Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices 66889

ACTION: Notice of Recruitment for

Additional Members for NMTNEC.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, Technology Administration

(TA), requests nominations of

individuals for appointment to the

National Medal of Technology

Nomination Evaluation Committee

(NMTNEC). The Committee provides

advice to the Secretary on the

implementation of Public Law 96–480

(15 U.S.C. 3711) under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2. Public Law 105–309; 15 U.S.C. 3711,

Section 10, approved by the 105th

Congress in 1998, added the National

Technology Medal for Environmental

Technology.

DATES: Please submit nominations

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to the

National Medal of Technology Program

Office, Technology Administration, U.

S. Department of Commerce, 1401

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4226,

Washington, DC 20230. Materials may

be faxed to 202–501–8153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred Porter, Director, 202–482–5572.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Medal of Technology

Nomination Evaluation Committee will

be rechartered for a period of two years

to provide advice to the Secretary on the

implementation of Public Law 96–480

(15 U.S.C. 3711) under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2. The Committee serves as an advisory

body to the Under Secretary. Members

are responsible for reviewing

nominations and making

recommendations for the Nation’s

highest honor for technological

innovation, awarded annually by the

President of the United States. Members

of the Committee have an understanding

of, and experience in, developing and

utilizing technological innovation and/

or they are familiar with the education,

training, employment and management

of technological human resources.

Under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, membership in a

committee constituted under the Act

must be balanced. To achieve balance,

the Department is seeking additional

nominations of candidates from small,

medium-sized, and large businesses or

with special expertise in the following

subsectors of the technology enterprise:

• Biomedical/Pharmaceutical/Health

• Chemistry, product development

• Human Resources/education/

technology management

• Other: industry analysts (including

manufacturing, environmental

technology, transportation,

telecommunications)

Typically, Committee members are

present or former Chief Executive

Officers, former winners of the National

Medal of Technology; presidents or

distinguished faculty of universities; or

senior executives of non-profit

organizations. As such, they not only

offer the stature of their positions but

also possess intimate knowledge of the

forces determining future directions for

their organizations and industries. The

Committee as a whole is balanced in

representing geographical, professional,

and diversity interests. Nominees must

be U. S. citizens, must be able to fully

participate in meetings pertaining to the

review and selection of finalists for the

National Medal of Technology, and

must uphold the confidential nature of

an independent peer review and

competitive selection process.

The Department of Commerce is

committed to equal opportunity in the

workplace and seeks a broad-based and

diverse Committee membership.

Phillip J. Bond,

Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology,

Technology Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–31839 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–18–P

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

2002 National Capital Arts and Cultural

Affairs Program

Notice is hereby given that Public

Law 99–190, as amended, authorizing

the National Capital Arts and Cultural

Affairs Program, has been funded for

2002 in the amount of $7,000,000.00.

All requests for information and

applications for grants should be

received by 31 December 2001 and

addressed to: Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts,

National Building Museum, Suite 312,

441 F Street, NW., Washington, DC

20001, Phone: 202–504–2200.

Deadline for receipt of grant

applications is March 1, 2002.

This program provides grants for

general operating support of

organizations whose primary purpose is

performing, exhibiting, and/or

presenting the arts. To be eligible for a

grant, organizations must be located in

the District of Columbia, must be nonprofit, non-academic institutions of

demonstrated national repute, and must

have annual incomes, exclusive of

federal funds, in excess of one million

dollars for each of the past three years.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31693 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6330–01–M

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Notice of Meeting

The next meeting of the Commission

of Fine Arts is scheduled for 20

December 2001 at 10 am in the

Commission’s offices at the National

Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary

Square, 441 F Street, NW., Washington,

DC, 20001–2728. Items of discussion

affecting the appearance of Washington,

DC, may include buildings, parks and

memorials.

Draft agendas are available to the

public one week prior to the meeting.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

requests to submit written or oral

statements should be addressed to

Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above

address or call 202–504–2200.

Individuals requiring sign language

interpretation for the hearing impaired

should contact the Secretary at least 10

days before the meeting date.

Dated: Dated in Washington, DC,

November 26, 2001.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31692 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6330–01–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Funding Opportunity for

AmeriCorps*VISTA Financial Asset

Development Projects, Placements of

AmeriCorps*VISTA Members, and

Supervisory Grants; Correction

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service published a

document in the Federal Register of

December 14, 2001, concerning its

funding opportunity for

AmeriCorps*VISTA financial asset

development projects,

AmeriCorps*VISTA member

placements, and supervisory grants. The

document contained incorrect

information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David Gurr, (202) 606–5000, Ext. 212.