[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13946]
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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 9, 1998. The Judges Panel is composed of nine members prominent in
the field of quality management and appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to review final judging
interaction, survey of applicants and judging process improvement
discussions, and to begin the review process of the 1998 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 9, 1998, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn
at 3:00 p.m. on June 9, 1998. The entire meeting will be closed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Administration Building Conference Room,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, National
Quality Program, 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 May
19, 1998, 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,
Pub. 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 19, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-13946 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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