[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49437-49438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24158]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology


Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award's Judges Panel; Notice 
of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of closed 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 
Baldridge National Quality Award will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 1996, 
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Wednesday, October 9, 1996, from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; on Thursday, October 10, 1996, from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m., and on Friday, October 11, 1996, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 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 
Panel's agenda includes reviewing the 1996 award process and final 
judging of 1996 applicants, including a review of each of the 1996 site 
visits. The review process involves

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examination of records and discussions of applicant data, and will be 
closed to the public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, 
United States Code.

DATES: The meeting will convene October 8, 1996, at 8:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on October 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building Conference Room, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
March 29, 1996, that the meeting of the Judges Panel will be closed 
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. app. 2, section 10(d) for those portions of the meeting which 
involve examination of records and discussions of matters mentioned 
above, may be closed to the public in accordance with section 
552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code, since those portions of the 
meeting are likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or 
financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or 
confidential.

    Dated: September 16, 1996.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 96-24158 Filed 9-19-96; 8:45 am]
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