[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25697]



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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 17, 2008, 8 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 
November 19, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 20 2008, 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, November 21, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 
Judges Panel is composed of twelve members prominent in the fields of 
quality, innovation, and performance excellence and appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct final 
judging of the 2008 applicants. 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 17, 2008 at 8 a.m. and adjourn 
at 5:30 p.m. on November 21, 2008. The entire meeting will be closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room E, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige 
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 
March 4, 2008, 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, Public Law 94-409. The meeting, which involves 
examination of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and other 
organizations 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, 2008.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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