[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69631-69632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28802]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. PTO-C-2010-0082]


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, 
November 30, 2010. The primary purpose of the meeting is the discussion 
of relative merits of persons and companies nominated for the NMTI 
award.

DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 9 a.m., 
and adjourn at 2 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: Richard Maulsby, Program Manager, 
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States 
Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 
telephone (571) 272-8333, or by electronic mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef81829b86af9a9c9f9b80c1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="305e5d445970454340445f1e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.

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, United States Patent and Trademark Office, will 
meet at the United States Patent and Trademark Office campus in 
Alexandria, Virginia.
    The NMTI Nomination Evaluation Committee was established in 
accordance with the provisions of the NMTI Nomination Evaluation 
Committee's charter and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The NMTI 
Nomination Evaluation Committee meeting will be closed to the public in 
accordance with Sections 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B) of Title 5, United 
States Code, because it will involve discussion of relative merits of 
persons and companies nominated for the NMTI. Public disclosure of this 
information would likely frustrate implementation of the NMTI program 
because premature publicity about candidates under consideration for 
the NMTI medal, who may or may not ultimately receive the award, would 
be likely to discourage nominations for the medal.
    The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for recommending to the

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President prospective NMTI recipients. The NMTI Nomination Evaluation 
Committee makes its recommendations for the NMTI candidates to the 
Secretary of Commerce, who in turn makes recommendations to the 
President for final selection. NMTI Nomination Evaluation Committee 
members are drawn from both the public and private sectors and are 
appointed by the Secretary for three-year terms, with eligibility for 
one reappointment. The NMTI Nomination Evaluation Committee members are 
composed of distinguished experts in the fields of science, technology, 
business and patent law. The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, United States Department of Commerce, 
with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel for 
Administration, formally determined on November 8, 2010, 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)(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: November 10, 2010.
Peter C. Pappas,
Chief Communications Officer of the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-28802 Filed 11-12-10; 8:45 am]
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