[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20252]


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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, 
August 11, 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 the stage I process 
and selection of applicants for the consensus stage of the evaluation. 
The applications under review contain trade secrets and proprietary 
commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene August 11, 1998, at 8:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 1998. The entire meeting will be 
closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administrative Building, 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 
22, 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 552(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: July 23, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-20252 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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