# 2025-11133: Quality Award Judges Meet Behind Closed Doors to Advance Applicants

2025-11133, Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards and Technology published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-08-13 (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11133
- Title: Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Citation: 90 FR 25587
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: 2025-08-13
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Quality Award Judges Meet Behind Closed Doors to Advance Applicants

## Summary

The Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on August 13, 2025, to decide which applicants move forward for site visits to verify their quality improvements. This closed meeting protects sensitive business info and helps improve the Award process. Organizations applying for the Award should watch for updates, as these decisions impact who gets recognized for excellence.

## Abstract

The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) reports the results of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) activities to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) each year, along with its recommendations for the improvement of the Award process. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results of examiners' ratings of 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 to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-11133 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11133/judges-panel-of-the-malcolm-baldrige-national-quality-award)
- [2025-11133 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11133.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11133 (as of 2026-11-03).