[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: 96-5820]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Board of Overseers 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 Board of Overseers of the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) will meet on Wednesday, April 
3, 1996, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Board of Overseers is 
composed of nine members prominent in the field of quality management 
and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The members of the Board of 
Overseers will meet jointly with the members of the Judges Panel of the 
MBNQA. The Board 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.
DATES: The meeting will convene April 3, 1996, at 10:30 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 1996.
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, DC 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. 96-5820 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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