[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 55 (Thursday, March 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13480-13481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration


National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation 
Committee will meet in closed session on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. The 
primary purpose of the meeting is the discussion of relative merits of 
persons and companies nominated for the Medal.

DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 10 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Commerce, 
Technology Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC, Room 4824.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Chang, Research Director, 
Office of the Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Herbert C. Hoover

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Building, Room 4824, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-1575.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the National Medal of 
Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee (NMTNEC), Technology 
Administration, will meet at the U.S. Department of Commerce in the 
District of Columbia.
    The committee, consisting of twelve members, was established in 
accordance with the provisions of the Committee's charter and the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The NMTNEC meeting will be closed to 
the public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(9)(B) of Title 5, U.S.C. 
because it will involve discussion of relative merits of persons and 
companies nominated for the Medal. Public disclosure of this 
information would likely frustrate implementation of the National Medal 
of Technology program because premature publicity about candidates 
under consideration for the 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 
President prospective recipients of the National Medal of Technology. 
The committee makes its recommendations for Medal candidates to the 
Secretary of Commerce, who in turn makes recommendations to the 
President for final selection. 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 committee 
members are composed of distinguished experts in the fields of science, 
technology, business and patent law.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the General Counsel, formally determined on March 14, 2007 pursuant to 
Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the meeting 
may be closed because they are concerned with matters that are within 
the purview of 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B). Due to closure of 
the meeting, copies of the minutes of the meeting will not be 
available. A copy of the determination is available for public 
inspection in Technology Administration, Room 4824, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

    Dated: March 19, 2007.
Robert C. Cresanti,
Under Secretary for Technology.
[FR Doc. 07-1436 Filed 3-21-07; 8:45 am]
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