[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61189-61190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26949]


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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.

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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 18, 2003, 8 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 19, 2003, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 
November 20, 2003, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, November 21, 2003, 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, 
review of feedback discussion approach with site visit team leaders, 
final judging of the 2003 applicants, learnings and improvements for 
2004 judging cycle, update on the 2004 program and review 2004 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 18, 2003 at 8 a.m. and adjourn 
at 3 p.m. on November 21, 2003. 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 
December 3, 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 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 20, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-26949 Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]
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