[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34488-34489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14153]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. 140602474-4474-01]


Notice of an Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the National 
Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications 
for membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (Council). The purpose of the Council is to advise the 
Secretary of Commerce on matters

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related to accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship.

DATES: Applications must be received by the Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship by the close of business on July 14, 2014 to be 
considered for membership in the initial formation of this Council. 
Applications received by July 14, 2014, will also be considered to fill 
vacancies which may occur after Council formation for a period of one 
year.

ADDRESSES: Please submit applications electronically to [email protected], 
or by mail to the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Attn: 
Julie Lenzer Kirk, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 7th Floor, Washington, 
DC 20230. Electronic submissions are preferred.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Lenzer Kirk, The Office of 
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 7th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20230; telephone at (202) 482-5338; email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship is accepting applications for membership on the 
National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Council) 
for a 2-year term beginning the date of appointment. Members will be 
selected, in accordance with Department of Commerce guidelines, based 
on their ability to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters 
relating to accelerating innovation and support for and expansion of 
entrepreneurship. This includes, but is not limited to, areas such as:
     Development of policy recommendations to support 
entrepreneurship and innovation across a range of business sectors;
     Insight into innovative opportunities to increase the 
global competitiveness of both the workforce and the economy;
     Exploration of opportunities to promote the role of 
employers in developing successful workforce training partnerships 
across multiple stakeholders;
     Encouraging creative use of technology to facilitate 
employee recruiting, training, career development, and business 
startups;
     Identify and promote best practices that accelerate the 
commercialization of research developments and intellectual property.
    The Council will identify and recommend solutions to issues 
critical to driving the innovation economy, including enabling 
entrepreneurs and firms to successfully access and develop a skilled, 
globally competitive workforce. The Council will also serve as a 
vehicle for ongoing dialogue with the entrepreneurship and workforce 
development communities, including working with business and trade 
associations. The duties of the Council are solely advisory, and it 
shall report to the Secretary of Commerce through the Economic 
Development Administration and the Office of the Secretary.
    Members of the Council shall be selected in a manner that ensures 
that the Council is balanced in terms of perspectives and expertise 
with regard to innovation, entrepreneurship, and skills training that 
leads to a globally competitive workforce. To that end, the Secretary 
seeks diversity in size of company or organization represented and 
seeks to appoint members who represent diverse geographic locations and 
innovation and entrepreneurial experience from industry, government, 
academia and non-governmental organizations.
    Additional factors which may be considered in the selection of 
Council members include candidate's proven experience in designing, 
creating, and/or improving innovation systems, commercialization of 
research and development, entrepreneurship, and job-driven skills 
training that leads to a globally competitive workforce. Membership 
affiliation may include, but is not limited to, successful executive-
level business leaders; entrepreneurs; innovators; post-secondary 
education leaders; directors of workforce and training organizations; 
and other experts drawn from industry, government, academia, 
philanthropic foundations with a demonstrated track record of research 
and/or support of innovation and entrepreneurship, and non-governmental 
organizations. Nominees will be evaluated consistent with factors 
specified in this notice and their ability to carry out the goals of 
the Council.
    Self-nominations will be accepted.
    Appointments will be made without regard to political affiliation.
    Membership. Members shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary 
of Commerce. Because members will be appointed as experts, members will 
be considered special government employees. Members participating in 
Council meetings and events will be responsible for their travel, 
living, and other personal expenses. Meetings will be held regularly 
and not less than twice annually, usually in Washington, DC. Members 
are required to attend a majority of the Council's meetings. The first 
Council meeting for the new charter term has not yet been established, 
but is targeted for November 2014.
    Eligibility. Eligibility for membership is limited to U.S. citizens 
who are not full-time employees of a government or foreign entity, are 
not registered with the Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act, and are not a federally-registered lobbyist.
    Application Procedure. For consideration, a nominee should submit: 
(1) A resume; (2) personal statement of interest including an outline 
of your abilities to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters 
described above; (3) an affirmative statement that the applicant is not 
required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938, as amended; and (4) an affirmative statement 
that the applicant is not a federally-registered lobbyist. It is 
preferred that applications be submitted electronically to 
[email protected]. They can also be sent to the Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship, Attn: Julie Lenzer Kirk at 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20230.
    Appointments of members of the Council will be made by the 
Secretary of Commerce.

    Dated: June 12, 2014.
Roy K.J. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Economic Development 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-14153 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
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