[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20252]
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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,
August 11, 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 the stage I process
and selection of applicants for the consensus stage of the evaluation.
The applications under review contain trade secrets and proprietary
commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.
DATES: The meeting will convene August 11, 1998, at 8:00 a.m. and
adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 1998. The entire meeting will be
closed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Administrative Building, 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
22, 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 552(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: July 23, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-20252 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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