81 FR 23459 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit Surveys

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 77 (April 21, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-09208

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 
Performance Excellence Program Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit 
Surveys

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 June 20, 2016.

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

    Public Law 100-107 (The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Improvement Act of 1987), which established the Baldrige Performance 
Excellence Program and its Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
(MBNQA), stipulates that organizational applicants for the award (see 
OMB Control #0693-006) receive ``an intensive evaluation by a competent 
board of examiners which shall review the evidence submitted by the 
organization and, through a site visit, verify the accuracy of the 
quality improvements claimed.''
    Per the statute, ``the Director of the National Bureau of Standards 
shall rely upon'' these examiners, as they are in essence the external 
workforce of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Baldrige 
Program staff members manage and improve the award and all of its 
processes, but the examiners actually do the objective review of MBNQA 
applicants.
    The Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit Surveys will be one key 
way that Baldrige staff members can communicate with and seek feedback 
from the external workforce (Baldrige Examiners). To manage these 
voluntary examiners (some private citizens, some government and 
military personnel), the Baldrige Program needs the ability to ask them 
of their preferences for the sector in which they will do their 
application review (e.g., do they want to review a health care 
applicant, manufacturing applicant), their availability to conduct 
reviews, their ability to travel on a site visit and about all of their 
logistical needs (e.g., dietary restrictions, cannot review an 
organization from a certain state due to conflicts in that state), 
their ability to perform particular MBNQA roles such as technical 
editor or team leader), their conflicts with a particular organization, 
etc. The Baldrige Program also needs to survey them to obtain 
qualitative information on performance, as being a Baldrige Examiner is 
a very competitive selection.
    The Baldrige Program could not perform the intensive evaluation 
called for in the law without surveying its own workforce about their 
unique needs in relation to the MBNQA process (and its subprocesses). 
In fact, these volunteer examiners expect to be asked their 
preferences, as well as given the ability to give their feedback to 
improve processes.

II. Method of Collection

    Surveys are typically conducted via email or through a secure NIST 
file-sharing system if any MBNQA organization-specific information 
needs to be shared. Surveys can also be conducted over the phone if the 
number of examiners who need to be asked about a particular role or 
need is less than about 20. Often, a personal phone call is the best 
way to survey a subset of examiners, as maintaining positive 
relationships with examiners is very important to the program.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: #0693-XXXX (New Collection).

