[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18068]


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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, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. app., notice is hereby given that the Panel of Judges of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Wednesday, August 
29, 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 advise the 
Secretary of Commerce on the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The purpose 
of this meeting is to review applicant consensus scores and select 
applicants for site visit review. The applications under review by 
Judges contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information 
submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 8 
a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern time. The entire meeting will be closed to 
the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, 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 
April 5, 2012, 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 organizations that will receive site 
visit reviews, may be closed to the public.

    Dated: July 18, 2012.
Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-18068 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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