Notice2024-19664
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Meeting
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Published
September 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
Abstract
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI or Medal) is the nation's highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States on the nation's leading innovators. The Medal is awarded to individuals, teams (up to four individuals), companies, or divisions of companies for their outstanding contributions to America's economic, environmental, and social well-being. The NMTI Nomination Evaluation Committee will meet in a closed session on September 26, 2024. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the relative merits of the people, teams, and companies nominated for the NMTI.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71260-71261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19664]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-C-2024-0046]
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation
Committee Meeting
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI or
Medal) is the nation's highest honor for technological achievement,
bestowed by the President of the United States on the nation's leading
innovators. The Medal is awarded to individuals, teams (up to four
individuals), companies, or divisions of companies for their
outstanding contributions to America's economic, environmental, and
social well-being. The NMTI Nomination Evaluation Committee will meet
in a closed session on September 26, 2024. The primary purpose of the
meeting is to discuss the relative merits of the people, teams, and
companies nominated for the NMTI.
DATES: The meeting will convene on September 26, 2024, at approximately
9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Hosler, Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, USPTO, at 600
Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314; 571-272-8514; or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e886859c81a89d9b989c87c68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91fffce5f8d1e4e2e1e5febff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the NMTI
Nomination Evaluation Committee, chartered to the
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United States Department of Commerce, will meet at the USPTO campus in
Alexandria, Virginia, on September 26, 2024.
Through a September 26, 2023, Delegation of Authority from the
Secretary of Commerce to the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (Director), the Director is responsible for
recommending to the President prospective NMTI recipients. The NMTI
Nomination Evaluation Committee evaluates the nominations received via
public solicitation and makes its recommendations for the Medal to the
Director. Committee members are distinguished experts in the fields of
science, technology, business, and patent law. They come 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 merits of the Medal nominations
is likely to disclose information of a personal nature that, if shared
widely, would constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal
privacy of the nominees. Premature disclosure of the Committee's
recommendations would also likely significantly frustrate the
implementation of the Medal program. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a)(6), you may submit written comments to the Committee. Please
contact Linda Hosler at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fdf8fff5f0bff9fee2fdf4e3d1e4e2e1e5febff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="791510171d185711160a151c0b390c0a090d16571e160f">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail at 600 Dulany
St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Please provide your name, email, and phone
number so USPTO staff can provide instructions on how to submit your
written comments.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary for Administration, United States Department of
Commerce, formally determined on August 22, 2024, pursuant to section
1009(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 the closure of this meeting,
copies of any meeting minutes will not be available. A copy of the
Notice of Determination for Closure of Meeting is available for public
inspection at the USPTO.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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