[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 150 (Monday, August 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43628-43629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15167]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics & Statistics Administration


Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy Advisory 
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Economics & Statistics Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC) is announcing the second 
meeting of the Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy 
Advisory Committee. The meeting is open to the public. Seating at the 
meeting will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested parties 
may register on the Advisory Committee Web site: http://www.innovationmetrics.gov. Pre-registration is encouraged but not 
required.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 12, 2007, from 
approximately 9 a.m. to noon. On-site sign-in begins at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230. Attendees should arrive at the main building entrance on 14th 
Street, NW., between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues. Attendees 
must present a government-issued picture ID and pass through metal 
detection equipment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth ``E.R.'' Anderson, Deputy 
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-
3727, facsimile: 202-482-0432; or Sabrina Montes, Room 4858, telephone: 
202-482-6495, facsimile: 202-482-0325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General 
Services Administration rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 
41 CFR part 101-6, the Secretary of Commerce determined that the 
establishment of the Measuring

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Innovation in the 21st Century Economy Advisory Committee (the 
``Committee'') was in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Department by law.
    The Committee will advise the Secretary on new or improved measures 
of innovation to help explain how innovation occurs in different 
sectors of the economy, how it is diffuses, and how it impacts economic 
growth and productivity. The Committee consists of fifteen members from 
business and academia appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The 
Committee functions solely as an advisory body, in compliance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Charter was filed 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Additional information on the 
Advisory Committee on Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy 
can be found online at: http://www.innovationmetrics.gov.
    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Individuals requiring special accommodations at this meeting including 
sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should contact 
Sabrina Montes at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT at least 5 business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made. The meeting will be transcribed 
and the transcription will be made public on the Committee Web site 
within one month of the meeting date.

Elizabeth ``E.R.'' Anderson,
Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E7-15167 Filed 8-3-07; 8:45 am]
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