Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2012)
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2012)
Notices
Pages 61572-61573
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2012-24915
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges
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, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is hereby given that the Panel of Judges of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Monday, November 5, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, November 9, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Panel of Judges is composed of twelve members prominent in the fields of quality, innovation, and performance management and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, assembled to advise the Secretary of Commerce on the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct final judging of the 2012 applicants. The applications under review by Judges contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.
DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, November 5, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time and adjourn Friday, November 9, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. The entire meeting will be closed to the public.
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, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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20899, telephone number (301) 975-2361.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on April 5, 2012, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) because the meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because for a government agency the meetings are likely to disclose information that could significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting, which involves examination of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and other organizations and a discussion of these data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend the 2012 Baldrige Award recipients, may be closed to the public.
Dated: October 2, 2012.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services.
FR Doc. 2012-24915 Filed 10-9-12; 8:45 am
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