[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 33121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11637]


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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 11, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 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 
Update, Baldrige Judges Panel Update, Ethics Review, Baldrige Award 
Process, and New Business/Public Comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 11:00 
a.m. Eastern Time until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting by webinar. Please 
note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige 
Performance Excellence Program, by email at [email protected], 
or Robyn Verner at [email protected] or 301-975-2361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 11, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 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 of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The agenda will include: 
Baldrige Program Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Baldrige Judges 
Panel Update, Ethics Review, Baldrige Award Process, 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 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 11, 2020, 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. Requests must be submitted by email to 
Robyn Verner at [email protected] and must be received by 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, May 28, 2020 to be considered. 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 by email to 
[email protected].
    Admittance instructions: All participants will be attending via 
webinar. Please contact Ms. Verner by telephone at (301) 975-2785 or by 
email at [email protected] for detailed instructions on how to join 
the webinar. All requests must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
May 28, 2020.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this Federal Register notice for 
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist due to COVID-19.

    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.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2020-11637 Filed 5-29-20; 8:45 am]
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