[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10825-10826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5867]


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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 partially 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 Baldrige 
National Quality Award (MBNQA) will meet on Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, April 2, 1997, from 8:30 
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Judges Panel is composed of nine members 
prominent in the field of quality management and appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce. The Judges

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Panel will meet on April 1, 1997, to review the summary of the 1996 
Award cycle, establish the 1997 Award application review cycle, review 
survey of former applicants, review improvements on the feedback and 
judging processes, and discuss future plans for the Award program. On 
April 2, 1997, the Panel will discuss its reports to the Board of 
Overseers of the MBNQA and to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. The Panel's discussions will cover the following topics: 
review of roles/responsibilities of Judges and Overseers; status of the 
1996/1997 Award Cycles; health care and education award progress; 
information transfer on winners' responsibility, application trend, and 
Quest for Excellence IX Conference and regional conferences. The 
discussions on April 1, 1997, beginning at 8:30 a.m., and ending at 
5:30 p.m., will be closed.

DATES: The meeting will convene April 1, 1997, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn 
at 10:30 p.m. on April 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building Conference Room 
(seating capacity 36, includes 24 participants), 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 
February 10, 1997, 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, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, P.L. 94-409. The meeting, which involves examination of 
records and discussion of Award applicant data, may be closed to the 
public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of the Title 5, United 
States Code, since the meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and 
commercial or financial information obtained from a person and 
privileged or confidential.

    Dated: March 3, 1997.
Elaine Bunten-Mines,
Director, Program Office.
[FR Doc. 97-5867 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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