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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:
The Judges Panel of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in
closed session on Wednesday, August
21, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Eastern time. The purpose of this
meeting is to review the results of
examiners’ scoring of written
applications. Panel members will vote
on which applicants merit site visits by
examiners to verify the accuracy of
quality improvements claimed by
applicants. The meeting is closed to the
public in order to protect the
proprietary data to be examined and
discussed.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 9:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The
entire meeting will be closed to the
public.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–1020, telephone number (301)
975–2360, email robert.fangmeyer@
nist.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award will meet on
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 9:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The
Judges Panel is composed of twelve
members, appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce, with a balanced
representation from U.S. service,
manufacturing, nonprofit, education,
and health care industries. Members are
selected for their familiarity with
quality improvement operations and
competitiveness issues of manufacturing
companies, service companies, small
businesses, nonprofits, health care
providers, and educational institutions.
The purpose of this meeting is to review
the results of examiners’ scoring of
written applications. Panel members
will vote on which applicants merit site
visits by examiners to verify the
accuracy of quality improvements
claimed by applicants. The meeting is
closed to the public in order to protect
the proprietary data to be examined and
discussed.
The Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the Assistant
General Counsel for Employment,
Litigation and Information, formally
determined on July 1, 2019 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
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 which is
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,
in the case of any agency, be likely to
significantly frustrate implementation of
a proposed agency action.
The meeting, which involves
examination of current Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award
(Award) applicant data from U.S.
organizations and a discussion of these
data as compared to the Award criteria
in order to recommend Award
recipients, will be closed to the public.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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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: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, August
21, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The purpose of this
meeting is to review the results of examiners' scoring of written
applications. Panel members will vote on which applicants merit site
visits by examiners to verify the accuracy of quality improvements
claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to the public in order to
protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The entire meeting will be closed
to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899-1020, telephone number (301) 975-2360, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Wednesday, August
21, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The Judges Panel is
composed of twelve members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce,
with a balanced representation from U.S. service, manufacturing,
nonprofit, education, and health care industries. Members are selected
for their familiarity with quality improvement operations and
competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service companies,
small businesses, nonprofits, health care providers, and educational
institutions. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results of
examiners' scoring of written applications. Panel members will vote on
which applicants merit site visits by examiners to verify the accuracy
of quality improvements claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to
the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and
discussed.
The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel
for Employment, Litigation and Information, formally determined on July
1, 2019 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 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 which is 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, in the case of any
agency, be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a
proposed agency action.
The meeting, which involves examination of current Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award (Award) applicant data from U.S. organizations
and a discussion of these data as compared to the Award criteria in
order to recommend Award recipients, will be closed to the public.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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