National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee (NMTNEC)

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.

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