[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26164-26165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13131]
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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: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that there will be a closed meeting of the
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on Tuesday,
June 11, 1996. The Judges Panel is composed of nine members prominent
in the field of quality management and appointed by the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology. The purpose of this
meeting is to begin the review process of the 1996 Award applicants to
be recommended as Award winners. The applications under review contain
trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the
Government in confidence.
DATES: The meeting will convene June 11, 1996, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn
at 4:00 p.m. on June 11, 1996. The entire meeting will be closed.
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 for Quality
Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899, telephone number (301) 975-2361.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on
March 29, 1996, that the meeting of the Judges Panel will be closed
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app. 2, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, P.L. 94-409. The meeting, which involves examination of
records and discussion of Award applicant data, may be closed to the
public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States
Code, since the meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and
commercial or financial information obtained from a person and
privileged or confidential.
Dated: May 17, 1996.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 96-13131 Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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