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Palafoutas, Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313;
telephone (571) 272-9821; or by electronic mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the NMTI
Nomination Evaluation Committee, chartered to the United States
Department of Commerce, will meet at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office campus in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for recommending to the
President prospective NMTI recipients. The NMTI Nomination Evaluation
Committee evaluates the nominations received pursuant to public
solicitation and makes its recommendations for the Medal to the
Secretary. Committee members are distinguished experts in the fields of
science, technology, business, and patent law drawn from both the
public and private sectors and are appointed by the Secretary for
three-year terms.
The NMTI Nomination Evaluation Committee was established in
accordance with the FACA. The Committee meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the FACA and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B),
because the discussion of the relative merit of the Medal nominations
is likely to disclose information of a personal nature..
The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for
Administration, United States Department of Commerce, formally
determined on April 16, 2015 pursuant to Section 10(d) of the FACA,
that the meeting may be closed because Committee members are concerned
with matters that are within the purview of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and
(9)(B). Due to closure of this meeting, copies of any minutes of the
meeting will not be available. A copy of the determination is available
for public inspection at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Dated: May 3, 2015.
Michelle K. Lee,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property andDeputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-11010 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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