[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 63168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24801]



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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 (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session Monday through Friday, 
November 4-8, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time each day. The 
purpose of this meeting is to review recommendations from site visits, 
and recommend 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday through Friday, November 4-8, 
2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time each day. 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: 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 will meet on 
Monday through Friday, November 4-8, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
Eastern time each day. 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 recommendations from site visits, 
and recommend 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients.
    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 discussion of these data as 
compared to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria in 
order to recommend 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
recipients, will be closed to the public.

    Dated: October 17, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-24801 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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