[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 62105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24647]


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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 3-7, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each 
day. The purpose of this meeting is to review recommendations from site 
visits, and recommend 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
recipients. The meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the 
proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday through Friday, November 3-7, 
2014, from 8:30 a.m. until 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, 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 3-7, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. until 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, service 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 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients. 
The meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary 
data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.
    The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel 
for Administration, formally determined on March 25, 2014, 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 to the public 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 [sic]) 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 current Award applicant data from U.S. 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: October 8, 2014.
Philip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-24647 Filed 10-15-14; 8:45 am]
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