[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23198-23199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10404]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
and Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National 
Quality Award (Board of Overseers) and the Judges Panel of the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet together in 
open session on Thursday, June 8, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
Eastern time. The Board of Overseers, appointed by the Secretary of 
Commerce, 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 Judges 
Panel, also appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, ensures the 
integrity of the Award selection process and recommends Award 
recipients to the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is 
to discuss and review information received from the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology and from the Chair of the Judges Panel. The 
agenda will include: Baldrige Program Update, Baldrige Foundation 
Fundraising Update, Baldrige Judges Panel Update, Ethics Review, 
Applicants and Eligibility, and New Business/Public Comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2017 from 8:30 
a.m. Eastern time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Building 101, Lecture Room D, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance 
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

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, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1), 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B) 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 Board of Overseers and the 
Judges Panel will meet together in open session on Thursday, June 8, 
2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of Overseers 
(Board), composed of approximately twelve members preeminent in the 
field of organizational performance excellence and appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce, make 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. The Judges Panel consists of twelve members with 
balanced representation from U.S. service, manufacturing, nonprofit, 
education, and health care industries. The Panel includes members who 
are familiar with the quality improvement operations and 
competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service companies, 
small businesses, health care providers, and educational institutions. 
The Judges Panel recommends Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
recipients to the Secretary of Commerce.
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and review information 
received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges Panel of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The agenda will include: 
Baldrige Program Update, Baldrige Foundation Fundraising Update, 
Baldrige Judges Panel Update, Ethics Review, Applicants and 
Eligibility, and New Business/Public Comment. The agenda may change to 
accommodate the Judges Panel and Board of Overseers business. The final 
agenda will be posted on the NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Web 
site at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. The 
meeting is open to the public.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's affairs and/or 
the Panel of Judges' general process are invited to request a place on 
the agenda. On June 8, 2017, approximately one-half hour will be 
reserved in the afternoon for public comments, and speaking times will 
be assigned on a first-come, first-

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served basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the 
number of requests received, but is likely to be about 3 minutes each. 
The exact time for public comments will be included in the final agenda 
that will be posted on the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Web 
site at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. Questions 
from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who 
wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to 
speak, but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were 
unable to attend in person are invited to submit written statements to 
the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, Attention Suzanne 
Sullivan, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1020, via fax at 
301-975-2702 or electronically by email to [email protected].
    All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, 
time of arrival, email address and phone number to Suzanne Sullivan no 
later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, June 1, 2017, and she will 
provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must 
submit additional information; please contact Suzanne Sullivan by email 
at [email protected] or by phone at (301) 975-2702. Also, 
please note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), 
federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued 
driver's license or identification card for access to federal 
facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an 
extension. NIST also currently accepts other forms of federal-issued 
identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed 
information please contact Mrs. Sullivan or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

    Dated: May 17, 2017.
Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-10404 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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