[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 800-801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-104]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. PTO-C-2008-0058]


National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation 
Committee

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office.

ACTION: Notice and request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (United States Patent and Trademark 
Office) is requesting nominations of individuals to serve on the 
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation 
Committee. The United States Patent and Trademark Office will consider 
nominations received in response to this notice as well as from other 
sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides 
committee and membership criteria.

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DATES: Please submit nominations within 60 days of the publication of 
this notice.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted to Jennifer Lo, Program 
Manager, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 
22313-1450. Nominations also may be submitted via fax: (571) 270-9100 
or by electronic mail to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Lo, Program Manager, National 
Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450, 
telephone (571) 272-7640, or electronic mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee was established in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Title 5, United States 
Code, Appendix 2). The following provides information about the 
committee and membership:
     Committee members are appointed by and serve at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Commerce. The committee provides advice 
to the Secretary on the implementation of Public Law 96-480 (15 U.S.C. 
3711), as amended August 9, 2007.
     The committee functions solely as an advisory body under 
the FACA. Members are appointed to the 12-member committee for a term 
of three years. Each will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the 
three-year term with the prospect of renewal, pending advisory 
committee needs and the Secretary's concurrence. Selection of 
membership is made in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce 
guidelines.
     Members are responsible for reviewing nominations and 
making recommendations for the Nation's highest honor for technological 
innovation, awarded annually by the President of the United States. 
Members of the committee must have an understanding of, and experience 
in, developing and utilizing technological innovation and/or be 
familiar with the education, training, employment and management of 
technological manpower.
     Under the FACA, membership on a committee must be 
balanced. To achieve balance, the Department is seeking additional 
nominations of candidates from small, medium-sized, and large 
businesses or with special expertise in the following sub-sectors of 
the technology enterprise:

Medical Innovations/Bioengineering and Biomedical Technology/Technology 
Management/Computing/IT/Manufacturing Innovation/Technological 
Manpower/Workforce Training/Education

    Committee members generally are Chief Executive Officers or former 
Chief Executive Officers; former winners of the National Medal of 
Technology and Innovation; presidents or distinguished faculty of 
universities; or senior executives of non-profit organizations. As 
such, they not only offer the stature of their positions but also 
possess intimate knowledge of the forces determining future directions 
for their organizations and industries. The committee as a whole is 
balanced in representing geographical, professional, and diverse 
interests.
    Nomination Information:
     Nominees must be United States citizens, must be able to 
fully participate in meetings pertaining to the review and selection of 
finalists for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and must 
uphold the confidential nature of an independent peer review and 
competitive selection process.
     The United States Patent and Trademark Office is committed 
to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks a broad-based and 
diverse committee membership.

    Date: December 2, 2008.
Jon W. Dudas,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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