[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9855]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges

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., 
notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Panel of 
Judges of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on June 14, 2011. 
The Panel of Judges is composed of twelve members prominent in the 
fields of quality, innovation, and performance management and appointed 
by the Secretary of Commerce, assembled to advise the Secretary of 
Commerce on the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The purpose of this 
meeting is to discuss and review information received from the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology and from the Chair of the Judges 
Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The agenda will 
include: Overview of the Role of the Judges and Scoring Data Reviewed 
at the September 2010 Meeting, 2011 Baldrige Award Cycle, Conflict of 
Interest, Judges' Survey of Applicants, Judging Process Improvement 
Discussion and Judges' Mentoring Program.

DATES: The meeting will convene June 14, 2011, at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 
4 p.m. on June 14, 2011. The entire meeting will be closed.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige 
Performance Excellence 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 7, 2011, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) because the meeting is likely to 
disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained 
from a person which is privileged or confidential and 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(9)(B) because for a government agency the meetings are likely 
to disclose information that could significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting, which involves 
examination of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and other 
organizations and a discussion of these data as compared to the Award 
criteria in order to recommend Award recipients, will be closed to the 
public.

    Dated: April 18, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-9855 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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