80_FR_45338 80 FR 45193 - Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

80 FR 45193 - Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)

Page Range45193-45194
FR Document2015-18469

The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results of examiners' scoring of written applications. Panel members will vote on which applicants merit site visits by examiners to verify the accuracy of quality improvements claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45193-45194]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18469]


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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 closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, August 
26, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of 
this meeting is to review the results of examiners' scoring of written 
applications. Panel members will vote on which applicants merit site 
visits by examiners to verify the accuracy of quality improvements 
claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to the public in order to 
protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from 
9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The entire meeting will be 
closed to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

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) 975-2360, email 
robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) 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, August 
26, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 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, services companies, 
small businesses, health care providers, and educational institutions. 
Members are also chosen who have broad experience in for-profit and 
nonprofit areas. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results 
of examiners' scoring of written applications. Panel members will vote 
on which applicants merit site visits by examiners to verify the 
accuracy of quality improvements claimed by applicants. The meeting is 
closed to the public in order to protect the

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proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.
    The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, with the concurrence of the Acting, Assistant General 
Counsel for Administration, formally determined on May, 19 2015, 
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 
94-409, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed to the 
public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) because the meeting is 
likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial 
information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential 
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because for a government agency the meeting 
is likely to disclose information that could significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting, which involves 
examination of current Award applicant data from U.S. organizations and 
a discussion of these data as compared to the Award criteria in order 
to recommend Award recipients, will be closed to the public.

