[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 46866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11876]


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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 
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 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 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 Thursday, June 13, 2024, 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 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: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1000 et seq., notice is hereby given that the 
Board of Overseers will meet in open session on the date(s) and at the 
time(s) set forth in the DATES section of this notice. 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 Judges Panel's general process are invited to request a place on 
the agenda. 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 Decker at 
[email protected] and must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 6, 
2024, 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].
    Pursuant to 41 CFR Sec.  102-3.150(a)(6), Admittance instructions: 
All participants will be attending virtually via webinar and need to 
pre-register to be admitted. Please contact Mrs. Robyn Decker by email 
at [email protected]; Mailing Address: NIST c/o Robyn Decker 100 Bureau 
Drive, MS 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; or 301-975-2361, please provide 
her with your name, email, and phone number; and she will provide you 
with instructions for admittance. All requests to attend must be 
received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 6, 2024.
    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. 1000 et seq.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-11876 Filed 5-29-24; 8:45 am]
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