80 FR 53114 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Application (MBNQA)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 170 (September 2, 2015)

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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; Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award Application (MBNQA)

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 November 2, 
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 Department of Commerce is responsible for the Baldrige 
Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) and the Malcolm Baldrige National 
Quality Award (MBNQA), the nation's highest award for organizational 
performance excellence. Directly associated with this award is the 
Board of Examiners, an integral volunteer workforce for BPEP. NIST 
manages BPEP. An applicant organization for the MBNQA is required to 
perform two steps: (1) The applicant organization self-certifies that 
it meets eligibility requirements with an eligibility form; and (2) the 
applicant organization prepares and completes an application package. 
BPEP will assist with or offer advice on any questions or issues that 
the applicant may have concerning the eligibility or application 
processes; this includes BPEP staff manning a hotline during the week 
and on weekends for organizations to call or email. With the help of 
the Board of Examiners, BPEP will use the eligibility forms and 
application package to assess and provide feedback on the applicant's 
performance excellence practices. These practices could lead to a MBNQA 
awarded by the President of the United States or his delegate.
    Per Public Law 100-107 (Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Improvement Act of 1987), the MBNQA helps to stimulate American 
companies to improve quality and productivity for the pride of 
recognition while obtaining a competitive edge through increased 
profits; recognizes the achievements of those companies that improve 
the quality of their goods and services and provide an example to 
others; establishes guidelines and criteria that can be used by 
business, industrial, governmental, and other organizations in 
evaluating their own quality improvement efforts; and provides specific 
guidance for other American organizations that wish to learn how to 
manage for high quality by making available detailed information on how 
winning organizations were able to change their cultures and achieve 
eminence.
    The application to be a member of the Board of Examiners is a one-
step, secure, online process. Each year, BPEP recruits highly skilled 
experts in the fields of manufacturing, service, small business, health 
care, education, and nonprofit, the six Award eligibility categories, 
to evaluate the applications that BPEP receives. Examiners serve for a 
one-year term; participation on the board is entirely voluntary. 
Examiners receive three- to four-days of free on-site training 
(depending on experience level); this training has been nationally 
recognized for two consecutive years as part of the number-one 
leadership development program in the military/government category of 
the Leadership 500 Awards, sponsored by HR.com.
    BPEP's mission to improve the competitiveness and performance of 
U.S. organizations for the benefit of all U.S. residents.

II. Method of Collection

    MBNQA applicant organizations must comply in writing according to 
the Eligibility Certification Form and Baldrige Award Application Form 
available at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/enter/how_to_apply.cfm. 
Information on the application for the Board of Examiners can be found 
at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/examiners/index.cfm. BPEP will 
electronically send a unique user ID and password (separate emails) on 
how applicants to the Board of Examiners can apply to the secure 
system.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-0006.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review:. Revision of a current information collection.
    Affected Public: Business, health care, education, or other for-
profit organizations; health care, education, and other nonprofit 
organizations; and individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 580 (30 Applications for MBNQA and 
550 Applicants for the Board of Examiners).
    Estimated Time per Response: 74 hours for applications for MBNQA, 
and 1 hour for applications for the Board of Examiners.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,770 (MBNQA = 2,220 and Board 
of Examiners = 550).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: MBNQA = $1,610-$79,610 
(application and site visit fees vary depending on profit nature of 
organization and its sector [e.g., smallest fee is for a nonprofit K-12 
school, largest fee is for a global manufacturer]; additionally, only 
25% of applications pay site visit fees that again vary depending on 
number of sites and sector of the organization) and Board of Examiners: 
$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.

