[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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