[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 11445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5730]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Technology Administration
National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee
(NMTNEC)
AGENCY: Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Recruitment for Additional Members for NMTNEC.
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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
Pub. L. 96-480 (15 U.S.C. 3711) under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. The terms of several current members have expired
and the period of nominations will identify their replacement.
DATES: Please submit nominations by March 24, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to the National Medal of Technology
Program Office, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4226, Washington, DC
20230. Materials may be faxed to 202-501-8153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison A. Rosenberg, Director, 202-
482-5572.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Medal of Technology was
rechartered on December 8, 1997, for a period of two years to provide
advice to the Secretary on the implementation of Pub. L. 96-480 (15
U.S.C. 3711) under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.
The National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee
(NMTNEC) serves as an advisory body to the Under Secretary of
Technology in his capacity as Chair of the Steering Committee, which
reports directly to the Secretary of Commerce. 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 NMTNEC 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:
(1) Manufacturing and Process Quality Technologies;
(2) Infrastructure and Transportation Technologies, Structural
Materials; and
(3) Microelectronics, software, and telecommunications.
Typically, committee members are present or former Chief Executive
Officers or other senior leaders of corporations; presidents or
distinguished faculty of universities; or senior executives of non-
profit organizations. They offer stature by virtue of their positions
and also possess first-hand knowledge of the forces driving future
directions for their industries or fields of expertise. 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 NMTNEC membership.
Gary R. Bachula,
Under Secretary (Acting), Technology Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-5730 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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