[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61572-61573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24915]


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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 Monday, November 
5, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, 
November 9, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 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 
conduct final judging of the 2012 applicants. The applications under 
review by Judges contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial 
information submitted to the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, November 5, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. 
Eastern time and adjourn Friday, November 9, 2012, at 5:30 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

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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 the 2012 Baldrige Award recipients, may 
be closed to the public.

    Dated: October 2, 2012.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-24915 Filed 10-9-12; 8:45 am]
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