[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5955]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially 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, 
April 4, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a public meeting on 
Wednesday, April 5, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 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 meeting will be 
composed of two parts. On April 4, 1995, the Judges Panel will meet to 
hold final review of the 1994 Award cycle; establish the 1995 Award 
cycle, including examiner selection and training; review of evaluations 
of applicants not selected for an award; review improvements on the 
feedback and judging processes, and discuss future plans for the Award 
program. Review and discussion of applications contain trade secrets 
and proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in 
confidence. This meeting will include a working lunch. On April 5, 
1995, there will be a combined meeting of the members of the Judges 
Panel and the Board of Overseers. The purpose of this meeting will be 
for the Board of Overseers to receive and then discuss reports from the 
Judges Panel and the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST). These reports and discussions will cover the following topics: 
overview of the Award process; status of the 1994/1995 Award cycles and 
application trends; update on pilot programs; status of legislation; 
the responsibility of Judges and Overseers; and technology transfer 
discussions. The meeting on April 4, 1995, scheduled to begin at 8:30 
a.m. and end at 5 p.m., will be closed.

DATES: The meeting will convene April 4, 1995, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn 
at 5:00 p.m. on April 5, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building Conference Room 
(seating capacity 36, includes 24 participants), Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Curt W. Reimann, Director for Quality Programs, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone 
number (301) 975-2036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
March 3, 1994, that the meeting of the Panel of Judges 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, P.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: March 6, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-5955 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am]
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