83 FR 54318 - National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)

The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) Nomination Evaluation Committee will meet in closed session on November 9, 2018. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the relative merits of persons, teams, and companies nominated for the NMTI.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54318-54319]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No.: PTO-C-2018-0058]


National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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 November 
9, 2018. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the relative 
merits of persons, teams, and companies nominated for the NMTI.

DATES: The meeting will convene November 9, 2018, at approximately 9 
a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Northwestern University in 
Evanston, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Palafoutas, Program Manager, 
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States 
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box, 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 that would 
constitute a clearly

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unwarranted invasion of personal privacy of the nominees; and premature 
disclosure of the Committee's recommendations would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of the Medal Program.
    The Acting Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
United States Department of Commerce, formally determined on October 
17, 2018, 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: October 24, 2018.
Andrei Iancu,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-23609 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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