[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48403-48404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18644]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Board of Overseers 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) will meet in open session on Thursday, December 
9, 2021. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work 
of the private sector contractor, which assists the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in administering 
the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award), and information 
received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges Panel of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such 
suggestions for the improvement of the Award process as the Board deems 
necessary. Details on the agenda are noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2021, 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 held virtually using Microsoft Teams. 
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) 975-2361, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 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 will meet in open 
session on Thursday, December 9, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. Eastern time 
until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board is currently composed of eleven 
members selected for their preeminence in the field of organizational 
performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The 
Board consists of a balanced representation from U.S. service, 
manufacturing, small business, nonprofit, education, and health care 
industries. The Board includes members familiar with the quality, 
performance improvement operations, and competitiveness issues of 
manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses, 
nonprofits, health care providers, and educational institutions. The 
purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work of the 
private sector contractor, which assists the NIST Director in 
administering the Award, and information received from NIST and from 
the Chair of the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Award in order to make such suggestions for the improvement of the 
Award process as the Board deems necessary. The Board shall make an 
annual report on the results of Award activities to the Director of 
NIST, along with its recommendations for the improvement of the Award 
process. The agenda will include: Report from the Judges Panel of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Baldrige Program Business Plan 
Status Report, Baldrige Foundation Fundraising Update, Products and 
Services Update, and Recommendations for the NIST Director. The agenda 
may change to accommodate Board 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 will be open 
to the public.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's affairs are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. On December 9, 2021, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved in the afternoon for 
public

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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 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 are 
invited to submit written statements to the Baldrige Performance 
Excellence Program, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1020, via fax at 301-975-4967 or 
electronically by email to [email protected].
    All participants will be attending via webinar. Please contact Ms. 
Verner by email at [email protected] for detailed instructions on 
how to join the webinar. All requests must be received by 12/06/2021.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-18644 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
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