[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10438]


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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 Wednesday, 
June 13, 2012. 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 
ensure the integrity of the Baldrige Award selection process. 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 2011 Meeting, 2012 Baldrige 
Award Cycle, Conflict of Interest, Judges' Survey of Applicants, 
Judging Process Improvement Discussion and Judges' Mentoring Program, 
and a Baldrige Program Update.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at 9:00 
a.m. Eastern time and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. 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 
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 24, 2012.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-10438 Filed 4-30-12; 8:45 am]
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