97-5855. Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10825]
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[FR Doc No: 97-5855]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 
2, notice is hereby given that the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) will meet on Wednesday, April 
2, 1997, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Board of Overseers is 
composed of nine members prominent in the field of quality management 
and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The members of the Board of 
Overseers will meet jointly with the members of the Judges Panel of the 
MBNQA. The Board will receive and then discuss reports from the Judges 
Panel and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on 
the Award process. These reports and discussions will cover the 
following topics: review of roles/responsibilities of Judges and 
Overseers; status of the 1996/1997 Award Cycles; health care and 
education award progress; information transfer on winners' 
responsibility, application trend, and Quest for Excellence IX 
Conference and regional conferences.

DATES: The meeting will convene April 2, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on April 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building Conference Room 
(seating capacity 36, includes 24 participants), Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Harry Hertz, Director for Quality Programs, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone 
number [phone].

    Dated: March 3, 1997.
Elaine Bunten-Mines,
Director, Program Office.
[FR Doc. 97-5855 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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