[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64097-64098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26436]


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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 Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 9 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 
November 14, 2002, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, November 15, 2002, 8 
a.m. to 3 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, final 
judging of the 2002 applicants, learnings and improvements for 2003 
judging cycle, update on the 2003 program and review 2003 judges 
calendar. 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 12, 2002 at 8 a.m. and adjourn 
at 3 p.m. on November 15, 2002. The entire meeting will be closed.

A0DRESSES: 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 
February 11, 2002, 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 Award applicant data from U.S. companies and a discussion of this 
data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend Award 
recipients, may be closed to the public

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in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code, 
because the meetings are likely to disclose trade secrets and 
commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is 
privileged or confidential.

    Dated: October 10, 2002.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-26436 Filed 10-16-02; 8:45 am]
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