80 FR 52032 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)

Page Range		52032-52033
FR Document		2015-21214

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige 
Executive Fellows Program

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 26, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, 
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-3074, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program seeks applicants for 
the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a one-year, leadership 
development experience for direct reports to the most senior leader in 
an organization or business unit leaders. Using the Baldrige Excellence 
Framework as a foundation, the program discusses impactful leadership 
through visits to Baldrige Award recipient sites and senior leaders, 
virtual discussions, and face-to-face peer training using an adult 
learning model. Fellows will discuss how to achieve performance 
excellence for their own organizations, stimulate innovation, and build 
the knowledge and capabilities necessary for organizational 
sustainability. Fellows will create a capstone project that tackles an 
issue of strategic importance in their own organizations; capstones 
have included innovating supply chains and customer relationship 
management systems, improving health systems and their communication 
with physicians, and creating balanced scorecards. The Baldrige 
Executive Fellows has been nationally recognized for two consecutive 
years as the number-one leadership development program in the military/
government category of the Leadership 500 Awards, sponsored by HR.com. 
The program is aligned with the Baldrige Program mission to

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improve the competitiveness and performance of U.S. organizations for 
the benefit of all U.S. residents. The Baldrige Program and its Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award were created by Public Law 100-107 (The 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987) and signed 
into law on August 20, 1987.

II. Method of Collection

    Senior leaders interested in applying for selection as a Baldrige 
Fellow must mail the following package of material directly to the 
Baldrige Program:
    1. A resum[eacute], including email, postal address, and telephone 
contact information; and the name and email address of an assistant or 
alternate contact person
    2. An organizational chart that includes names and titles showing 
the applicant's position within the organization
    3. A recommendation letter from the applicant's highest-ranking 
official showing the organization's support of his/her participation in 
the program
    4. A list of key competitors (in order that the Baldrige Program 
may avoid creating a cohort that would be unable to share effectively 
due to competitive situations)
    Fax is also acceptable. The NIST Secure File Transfer Service (``N-
files'') is also made available for applicants who wish to 
electronically submit materials that include personally identifiable 
information.
    Information is collected one time per year (typically in September-
December) for each cohort of Fellows.
    Information is need to make selection decisions that are based on 
(1) sector mix, (2) appropriate level within the organization, (3) 
likelihood to follow through, (4) diversity, and (5) no direct 
competitors with participating award recipients or other Fellows.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: #0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Any senior or mid-level leader from business or 
other for-profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, 
local, or tribal government; Federal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15 per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to gather materials.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 21, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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on which it first shipped xanthan gum from the NME-wide entity to provide ACTION: Notice.
for export to the United States and the evidence of the absence of de jure and
date on which the xanthan gum was de facto government control over the SUMMARY: The Department of
first entered, or withdrawn from company’s export activities.14 Commerce, as part of its continuing
warehouse, for consumption; (2) the Accordingly, the Department will issue effort to reduce paperwork and
volume of its first shipment; and (3) the a questionnaire to Inner Mongolia respondent burden, invites the general
date of its first sale to an unaffiliated Jianlong which will include a section public and other Federal agencies to
customer in the United States.9 requesting information with regard to its take this opportunity to comment on
The Department conducted a CBP export activities for the purpose of proposed and/or continuing information
database query and confirmed by establishing Inner Mongolia Jianlong’s collections, as required by the
examining the results of the CBP data eligibility for a separate rate. The review Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
query that Inner Mongolia Jianlong’s of Inner Mongolia Jianlong will proceed DATES: Written comments must be
subject merchandise entered the United if the evidence provides sufficient submitted on or before October 26,
States during the POR specified by the indication that Inner Mongolia Jianlong 2015.
Department’s regulations.10 is not subject to either de jure or de ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Period of Review facto government control with respect to to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
its exports of subject merchandise. Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Pursuant to 19 CFR
The Department will instruct CBP to Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
351.214(g)(1)(i)(A), the POR for the new
allow, at the option of the importer, the 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
shipper review of Inner Mongolia
posting, until the completion of the Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Jianlong is July 1, 2014, through June
review, of a bond or security in lieu of Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
30, 2015.11
a cash deposit for entries of subject FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Initiation of New Shipper Review merchandise from Inner Mongolia Requests for additional information or
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Jianlong in accordance with section copies of the information collection
Act, 19 CFR 351.214(b), and based on 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR instrument and instructions should be
the information on the record, the 351.214(e). Because Inner Mongolia directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige
Department finds that Inner Mongolia Jianlong certified that it produced and Performance Excellence Program, 100
Jianlong meets the threshold exported the subject merchandise that is Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg,
requirements for initiation of a new the subject of this new shipper review, MD 20899, 301–975–3074,
shipper review of its shipment of the Department will apply the bonding dawn.bailey@nist.gov.
xanthan gum from the PRC.12 However, privilege only for subject merchandise SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
if the information supplied by Inner produced and exported by Inner
Mongolia Jianlong is later found to be Mongolia Jianlong. I. Abstract
incorrect or insufficient during the Interested parties requiring access to The Baldrige Performance Excellence
course of this proceeding, the proprietary information in this new Program seeks applicants for the
Department may rescind the review or shipper review should submit Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a
apply facts available pursuant to section applications for disclosure under one-year, leadership development
776 of the Act, depending upon the facts administrative protective order in experience for direct reports to the most
on the record. accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and senior leader in an organization or
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 351.306. business unit leaders. Using the
the Department will publish the notice This initiation notice is published in Baldrige Excellence Framework as a
of initiation of a new shipper review no accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of foundation, the program discusses
later than the last day of the month the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and impactful leadership through visits to
following the anniversary month or 351.221(c)(1)(i). Baldrige Award recipient sites and
semiannual anniversary month of the Dated: August 21, 2015. senior leaders, virtual discussions, and
order. The Department intends to issue Gary Taverman, face-to-face peer training using an adult
the preliminary results of this review no learning model. Fellows will discuss
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
later than 180 days from the date of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty how to achieve performance excellence
initiation, and the final results of this Operations. for their own organizations, stimulate
review no later than 90 days after the [FR Doc. 2015–21250 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] innovation, and build the knowledge
date the preliminary results are and capabilities necessary for
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
issued.13 organizational sustainability. Fellows
It is the Department’s usual practice, will create a capstone project that
in cases involving non-market DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE tackles an issue of strategic importance
economies (‘‘NME’’), to require that a in their own organizations; capstones
company seeking to establish eligibility National Institute of Standards and have included innovating supply chains
for an antidumping duty rate separate Technology and customer relationship management
systems, improving health systems and
9 Id. at 2–3 and Exhibit 1. Proposed Information Collection; their communication with physicians,
10 See 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(A). Comment Request; Baldrige Executive and creating balanced scorecards. The
11 See 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(ii)(B).
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Elouaradia, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV nationally recognized for two
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
‘‘Initiation of Antidumping New Shipper Review of consecutive years as the number-one
and Technology, Commerce.
Xanthan Gum From the People’s Republic of China: leadership development program in the
Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd. military/government category of the
Initiation Checklist,’’ dated concurrently with this 14 See Xanthan Gum From the People’s Republic
notice. of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New
Leadership 500 Awards, sponsored by
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351.214(i). 2014). the Baldrige Program mission to

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before October 26, 2015.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-3074, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 52032

80 FR 52032 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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