[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 217 (Thursday, November 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27159]


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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 conference call.

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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 conduct a conference call on Thursday, 
December 3, 2009 at 1 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 conference call is to conduct final judging of the 2009 
applicants. The conference call will be closed to the public in 
accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code.

DATES: The conference call will convene December 3, 2009 at 1 p.m. and 
adjourn at 2 p.m. on December 3, 2009. The entire conference call will 
be closed.

ADDRESSES: None.

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 
January 8, 2009, 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: November 5, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-27159 Filed 11-10-09; 8:45 am]
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