[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18122-18123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06268]


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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 of Overseers) will meet in open session on Friday, 
June 9, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 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 purpose of this meeting is to discuss and review 
information received from the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. The agenda will include: Baldrige Program Update, Baldrige 
Foundation Update, Ethics Review, Alliance for Performance Excellence 
Update, Communities of Excellence Update, and New Business/Public 
Comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. 
Eastern Time until 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to 
the public.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige 
Performance Excellence Program, phone: 301-975-2361, email 
[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 will 
meet in open session on Friday, June 9, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 
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 purpose of this meeting is to discuss and review information 
received from NIST. The agenda will include: Baldrige Program Update, 
Baldrige Foundation Update, Ethics Review, Alliance for Performance 
Excellence Update, Communities of Excellence Update, and New Business/
Public Comment. The agenda may change to accommodate the 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 9, 2023, 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, June 6, 2023 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 
virtually via webinar and need to pre-register to be admitted. Please 
contact Ms. Verner by email at [email protected], provide her with 
your name, email, and phone number and she will provide you with 
instructions for admittance.
    All requests must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 6, 
2023.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-06268 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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