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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Judges
Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award will meet Tuesday, June
3, 2008. The Judges Panel is composed
of twelve members prominent in the
fields of quality, innovation, and
performance excellence and appointed
by the Secretary of Commerce. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss the
Judging process and Judging process
changes for 2008; role of Judges’ in
award process; overview of scoring data;
2008 Baldrige award cycle; the Judges’
survey of applicants; and the Judges’
mentoring process. The applications
under review by Judges contain trade
secrets and proprietary commercial
information submitted to the
Government in confidence.
DATES: The meeting will convene June
3, 2008 at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30
p.m. on June 3, 2008. The entire meeting
will be closed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Administration Building,
SUMMARY:
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Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899.
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 March
4, 2008, 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, Pub.
L. 94–409. The meeting, which involves
examination of Award applicant data
from U.S. companies and other
organizations and a discussion of this
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
meetings are likely to disclose trade
secrets and commercial or financial
information obtained from a person
which is privileged or confidential.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: May 9, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
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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 the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award will meet Tuesday, June 3, 2008. The Judges
Panel is composed of twelve members prominent in the fields of quality,
innovation, and performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary
of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Judging
process and Judging process changes for 2008; role of Judges' in award
process; overview of scoring data; 2008 Baldrige award cycle; the
Judges' survey of applicants; and the Judges' mentoring process. The
applications under review by Judges contain trade secrets and
proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in
confidence.
DATES: The meeting will convene June 3, 2008 at 9 a.m. and adjourn at
4:30 p.m. on June 3, 2008. 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, 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
March 4, 2008, 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, Pub. L. 94-409. The meeting, which involves examination
of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and other organizations and
a discussion of this 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
meetings are likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or
financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or
confidential.
Dated: May 9, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
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