75 FR 122 pgs. 36361-36362 - Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges
Type: NOTICEVolume: 75Number: 122Pages: 36361 - 36362
FR document: [FR Doc. 2010-15470 Filed 6-24-10; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
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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.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Panel of Judges of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. 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 review applicant consensus scores and select applicants for site visit review. The applications under review by Judges contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.
DATES:
The meeting will convene September 7, 2010, at 8:15 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. The entire meeting will be closed.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige 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 December 3, 2009, 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, Public Law 94-409. 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 Award recipients, may be closed to the public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code, because the meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential.
Katharine B. Gebbie,
Director, Physics Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2010-15470 Filed 6-24-10; 8:45 am]
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