SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Judges Panel, composed of approximately nine members preeminent in the field of organizational performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, makes an annual report on the results of Award activities to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with its recommendations for improvement of the Award process.

Agenda

The meeting will include a discussion of the 2025 Baldrige Award process, including the identification of which award applicant organizations should be advanced to the site visit phase. The meeting will include discussions of lessons learned from the 2024 judging process and on the 2024 Award process.

The agenda may change to accommodate the Judges Panel's business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence website at https://www.nist.gov/​baldrige/​how-baldrige-works/​baldrige-community/​judges-panel.

Open Session Attendance

There will be no open session during this meeting. ( printed page 24384)

Special Accommodations

There will be no public participation during this meeting; therefore, public accommodations will not be necessary.

Public Participation

There will be no public participation during this meeting.

Closure Determination

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the June 24, 2025 meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed to the public 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 and are privileged or confidential, and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because the meeting is likely to disclose information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. This meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.

Meeting Cancellation

If the meeting is canceled, a cancellation notice will be posted on the website at: https://www.nist.gov/​baldrige/​how-baldrige-works/​baldrige-community/​judges-panel.

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