80 FR 60362 - Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)
| Page Range | 60362-60363 | |
| FR Document | 2015-25310 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 60362-60363] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25310] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Board) will meet in open session on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work of the private sector contractor, which assists the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in administering the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award), and information received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges' Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such suggestions for the improvement of the Award process as the Board deems necessary. Details on the agenda are noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. 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, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 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 will meet in open session on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Board is composed of eleven members selected for their preeminence in the field of organizational performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The Board consists of a balanced representation from U.S. service, manufacturing, nonprofit, education, and health care industries. The Board includes members familiar with the quality improvement operations and competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service 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 and discuss the work of the private sector contractor, which assists the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in administering the Award, and information received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges' Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such suggestions for the improvement of the Award process as the Board deems necessary. The Board shall make an annual report on the results of Award activities to the Director of NIST, along with its recommendations for the improvement of the Award process. The agenda will include: Report from the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Baldrige Program Business Plan Status Report, Baldrige Foundation Fundraising Update, Products and Services Update, and Recommendations for the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate Board business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Web site at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. The meeting will be open to the public. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda. On December 2, 2015 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 Web site at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. 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 to the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1020, via fax at 301-975-4967 or electronically by email to [email protected]. All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology site must pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and phone number to Nancy Young no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 25, 2015 and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information and should contact Ms. Young for instructions. Ms. Young's email address is [email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-2361. For participants attending in person, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or [[Page 60363]] identification card for access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently accepts other forms of federal- issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information please contact Ms. Young or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Richard Cavanagh, Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. [FR Doc. 2015-25310 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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clarification and correction filed information received from NIST and Award process as the Board deems
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) from the Chair of the Judges’ Panel of necessary. The Board shall make an
comments concerning the selection of a the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality annual report on the results of Award
surrogate country and surrogate values Award in order to make such activities to the Director of NIST, along
and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning suggestions for the improvement of the with its recommendations for the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Award process as the Board deems improvement of the Award process. The
data; and (5) quantity and value necessary. Details on the agenda are agenda will include: Report from the
questionnaires. Under certain noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
circumstances, the Department may INFORMATION section of this notice. National Quality Award, Baldrige
elect to specify a different time limit by DATES: The meeting will be held on Program Business Plan Status Report,
which extension requests will be Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from Baldrige Foundation Fundraising
considered untimely for submissions 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time until 3:00 p.m. Update, Products and Services Update,
which are due from multiple parties Eastern Time. The meeting will be open and Recommendations for the NIST
simultaneously. In such a case, the to the public. Director. The agenda may change to
Department will inform parties in the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at accommodate Board business. The final
letter or memorandum setting forth the the National Institute of Standards and agenda will be posted on the NIST
deadline (including a specified time) by Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building Baldrige Performance Excellence Web
which extension requests must be filed 101, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, site at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/
to be considered timely. This Maryland 20899. Please note admittance community/overseers.cfm. The meeting
modification also requires that an instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY will be open to the public.
extension request must be made in a INFORMATION section of this notice. Individuals and representatives of
separate, stand-alone submission, and organizations who would like to offer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
clarifies the circumstances under which comments and suggestions related to the
Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
the Department will grant untimely- Board’s affairs are invited to request a
Performance Excellence Program,
filed requests for the extension of time place on the agenda. On December 2,
National Institute of Standards and
limits. These modifications are effective 2015 approximately one-half hour will
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
for all segments initiated on or after be reserved in the afternoon for public
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland
October 21, 2013. Please review the comments, and speaking times will be
20899–1020, telephone number (301)
final rule, available at http:// assigned on a first-come, first-served
975–2360, or by email at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/ basis. The amount of time per speaker
robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.
