[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 24571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10104]


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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 Wednesday, June 2, 2004. 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 2004 Baldrige Award Cycle; Discussion of 
Senior Examiner Training for Site Visits and Final Judging Interaction; 
Judges' Survey of Applicants; and Judging Process Improvement 
Discussion for Final Judges' Meeting Preparation. The applications 
under review contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial 
information submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene June 2, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. and adjourn 
at 4:30 p.m. on June 2, 2004. 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 
February 7, 2004, 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 
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: April 25, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-10104 Filed 5-3-04; 8:45 am]
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