Meetings: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges,
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Federal Register: November 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 210)NoticesPage 58808-58809From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
DOCID:fr01no99-28
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet Monday, November 15, 1999, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 17, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 18, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 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 site visit process, review the final judging process and meeting procedures, and final judging of the 1999 applicants. The review process involves examination of records and discussions of applicant data, and will be closed to the public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code.
DATES: The meeting will convene November 15, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. and
[Page 58809]adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on November 18, 1999. The entire meeting will be closed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administrative 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 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: October 22, 1999. Karen H. Brown. Deputy Director.
FR Doc. 99-28494Filed10-29-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 3510-CN-M
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