[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5819]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 
2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige 
National Quality Award (MBNQA) will meet on Tuesday, April 2, 1996, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, April 3, 1996, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Judges panel is composed of nine members 
prominent in the field of quality management and appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce. The meeting will be composed of two parts: on 
April 2, 1996, the Judges panel will meet to review the summary of the 
1995 Award cycle, establish the 1996 Award cycle (including examiner 
selection and training), review survey of former applicants, review 
improvements on the feedback and judging processes, and discuss future 
plans for the Award program; and, on April 3, 1996, there will be a 
combined meeting of the members of the Judges Panel and the Board of 
Overseers. The Board of Overseers will receive and then discuss reports 
from the Judges Panel and the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) on the Award process. These reports and discussions 
will cover the following topics: review of roles/responsibilities of 
Judges and Overseers; status of the 1995/1996 Award Cycles; health care 
and education award progress; information transfer on winners' 
responsibility, application trend, and Quest for Excellence VIII 
Conference and regional conferences.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Hotel Washington Hotel, 515 
- 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Capitol Room (seating capacity 
40, includes 24 participants), Washington, D.C. 20004-1099.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Harry Hertz, Director for Quality Programs, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone 
number (301) 975-2361.

    Dated: March 5, 1996.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 96-5819 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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