[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 68167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28500]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. PTO-C-2011-0069]


National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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 Friday, 
November 18, 2011. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 
relative merits of persons, teams and companies nominated for the 2011 
NMTI Medal.

DATES: The meeting will convene Friday, November 18, 2011, 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: Vikrum Aiyer, Program Manager, 
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States 
Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 
telephone (571) 272-8818, or by electronic mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 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 Medal 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 Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 
Committee meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with FACA 
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B), because the discussion of the 
relative merit of the Medal nominations is likely to disclose 
information of a personal nature that would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; premature disclosure of the 
Committee's recommendations would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of the Medal Program; and the meeting will include a 
Department of Commerce Ethics Division presentation and question and 
answer session which may be closed to protect the privileged and 
confidential personal financial information of Committee members.
    The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, United States Department of Commerce, formally 
determined on October 26, 2011, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 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)(4), (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: October 28, 2011.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy 
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-28500 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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