[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13946]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

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 there will be a closed meeting of the 
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on Tuesday, 
June 9, 1998. The Judges Panel is composed of nine members prominent in 
the field of quality management and appointed by the Secretary of 
Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to review final judging 
interaction, survey of applicants and judging process improvement 
discussions, and to begin the review process of the 1998 Award 
applicants to be recommended as Award winners. The applications under 
review contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information 
submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene June 9, 1998, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn 
at 3:00 p.m. on June 9, 1998. The entire meeting will be closed.

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, National 
Quality Program, 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 May 
19, 1998, 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, 
Pub. 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 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: May 19, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-13946 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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