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    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 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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We are issuing and publishing this steps: (1) The applicant organization II. Method of Collection
notice in accordance with sections self-certifies that it meets eligibility MBNQA applicant organizations must
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. requirements with an eligibility form; comply in writing according to the
Dated: August 27, 2015. and (2) the applicant organization Eligibility Certification Form and
Paul Piquado, prepares and completes an application Baldrige Award Application Form
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
package. BPEP will assist with or offer available at http://www.nist.gov/
Compliance. advice on any questions or issues that baldrige/enter/how_to_apply.cfm.
[FR Doc. 2015–21773 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am]
the applicant may have concerning the Information on the application for the
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eligibility or application processes; this Board of Examiners can be found at
includes BPEP staff manning a hotline http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/
during the week and on weekends for examiners/index.cfm. BPEP will
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE organizations to call or email. With the electronically send a unique user ID and
help of the Board of Examiners, BPEP password (separate emails) on how
National Institute of Standards and will use the eligibility forms and applicants to the Board of Examiners
Technology application package to assess and can apply to the secure system.
provide feedback on the applicant’s
Proposed Information Collection; performance excellence practices. These III. Data
Comment Request; Malcolm Baldrige practices could lead to a MBNQA OMB Control Number: 0693–0006.
National Quality Award Application awarded by the President of the United Form Number(s): None.
(MBNQA) States or his delegate. Type of Review:. Revision of a current
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards Per Public Law 100–107 (Malcolm information collection.
and Technology, Commerce. Baldrige National Quality Improvement Affected Public: Business, health care,
education, or other for-profit
ACTION: Notice. Act of 1987), the MBNQA helps to
organizations; health care, education,
stimulate American companies to
SUMMARY: The Department of and other nonprofit organizations; and
improve quality and productivity for the
Commerce, as part of its continuing individuals or households.
pride of recognition while obtaining a
effort to reduce paperwork and Estimated Number of Respondents:
competitive edge through increased
respondent burden, invites the general 580 (30 Applications for MBNQA and
profits; recognizes the achievements of 550 Applicants for the Board of
public and other Federal agencies to those companies that improve the
take this opportunity to comment on Examiners).
quality of their goods and services and Estimated Time per Response: 74
proposed and/or continuing information provide an example to others;
collections, as required by the hours for applications for MBNQA, and
establishes guidelines and criteria that 1 hour for applications for the Board of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
can be used by business, industrial, Examiners.
DATES: Written comments must be governmental, and other organizations
submitted on or before November 2, Estimated Total Annual Burden
in evaluating their own quality Hours: 2,770 (MBNQA = 2,220 and
2015. improvement efforts; and provides Board of Examiners = 550).
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments specific guidance for other American Estimated Total Annual Cost to
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental organizations that wish to learn how to Public: MBNQA = $1,610–$79,610
Paperwork Clearance Officer, manage for high quality by making (application and site visit fees vary
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, available detailed information on how depending on profit nature of
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., winning organizations were able to organization and its sector [e.g., smallest
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the change their cultures and achieve fee is for a nonprofit K–12 school,
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). eminence. largest fee is for a global manufacturer];
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The application to be a member of the additionally, only 25% of applications
Requests for additional information or Board of Examiners is a one-step, pay site visit fees that again vary
copies of the information collection secure, online process. Each year, BPEP depending on number of sites and sector
instrument and instructions should be recruits highly skilled experts in the of the organization) and Board of
directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige fields of manufacturing, service, small Examiners: $0.
Performance Excellence Program, 100 business, health care, education, and
Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, IV. Request for Comments
nonprofit, the six Award eligibility
MD, 20899, 301–975–3074, categories, to evaluate the applications Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
dawn.bailey@nist.gov. that BPEP receives. Examiners serve for the proposed collection of information
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a one-year term; participation on the is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
I. Abstract board is entirely voluntary. Examiners
whether the information shall have
receive three- to four-days of free on-site
The Department of Commerce is practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
training (depending on experience
responsible for the Baldrige agency’s estimate of the burden
level); this training has been nationally
Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) (including hours and cost) of the
recognized for two consecutive years as
and the Malcolm Baldrige National proposed collection of information; (c)
part of the number-one leadership
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Quality Award (MBNQA), the nation’s ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
highest award for organizational development program in the military/ clarity of the information to be
performance excellence. Directly government category of the Leadership collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
associated with this award is the Board 500 Awards, sponsored by HR.com. burden of the collection of information
of Examiners, an integral volunteer BPEP’s mission to improve the on respondents, including through the
workforce for BPEP. NIST manages competitiveness and performance of use of automated collection techniques
BPEP. An applicant organization for the U.S. organizations for the benefit of all or other forms of information
MBNQA is required to perform two U.S. residents. technology.

