[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 204 (Friday, October 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 63059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27075]


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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 Monday, November 13, 2000, 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 14, 2000, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; 
Wednesday, November 15, 2000, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 
November 16, 2000, 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 2000 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 13, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on November 16, 2000. The entire meeting will be 
closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Building 222, Red Training 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 
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, P.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 13, 2000.
Raymond G. Kammer,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-27075 Filed 10-19-00; 8:45 am]
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