html/2013-22853.htm, prior to will be determined by the number of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
submitting factual information in these requests received, but is likely to be
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B) and about 3 minutes each. The exact time for
segments. the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
These initiations and this notice are public comments will be included in
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. the final agenda that will be posted on
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory the Baldrige Web site at http://
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/
351.221(c)(1)(i). App., notice is hereby given that the overseers.cfm. Questions from the
Dated: September 30, 2015. Board will meet in open session on public will not be considered during
Christian Marsh, Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from this period. Speakers who wish to
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time until 3:00 p.m. expand upon their oral statements,
and Countervailing Duty Operations. Eastern Time. The Board is composed of those who had wished to speak, but
[FR Doc. 2015–25414 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] eleven members selected for their could not be accommodated on the
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P preeminence in the field of agenda, and those who were unable to
organizational performance excellence attend in person are invited to submit
and appointed by the Secretary of written statements to the Baldrige
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Commerce. The Board consists of a Performance Excellence Program, NIST,
balanced representation from U.S. 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020,
National Institute of Standards and service, manufacturing, nonprofit, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1020, via
Technology education, and health care industries. fax at 301–975–4967 or electronically by
The Board includes members familiar email to nancy.young@nist.gov.
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm with the quality improvement All visitors to the National Institute of
Baldrige National Quality Award operations and competitiveness issues Standards and Technology site must
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards of manufacturing companies, service pre-register to be admitted. Please
and Technology, Department of companies, small businesses, health submit your name, time of arrival, email
Commerce. care providers, and educational address and phone number to Nancy
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. institutions. Members are also chosen Young no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern
who have broad experience in for-profit Time, Wednesday, November 25, 2015
SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the and nonprofit areas. The purpose of this and she will provide you with
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality meeting is to review and discuss the instructions for admittance. Non-U.S.
Award (Board) will meet in open work of the private sector contractor, citizens must submit additional
session on Wednesday, December 2, which assists the Director of the information and should contact Ms.
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2015. The purpose of this meeting is to National Institute of Standards and Young for instructions. Ms. Young’s
review and discuss the work of the Technology (NIST) in administering the email address is nancy.young@nist.gov
private sector contractor, which assists Award, and information received from and her phone number is (301) 975–
the Director of the National Institute of NIST and from the Chair of the Judges’ 2361. For participants attending in
Standards and Technology (NIST) in Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National person, please note that federal
administering the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award in order to make such agencies, including NIST, can only
National Quality Award (Award), and suggestions for the improvement of the accept a state-issued driver’s license or
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identification card for access to federal and capabilities, but no earlier than Based Security for Electronic Mail
facilities if such license or identification November 5, 2015. When the building Building Block. The full building block
card is issued by a state that is block has been completed, NIST will description can be viewed at: http://
compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 post a notice on the Domain Name nccoe.nist.gov/DNSSecuredEmail.
(P.L. 109–13), or by a state that has an System-Based Security for Electronic Interested parties should contact NIST
extension for REAL ID compliance. Mail Building Block Web site at using the information provided in the
NIST currently accepts other forms of http://nccoe.nist.gov/DNSSecuredEmail FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
federal-issued identification in lieu of a announcing the completion of the section of this notice. NIST will then
state-issued driver’s license. For building block and informing the public provide each interested party with a
detailed information please contact Ms. that it will no longer accept letters of letter of interest template, which the
Young or visit: http://www.nist.gov/ interest for this building block. party must complete, certify that it is
public_affairs/visitor/. ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at accurate, and submit to NIST and which
9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD identifies the organization requesting
Richard Cavanagh, participation in the Domain Name
20850. Letters of interest must be
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory submitted to dns-email-nccoe@nist.gov System-Based Security for Electronic
Programs. Mail Building Block and the capabilities
or via hardcopy to National Institute of
[FR Doc. 2015–25310 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] and components that are being offered
Standards and Technology, NCCoE;
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 9600 Gudelsky Drive; Rockville, MD to the collaborative effort. NIST will
20850. Organizations whose letters of contact interested parties if there are
interest are accepted in accordance with questions regarding the responsiveness
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the process set forth in the of the letters of interest to the building
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of block objective or requirements
National Institute of Standards and identified below and to obtain
Technology this notice will be asked to sign a
Cooperative Research and Development additional information. NIST will select
[Docket No. 150917865–5865–01] Agreement (CRADA) with NIST. A participants who have submitted
CRADA template can be found at: complete letters of interest on a first
National Cybersecurity Center of http://nccoe.nist.gov/node/138. come, first served basis within each
Excellence (NCCoE) Domain Name category of product components or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
System-Based Security (DNS) for capabilities listed below up to the
William C. Barker via email to dns-
Electronic Mail Building Block number of participants in each category
email-nccoe@nist.gov; by telephone
301–975–3655; or by mail to National necessary to carry out the Domain Name
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
Institute of Standards and Technology, System-Based Security for Electronic
and Technology, Department of
NCCoE; 9600 Gudelsky Drive; Rockville, Mail Building Block. However, there
Commerce.
