99-22730. Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 47769-47770]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-22730]
    
    
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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 
    Thursday, September 23, 1999. 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 
    consensus process, determine possible conflict of interest for site 
    visited companies, select applicants for site visits, begin stage III 
    of the judging process, and review feedback to first stage applicants. 
    The applications under review contain trade secrets and proprietary 
    commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.
    
    DATES: The meeting will convene September 23, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. and 
    adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on September 23, 1999. The entire meeting will be 
    closed.
    
    ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
    Standards and Technology, Administration Building Tenth Floor 
    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 
    April 26, 1999, that the meeting of the Judges Panel will be closed 
    pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
    
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    Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as amended by Section 5(c) of the 
    Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 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: August 23, 1999.
    Karen H. Brown,
    Deputy Director.
    [FR Doc. 99-22730 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-CN-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
09/01/1999
Department:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of closed meeting.
Document Number:
99-22730
Dates:
The meeting will convene September 23, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on September 23, 1999. The entire meeting will be closed.
Pages:
47769-47770 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-22730.pdf