[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58808-58809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28494]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldridge 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 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 Monday, November 15, 1999, 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; 
Wednesday, November 17, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 
November 18, 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 purpose of this meeting is to review 
the site visit process, review the final judging process and meeting 
procedures, and final judging of the 1999 applicants. 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 15, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. and

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adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on November 18, 1999. The entire meeting will be 
closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administrative Building Tenth Floor 
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 
April 26, 1999, 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: October 22, 1999.
Karen H. Brown.
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 99-28494 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am]
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