[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56004]
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[FR Doc No: 98-28122]



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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 the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige 
National Quality Award will meet on: Monday, November 9, 1998, from 
9:00 a.m.. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 10, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 11, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; 
and Thursday, November 12, 1998, 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 1998 award process and final judging of 
1998 applicants, including a review of each of the 1998 site visits. 
The review process involves 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 November 9, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on November 12, 1998.

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, MD 20899, telephone number 301-975-2361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
April 30, 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, section 10(d) for those portions of the meeting which 
involve examination of records and discussion 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: October 14, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-28122 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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