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United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–PTO–C–2009–0058]
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation Call for 2010 Nominations
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for
nominations.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(United States Patent and Trademark
Office) is accepting nominations for its
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation (NMTI).
Since establishment by Congress in
1980, the President of the United States
has awarded the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation (formerly
known as the National Medal of
Technology) annually to our Nation’s
leading innovators. If you know of a
candidate who has made an
outstanding, lasting contribution to the
economy through the promotion of
technology or technological manpower,
you may obtain a nomination form from:
https://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/
index.jsp.
DATES: The deadline for submission of
a nomination is March 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The NMTI Nomination form
for the year 2010 may be obtained by
visiting the Web site at https://
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www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
Nomination applications should be
submitted to Richard Maulsby, Program
Manager, National Medal of Technology
and Innovation Program, by electronic
mail to: NMTI@uspto.gov or by mail to:
Richard Maulsby, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Maulsby, Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation Program, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450,
telephone (571) 272–8333, or electronic
mail: nmti@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Enacted by Congress in
1980, the Medal of Technology was first
awarded in 1985. On August 9, 2007,
the President signed the America
COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to
Meaningfully Promote Excellence in
Technology, Education, and Science)
Act of 2007. The Act amended Section
16 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980, changing the
name of the Medal to the ‘‘National
Medal of Technology and Innovation.’’
The Medal is the highest honor awarded
by the President of the United States to
America’s leading innovators in the
field of technology, and is given
annually to individuals, teams, or
companies who have made outstanding
contributions to the promotion of
technology or technological manpower
for the improvement of the economic,
environmental or social well-being of
the United States.
The primary purpose of the National
Medal of Technology and Innovation is
to recognize American innovators
whose vision, creativity, and brilliance
in moving ideas to market has had a
profound and lasting impact on our
economy and way of life. The Medal
highlights the national importance of
fostering technological innovation based
upon solid science, resulting in
commercially successful products and
services.
Eligibility and Nomination Criteria:
Information on eligibility and
nomination criteria is provided on the
Nominations Guidelines Form at
https://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/
index.jsp.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
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Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and
Countervailing Duty Order
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International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) and the
International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’),
the Department is issuing a
countervailing duty order on certain oil
country tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).
Also, as explained in this notice, the
Department is amending its final
determination to correct certain
ministerial errors.
DATES: Effective Date: January 20, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Neubacher or Shane Subler, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–5823 and (202)
482–0189, respectively.
Background
The Department published its final
determination on December 7, 2009. See
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, Final Negative Critical
Circumstances Determination, 74 FR
64045 (December 7, 2009) (‘‘Final
Determination’’).
On January 13, 2010, the ITC notified
the Department of its final
determination pursuant to sections
705(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 705(d) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), that
an industry in the United States is
threatened with material injury by
reason of subsidized imports of subject
merchandise from the PRC. See Certain
Oil Country Tubular Goods from China,
USITC Investigation No. 701–TA–463
(Final), USITC Publication 4124
(January 2010). Pursuant to section
706(a) of the Act, the Department is
publishing a countervailing duty order
on the subject merchandise.
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order consists of
certain oil country tubular goods
(‘‘OCTG’’), which are hollow steel
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-PTO-C-2009-0058]
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2010
Nominations
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (United States Patent and Trademark
Office) is accepting nominations for its National Medal of Technology
and Innovation (NMTI).
Since establishment by Congress in 1980, the President of the
United States has awarded the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation (formerly known as the National Medal of Technology)
annually to our Nation's leading innovators. If you know of a candidate
who has made an outstanding, lasting contribution to the economy
through the promotion of technology or technological manpower, you may
obtain a nomination form from: https://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
DATES: The deadline for submission of a nomination is March 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The NMTI Nomination form for the year 2010 may be obtained
by visiting the Web site at https://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
Nomination applications should be submitted to Richard Maulsby, Program
Manager, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, by
electronic mail to: NMTI@uspto.gov or by mail to: Richard Maulsby,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
Virginia 22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Maulsby, Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-
1450, telephone (571) 272-8333, or electronic mail: nmti@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Enacted by Congress in 1980, the Medal of Technology
was first awarded in 1985. On August 9, 2007, the President signed the
America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote
Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act of 2007. The Act
amended Section 16 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980, changing the name of the Medal to the ``National Medal of
Technology and Innovation.'' The Medal is the highest honor awarded by
the President of the United States to America's leading innovators in
the field of technology, and is given annually to individuals, teams,
or companies who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion
of technology or technological manpower for the improvement of the
economic, environmental or social well-being of the United States.
The primary purpose of the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation is to recognize American innovators whose vision,
creativity, and brilliance in moving ideas to market has had a profound
and lasting impact on our economy and way of life. The Medal highlights
the national importance of fostering technological innovation based
upon solid science, resulting in commercially successful products and
services.
Eligibility and Nomination Criteria: Information on eligibility and
nomination criteria is provided on the Nominations Guidelines Form at
https://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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