[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 47674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18938]



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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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Award (Award) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, August 28, 
2013, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern time. The purpose of this meeting 
is to review the results of examiners' scoring of written applications. 
Panel members will vote on which applicants merit site visits by 
examiners to verify the accuracy of quality improvements claimed by 
applicants.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 9:00 
a.m. to 3:30 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, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Acting Director, 
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone 
number (301) 975-4781, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Wednesday, August 
28, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern time. The Judges Panel is 
composed of twelve members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, 
chosen for their familiarity with quality improvement operations and 
competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, services companies, 
small businesses, health care providers, and educational institutions. 
Members are also chosen who have broad experience in for-profit and 
nonprofit areas. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results 
of examiners' scoring of written applications. Panel members will vote 
on which applicants merit site visits by examiners to verify the 
accuracy of quality improvements claimed by applicants.
    The Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary performing the non-
exclusive duties of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary 
for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, 
formally determined on March 19, 2013, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended by Section 5(c) of the 
Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, 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 meeting is 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 select applicants for site 
visit review, conducted prior to recommending Award recipients, will be 
closed to the public.

    Dated: July 30, 2013.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-18938 Filed 8-5-13; 8:45 am]
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