[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10729]


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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 open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Award (Judges Panel) will meet on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 9:00 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of this meeting is to 
discuss and review the role and responsibilities of the Judges Panel 
and information received from the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) in order to ensure the integrity of the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) selection process. The agenda 
will include: Judges Panel roles and processes; Baldrige Program 
updates; new business/public comment; lessons learned from the 2018 
judging process; and the 2019 Award process.

DATES: The Judges Panel will meet on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 9:00 
a.m. until 3:30 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 A, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Please note participation 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, MD 2899-
1020, 301-975-2361. Mr. Fangmeyer's email address is 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) as amended, 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, June 5, 
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, 
chosen 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 primary purpose of this meeting is to assemble to 
discuss and review the role and responsibilities of the Judges Panel 
and information received from NIST in order to ensure the integrity of 
the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award selection process. The 
agenda may change to accommodate Judges Panel business. The final 
agenda will be posted on the NIST website at https://patapsco.nist.gov/BoardofExam/Examiners_Judge2.cfm. The meeting is open to the public.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's/Board's 
business are invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately 30 
minutes will be reserved for public comments and speaking times will be 
assigned on a first-come, first-serve 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. 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 participate 
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 NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Please submit your full name, time of arrival, email address, 
and phone number to Robyn Verner by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 
31, 2019. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; please 
contact Ms. Verner. Ms. Verner's email address is [email protected] 
and her phone number is (301) 975-2361. For participants attending in 
person, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can only 
accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card for 
access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is 
issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. 
L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. 
NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in 
lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information 
please contact Ms. Verner at (301) 975-2361 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2019-10729 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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