[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45359-45360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18536]


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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 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, August 3, 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 discuss the 
criteria for moving applicants to consensus/site visits; review of 
Stage I process, including data and selection of applicants for 
consensus, and comparison of Stage I decisions in 2000 with trend data 
from past; report on Judges Survey modifications; and review of senior 
training. The

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applications under review contain trade secrets and proprietary 
commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene August 3, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on August 4, 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, 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 
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, Public Law 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 formation obtained from a person and 
privileged or confidential.

    Dated: July 13, 2000.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
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