Richard R. Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-18469 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 145 / Wednesday, July 29, 2015 / Notices 45193 Period of Review antidumping duty rate separate from the ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an country-wide rate provide evidence of de jure and de facto absence of SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the exporter or producer may request a new shipper review within one year of the government control over the company’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality date on which its subject merchandise export activities. Accordingly, the Award (Judges Panel) will meet in was first entered. Moreover, 19 CFR Department will issue questionnaires to closed session on Wednesday, August 351.214(d)(1) states that if the request Zhangshi and Muyun which will 26, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for the review is made during the six- include a section requesting information Eastern Time. The purpose of this month period ending with the end of with regard to these companies’ export meeting is to review the results of the semiannual anniversary month, the activities for separate rates purposes. examiners’ scoring of written Secretary will initiate a new shipper The review of each exporter will applications. Panel members will vote review in the calendar month proceed if the response provides on which applicants merit site visits by immediately following the semiannual sufficient indication that it is not subject examiners to verify the accuracy of anniversary month. Further, 19 CFR to either de jure or de facto government quality improvements claimed by 315.214(g)(1)(i)(B) states that if the new control with respect to its export of applicants. The meeting is closed to the shipper review was initiated in the subject merchandise. public in order to protect the month immediately following the The Department will instruct CBP to proprietary data to be examined and semiannual anniversary month, the POR allow, until the completion of the discussed at the meeting. will be the six-month period review, at the option of the importer, the DATES: The meeting will be held on immediately preceding the semiannual posting of a bond or security in lieu of Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from 9:00 anniversary month. Within one year of a cash deposit for each entry of the a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The the dates on which their multilayered subject merchandise from Zhangshi and entire meeting will be closed to the wood flooring was first entered Muyun, in accordance with section public. Zhangshi and Muyun made the requests 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR for new shipper reviews in June, which 351.214(e). Because Zhangshi and ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at is the semiannual anniversary month of Muyun certified that they produced and the National Institute of Standards and the Order. Therefore, the Secretary must exported the subject merchandise, the Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, initiate these reviews in July and the Department will apply the bonding Gaithersburg, MD 20899. POR is December 1, 2014, through May privilege only for subject merchandise FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 31, 2015. that the respondent both produced and Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige exported. To assist in its analysis of the Performance Excellence Program, Initiation of New Shipper Reviews bona fides of Zhangshi and Muyun’s National Institute of Standards and Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the sales, upon initiation of this NSR, the Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b), and the Department will require Zhangshi and Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland information on the record, the Muyun to submit on an ongoing basis 20899–1020, telephone number (301) Department finds that the requests complete transaction information 975–2360, email robert.fangmeyer@ submitted by Zhangshi and Muyun meet concerning any sales of subject nist.gov. the threshold requirements for initiation merchandise to the United States that of new shipper reviews for the were made subsequent to the POR. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: shipments of multilayered wood Interested parties requiring access to Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the flooring from the PRC produced and proprietary information in these new Federal Advisory Committee Act, as exported by these companies.9 shipper reviews should submit amended, 5 U.S.C. App. However, if the information supplied by applications for disclosure under Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Zhangshi and Muyun is later found to administrative protective order in Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. be incorrect or insufficient during the accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 19 App., notice is hereby given that the course of this proceeding, the CFR 351.306. Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige Department may rescind the review or This initiation and notice are in National Quality Award will meet on apply adverse facts available pursuant accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from 9:00 to section 776 of the Act, depending the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 19 CFR a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The upon the facts on record. The 351.221(c)(1)(i). Judges Panel is composed of twelve Department intends to issue the Dated: July 21, 2015. members, appointed by the Secretary of preliminary results of these new shipper Christian Marsh, Commerce, chosen for their familiarity reviews no later than 180 days from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping with quality improvement operations date of initiation, and the final results and Countervailing Duty Operations. and competitiveness issues of no later than 90 days from the issuance [FR Doc. 2015–18618 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] manufacturing companies, services of the preliminary results.10 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P companies, small businesses, health It is the Department’s usual practice, care providers, and educational in cases involving non-market institutions. Members are also chosen economies, to require that a company DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE who have broad experience in for-profit seeking to establish eligibility for an and nonprofit areas. The purpose of this National Institute of Standards and meeting is to review the results of concurrently with this notice; Memorandum to the Technology tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES File entitled, ‘‘Initiation of Antidumping New examiners’ scoring of written Shipper Review of Multilayered Wood Flooring applications. Panel members will vote from the People’s Republic of China: Huzhou Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige on which applicants merit site visits by Muyun Wood Co., Ltd.’’ (‘‘Muyun Initiation National Quality Award Checklist’’) dated concurrently with this notice. examiners to verify the accuracy of 9 See Zhangshi Initiation Checklist; see also AGENCY: National Institute of Standards quality improvements claimed by Muyun Initiation Checklist. and Technology, Department of applicants. The meeting is closed to the 10 See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. 