[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 8218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4395]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under Secretary for Technology; National Medal of Technology
Nomination Evaluation Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
The National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee
has scheduled a meeting for March 7, 1997.
The Committee was established to assist the Department in executing
its responsibilities under 15 U.S.C. 3711. Under this provision, the
Secretary is responsible for recommending to the President prospective
recipients of the National Medal of Technology. The Committee's
recommendations are made after reviewing all nominations received in
response to a public solicitation and based on criteria made available
to the public through nomination application forms. From time to time
the Committee convenes to evaluate the criteria and nomination process
to ensure continued relevance to the current environment for
technological innovation. The Committee is chartered to have twelve
members.
TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. and end at 2:00
p.m. on March 7, 1997. The meeting will be held in Room 1411 at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
Agenda
1. Review existing criteria, categories, and procedures for
nominating candidates for the National Medal of Technology.
2. Make recommendations for revisions to the nomination criteria,
categories and procedures for the National Medal of Technology to be
forwarded to the Under Secretary of Technology.
Public Participation
The meeting will be open to public participation and the last
thirty minutes will be set aside for oral comments or questions. Seats
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the
public may submit written comments concerning the committee's affairs
at any time before and after the meeting. A copy of the minutes will be
available for public inspection and copying in the National Medal of
Technology Program Office by April 4, 1997. Inquires should be
addressed to the Director of the National Medal of Technology as
indicated below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Wolf, Director, National Medal of Technology, U.S. Department of
Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue,
NW., Herbert C. Hoover, Building, Room 4823, Washington, DC 20230,
phone: 202/482-5572, email:kwolf@doc.gov.
Dated: February 14, 1997.
Graham R. Mitchell,
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 97-4395 Filed 2-21-97; 8:45 am]
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