[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 61606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21285]



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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 14, 2005, 9 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 
November 16, 2005, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 17, 2005, 
and Friday, November 18, 2005, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Judges Panel is 
composed of ten members prominent in the field of quality management 
and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting 
is to review and make recommendations regarding the Malcolm Baldrige 
National Quality Award program, processes, and procedures within the 
guidelines set forth by the Baldrige Program's Board of Overseers.

DATES: The meeting will convene November 14, 2005 at 9 a.m. and adjourn 
at 3 p.m. on November 18, 2005. 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 agenda will include review of 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 2005 applicants, learning and improvements for 2006 
judging cycle, update on the 2006 program and review 2006 judges 
calendar. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the 
concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on December 20, 
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 19, 2005.
William Jeffrey,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-21285 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
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