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45194 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 145 / Wednesday, July 29, 2015 / Notices proprietary data to be examined and stakeholders, and invite members to four technical working groups with the discussed at the meeting. participate in work plan following responsibilities: The Chief Financial Officer and implementation. Topics of discussion at (1) Reference Material (RM) Selection Assistant Secretary for Administration, this meeting will include progress and and Design: Select appropriate sources with the concurrence of the Acting, planning of the Analysis Group, which for whole genome RMs and identify or Assistant General Counsel for is analyzing and integrating the large design synthetic DNA constructs that Administration, formally determined on variety of sequencing data for four could be spiked-in to samples for May, 19 2015, pursuant to Section 10(d) candidate NIST Reference Materials, as measurement assurance. of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, well as potential future Reference (2) Measurements for Reference as amended by Section 5(c) of the Materials. Material Characterization: Design and Government in Sunshine Act, Public carry out experiments to characterize DATES: The Genome in a Bottle the RMs using multiple sequencing Law 94–409, that the meeting of the Consortium meeting will be held on methods, other methods, and validation Judges Panel may be closed to the Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 9:00 of selected variants using orthogonal public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and technologies. 552b(c)(4) because the meeting is likely Friday, August 28, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. (3) Bioinformatics, Data Integration, to disclose trade secrets and commercial to 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Attendees and Data Representation: Develop or financial information obtained from a must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time methods to analyze and integrate the person which is privileged or on Thursday, August 20, 2015. data for each RM, as well as select confidential and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because for a government agency the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in appropriate formats to represent the meeting is likely to disclose information the Green Auditorium, Building 101, data. that could significantly frustrate National Institute of Standards and (4) Performance Metrics and Figures implementation of a proposed agency Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, of Merit: Develop useful performance action. The meeting, which involves Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Please note metrics and figures of merit that can be examination of current Award applicant admittance instructions under the obtained through measurement of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of RMs. data from U.S. organizations and a this notice. The products of these technical discussion of these data as compared to working groups will be a set of well- the Award criteria in order to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For characterized whole genome and recommend Award recipients, will be further information contact Justin Zook synthetic DNA RMs along with the closed to the public. by email at jzook@nist.gov or by phone methods (documentary standards) and at (301) 975–4133 or Marc Salit by email reference data necessary for use of the Richard R. Cavanagh, at salit@nist.gov or by phone at (650) RMs. These products will be designed to Acting Associate Director for Laboratory 350–2338. To register, go to: https:// help enable translation of whole genome Programs. www-s.nist.gov/CRS/conf_disclosure. sequencing to regulated clinical [FR Doc. 2015–18469 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] cfm?&conf_id=8473. applications. The pilot NIST whole BILLING CODE 3510–13–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Clinical genome RM was released in May 2015 application of ultra high throughput and is available at http://tinyurl.com/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sequencing (UHTS) for hereditary giabpilot. The consortium is currently genetic diseases and oncology is rapidly analyzing and integrating data from two National Institute of Standards and growing. At present, there are no widely trios that are candidate NIST RMs. The Technology accepted genomic standards or consortium meets in workshops two quantitative performance metrics for times per year, in January at Stanford Genome in a Bottle Consortium— confidence in variant calling. These University in Palo Alto, CA, and in Progress and Planning Workshop standards and quantitative performance August at the National Institute of AGENCY: National Institute of Standards metrics are needed to achieve the Standards and Technology in & Technology (NIST), Commerce. confidence in measurement results Gaithersburg, MD. At these workshops, ACTION: Notice of public workshop. expected for sound, reproducible including the last meetings at Stanford research and regulated applications in in January 2015 and at NIST in August SUMMARY: NIST announces the Genome the clinic. On April 13, 2012, NIST 2014, participants in the consortium in a Bottle Consortium meeting to be convened the workshop ‘‘Genome in a have discussed progress developing held on Thursday and Friday, August 27 Bottle’’ to initiate a consortium to well-characterized genomes for NIST and 28, 2015. The Genome in a Bottle develop the reference materials, Reference Materials and planned future Consortium is developing the reference reference methods, and reference data experiments and analysis of these materials, reference methods, and needed to assess confidence in human genomes (see https://federalregister.gov/ reference data needed to assess whole genome variant calls a/2012-18064, https://federalregister. confidence in human whole genome (www.genomeinabottle.org). On August gov/a/2013-18934, https://federal variant calls. A principal motivation for 16–17, 2012, NIST hosted the first large register.gov/a/2014-18841 and https:// this consortium is to enable public meeting of the Genome in a federalregister.gov/a/2015-01158 for performance assessment of sequencing Bottle Consortium, with about 100 past workshops at NIST and Stanford). and science-based regulatory oversight participants from government, The January 2015 meeting was of clinical sequencing. The purpose of academic, and industry. This meeting announced in the Federal Register (80 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES this meeting is to update participants was announced in the Federal Register FR 3220) on January 22, 2015, and the about progress of the consortium work, (77 FR 43237) on July 24, 2012. A meeting is summarized at https://docs. continue to get broad input from principal motivation for this consortium google.com/document/d/19J6YDg1MH1i individual stakeholders to update or is to enable science-based regulatory D-8Q8mmV9L7wHOfuyUC3aogctZ2 refine the consortium work plan, oversight of clinical sequencing. Nh87U/edit?usp=sharing. continue to broadly solicit consortium At the August 2012 meeting, the There is no cost for participating in membership from interested consortium established work plans for the consortium. No proprietary VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of closed meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The entire meeting will be closed to the public.
ContactRobert 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) 975-2360, email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 45193 
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