[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24102]


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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 15, 2004, 12 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 
November 17, 2004, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 18, 2004, 
and Friday, November 19, 2004, 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 2004 applicants, learning 
and improvements for 2005 judging cycle, update on the 2005 program and 
review 2005 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 15, 2004 at 12 p.m. and 
adjourn at 3 p.m. on November 19, 2004. The entire meeting will be 
closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Room A1038, 
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, 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 22, 2004.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 04-24102 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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