[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 97 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 31520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12582]


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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 
Wednesday, June 7, 2000. 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 
2000 Baldrige Award Cycle; Discussion of Senior Examiner Training for 
Site Visits and Final Judging Interaction; Judges' Survey of 
Applicants; and Judging Process Improvement. The applications under 
review contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information 
submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene June 7, 2000, at 11:00 a.m. and adjourn 
at 4:30 p.m. on June 7, 2000. The entire meeting will be closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Chemistry Building, Room A228, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, 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 
March 31, 2000, 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 10, 2000.
Raymond G. Kammer,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-12582 Filed 5-17-00; 8:45 am]
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