MD 20850. Additional details about the may be continuing opportunity to
ACTION: Notice.
Domain Name System-Based Security participate even after initial activity
SUMMARY: The National Institute of commences. Selected participants will
for Electronic Mail Building Block are
Standards and Technology (NIST) be required to enter into a consortium
available at http://nccoe.nist.gov/
invites organizations to provide CRADA with NIST (for reference, see
DNSSecuredEmail.
products and technical expertise to ADDRESSES section above). NIST
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: published a notice in the Federal
support and demonstrate security Background: The NCCoE, part of
platforms for the Domain Name System- Register on October 19, 2012 (77 FR
NIST, is a public-private collaboration 64314) inviting U.S. companies to enter
Based (DNS) Security for Electronic for accelerating the widespread
Mail Building Block. This notice is the into National Cybersecurity Excellence
adoption of integrated cybersecurity Partnerships (NCEPs) in furtherance of
initial step for the National tools and technologies. The NCCoE
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence the NCCoE. For this demonstration
brings together experts from industry, project, NCEP partners will not be given
(NCCoE) in collaborating with government, and academia under one
technology companies to address priority for participation.
roof to develop practical, interoperable
cybersecurity challenges identified cybersecurity approaches that address Building Block Objective
under the Domain Name System-Based the real-world needs of complex Both public and private sector
Security for Electronic Mail Building Information Technology (IT) systems. business operations are heavily reliant
Block. Participation in this building By accelerating dissemination and use on electronic mail (email) exchanges.
block is open to all interested of these integrated tools and The need to protect business plans and
organizations. technologies for protecting IT assets, the tactics, the integrity of transactions,
DATES: Interested parties must contact NCCoE will enhance trust in U.S. IT financial and other proprietary
NIST to request a letter of interest communications, data, and storage information, and privacy of employees
template to be completed and submitted systems; reduce risk for companies and and clients are only four of the factors
to NIST that identifies the organization individuals using IT systems; and that motivate organizations to secure
requesting participation in the Domain encourage development of innovative, their email exchanges. Whether the
Name System-Based Security for job-creating cybersecurity products and security service desired is
Electronic Mail Building Block and the services. authentication of the source of an email
capabilities and components that are Process: NIST is soliciting responses message, assurance that the message has
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being offered to the collaborative effort. from all sources of relevant security not been altered by an unauthorized
Letters of interest will be accepted on a capabilities (see below) to enter into a party, or confidentiality of message
first come, first served basis. Cooperative Research and Development contents, cryptographic functions are
Collaborative activities will commence Agreement (CRADA) to provide usually employed in providing the
as soon as enough completed and signed products and technical expertise to service. Economies of scale and a need
letters of interest have been returned to support and demonstrate security for uniform security implementation
address all the necessary components platforms for the Domain Name System- drive most enterprises to rely on mail
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| Action | Notice of open meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. | |
| 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, or by email at [email protected] | |
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