[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 25478] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-11893] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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, 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, June 1, 1999. 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 1999 Baldrige Award cycle, final judging interaction, survey of applicants and judging process improvement discussions. The applications under review contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence.
Dates
The meeting will convene June 1, 1999, at 11:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on June 1, 1999. The entire meeting will be closed.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration 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, Public Law 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: May 4, 1999. Karen H. Brown, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 99-11893 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-M