[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23638-23639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10917]


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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 in open 
session on Thursday, June 7, 2018, 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 News, Alliance for

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Performance Excellence Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Report from 
the Baldrige Judges Panel, Ethics Review, Baldrige Enterprise Planning, 
Award Process Redesign, Proposal to Expand Award Categories, and New 
Business/Public Comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018 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 215/Room C103, 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 in open session on Thursday, June 7, 2018 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, makes 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 no less than nine, and not more 
than twelve, members with balanced representation from U.S. service, 
manufacturing, small business, 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, 
nonprofits, 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. The agenda 
will include: Baldrige Program News, Alliance for Performance 
Excellence Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Report from the Baldrige 
Judges Panel, Ethics Review, Baldrige Enterprise Planning, Award 
Process Redesign, Proposal to Expand Award Categories, 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 Program website 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 7, 2018, approximately one-half 
hour will be reserved in the afternoon for public comments, and 
speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-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 website 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 Robyn Verner, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1020, via fax at 301-975-4967 
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 Robyn Verner no 
later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, May 31, 2018, and she will 
provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must 
submit additional information; please contact Robyn Verner by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (301) 975-2361. 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 Ms. Verner or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-10917 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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