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Comments submitted in response to notify Councils whenever it determines Dated: August 27, 2015.
this notice will be summarized and/or that a stock or stock complex is Emily H. Menashes,
included in the request for OMB overfished or approaching an overfished Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
approval of this information collection; condition; or if an existing rebuilding Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
they also will become a matter of public plan has not ended overfishing or [FR Doc. 2015–21676 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am]
record. resulted in adequate rebuilding BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Dated: August 28, 2015. progress. NMFS also notifies Councils
Glenna Mickelson, when it determines a stock or stock
complex is subject to overfishing. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer. Section 304(e)(2) further requires NMFS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
[FR Doc. 2015–21735 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am] to publish these notices in the Federal Administration
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Register.
RIN 0648–XE057
NMFS has determined that four stocks
of Pacific salmon are now subject to Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE overfishing: Specified Activities; Taking Marine
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 1. Chinook salmon—Columbia River Mammals Incidental to a Pier
Administration Basin: Upper River Summer; Replacement Project
RIN 0648–XE118 2. Chinook salmon—Washington AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Coast: Willapa Bay Fall Natural; Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Determination of Overfishing or an 3. Chinook salmon— Washington Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Overfished Condition Commerce.
Coast: Grays Harbor Fall; and
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
4. Coho salmon—Washington Coast:
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Hoh. harassment authorization; request for
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), comments.
Commerce. The Pacific Fishery Management
Council has been informed that they SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
ACTION: Notice.
must take action to end overfishing from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for
SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice immediately on these stocks. authorization to take marine mammals
that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of In addition, NMFS has determined incidental to construction activities as
Commerce (Secretary), has found that part of a pier replacement project.
that the North Pacific swordfish stock in
the following four stocks of Pacific Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) is
salmon are subject to overfishing: Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
subject to overfishing and is not in an requesting comments on its proposal to
Chinook salmon—Columbia River overfished condition. This
Basin: Upper River Summer; Chinook issue an incidental harassment
determination was based on an authorization (IHA) to the Navy to
salmon—Washington Coast: Willapa assessment conducted by the
Bay Fall Natural; Chinook salmon— incidentally take marine mammals, by
International Scientific Committee for Level B Harassment only, during the
Washington Coast: Grays Harbor Fall;
Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the specified activity.
and Coho salmon—Washington Coast:
North Pacific Ocean (ISC), in DATES: Comments and information must
Hoh. In addition, NMFS has found that
conjunction with NOAA scientists. be received no later than October 2,
the North Pacific swordfish stock in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean, which is jointly NMFS has confirmed that section 304(i) 2015.
managed by the Pacific Fishery of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act ADDRESSES: Comments on the
Management Council and the Western application should be addressed to Jolie
Pacific Fishery Management Council, is (Magnuson-Stevens Act) applies
because (1) the overfishing condition of Harrison, Chief, Permits and
subject to overfishing. NMFS, on behalf Conservation Division, Office of
of the Secretary, notifies the appropriate swordfish is due largely to excessive
international fishing pressure, and (2) Protected Resources, National Marine
fishery management council (Council) Fisheries Service. Physical comments
whenever it determines that overfishing there are no management measures (or
should be sent to 1315 East-West
is occurring, a stock is in an overfished efficiency measures) to end overfishing
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
condition, a stock is approaching an under an international agreement to
electronic comments should be sent to
overfished condition, or when a which the U.S. is a party. NMFS has ITP.Laws@noaa.gov.
rebuilding plan has not resulted in informed the Western Pacific Fishery Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
adequate progress toward ending Management Council and the Pacific for comments sent by any other method,
overfishing and rebuilding affected fish Fishery Management Council of their to any other address or individual, or
stocks. None of these stocks is in an obligations for international and received after the end of the comment
overfished condition. domestic management under Magnuson- period. Comments received
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stevens Act sections 304(i) and 304(i)(2) electronically, including all
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. to address international and domestic attachments, must not exceed a 25-
impacts, respectively. The Councils
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant megabyte file size. Attachments to
to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the must develop domestic regulations to electronic comments will be accepted in
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery address the relative impact of the Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
Conservation and Management Act domestic fishing fleet on the stock, and file formats only. All comments
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. develop recommendations to the received are a part of the public record
1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing Secretary of State and Congress for and will generally be posted to the
regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), international actions to end overfishing Internet at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must on North Pacific swordfish EPO. permits/incidental/construction.htm

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Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 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 53114

80 FR 53114 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Application (MBNQA)

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