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    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals, including private citizens. All must 
be U.S. citizens (proof of citizenship is required prior to Baldrige 
Examiner training).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167 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: April 15, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Unless the applicable cash deposit DATES: Written comments must be examiners (some private citizens, some
rates have been superseded by cash submitted on or before June 20, 2016. government and military personnel), the
deposit rates calculated in an ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Baldrige Program needs the ability to
intervening administrative review of the to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental ask them of their preferences for the
AD order on LWS from the PRC, the Paperwork Clearance Officer, sector in which they will do their
Department will instruct U. S. Customs Department of Commerce, Room 6616, application review (e.g., do they want to
and Border Protection to require a cash 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., review a health care applicant,
deposit for estimated AD duties at the Washington, DC 20230 (or via the manufacturing applicant), their
rate noted above for each specified Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). availability to conduct reviews, their
exporter and producer combination, for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ability to travel on a site visit and about
entries of subject merchandise, entered Requests for additional information or all of their logistical needs (e.g., dietary
or withdrawn from warehouse, for copies of the information collection restrictions, cannot review an
consumption, on or after April 11, 2016. instrument and instructions should be organization from a certain state due to
This notice is issued and published in directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige conflicts in that state), their ability to
accordance with sections 516A(e) and Performance Excellence Program, 100 perform particular MBNQA roles such
777(i)(1) of the Act and section Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, as technical editor or team leader), their
129(c)(2)(A) of the Uruguay Round MD 20899, 301–975–3074, conflicts with a particular organization,
Agreements Act. dawn.bailey@nist.gov etc. The Baldrige Program also needs to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: survey them to obtain qualitative
Dated: April 14, 2016.
information on performance, as being a
Paul Piquado, I. Abstract Baldrige Examiner is a very competitive
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Public Law 100–107 (The Malcolm selection.
Compliance. Baldrige National Quality Improvement The Baldrige Program could not
[FR Doc. 2016–09286 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] Act of 1987), which established the perform the intensive evaluation called
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Program and its Malcolm Baldrige workforce about their unique needs in
National Quality Award (MBNQA), relation to the MBNQA process (and its
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE stipulates that organizational applicants subprocesses). In fact, these volunteer
for the award (see OMB Control #0693– examiners expect to be asked their
National Institute of Standards and 006) receive ‘‘an intensive evaluation by preferences, as well as given the ability
Technology a competent board of examiners which to give their feedback to improve
Proposed Information Collection; shall review the evidence submitted by processes.
Comment Request; Baldrige the organization and, through a site
visit, verify the accuracy of the quality II. Method of Collection
Performance Excellence Program
improvements claimed.’’ Surveys are typically conducted via
Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit
Per the statute, ‘‘the Director of the email or through a secure NIST file-
Surveys
National Bureau of Standards shall rely sharing system if any MBNQA
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards upon’’ these examiners, as they are in organization-specific information needs
and Technology, Commerce. essence the external workforce of the to be shared. Surveys can also be
Baldrige Performance Excellence conducted over the phone if the number
ACTION: Notice. Program. Baldrige Program staff of examiners who need to be asked
members manage and improve the about a particular role or need is less
SUMMARY: The Department of award and all of its processes, but the than about 20. Often, a personal phone
Commerce, as part of its continuing
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examiners actually do the objective call is the best way to survey a subset
effort to reduce paperwork and review of MBNQA applicants. of examiners, as maintaining positive
respondent burden, invites the general The Team Leader Consensus and Site relationships with examiners is very
public and other Federal agencies to Visit Surveys will be one key way that important to the program.
take this opportunity to comment on Baldrige staff members can
proposed and/or continuing information communicate with and seek feedback III. Data
collections, as required by the from the external workforce (Baldrige OMB Control Number: #0693–XXXX
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Examiners). To manage these voluntary (New Collection).

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Form Number(s): None. SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public discretion of the chairs for the GAC and
Type of Review: Regular submission. meeting of the General Advisory SAS.
Affected Public: Individuals, Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to The 90th meeting of the IATTC, the
including private citizens. All must be the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 33rd Meeting of the Parties to the
U.S. citizens (proof of citizenship is Commission (IATTC) on May 27, 2016, Agreement on the International Dolphin
required prior to Baldrige Examiner and a public meeting of the Scientific Conservation Program (AIDCP), as well
training). Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the as working group meetings for both the
Estimated Number of Respondents: GAC on May 26, 2016. Additionally, IATTC and AIDCP, will be held in La
500 per year. NMFS announces a public conference Jolla, California from June 20 to July 1,
Estimated Time per Response: 20 call of the GAC and SAS on May 3, 2016. For more information on these
minutes. 2016. The meeting and call topics are meetings, please visit the IATTC’s Web
Estimated Total Annual Burden described under the SUPPLEMENTARY site: https://www.iattc.org/
Hours: 167 hours. INFORMATION section of this notice. MeetingsENG.htm.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to DATES: The meeting of the SAS will be
GAC and SAS Meeting Topics
Public: $0. held on May 26, 2016, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. PDT (or until business is The GAC meeting topics will include,
IV. Request for Comments but are not limited to, the following:
concluded). The meeting of the GAC
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether will be held on May 27, 2016, from 8:30 (1) Outcomes of the 2016 SAC to the
the proposed collection of information a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT (or until business is IATTC (e.g., stock status updates for
is necessary for the proper performance concluded). The conference call with tuna, tuna-like species, and other
of the functions of the agency, including the SAS and GAC will be held on May species caught in association with those
whether the information shall have 3, 2016, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (or until fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean);
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the business is concluded). (2) Implementation of the Antigua
agency’s estimate of the burden ADDRESSES: The GAC and SAS meetings Convention including the development
(including hours and cost) of the will be held in the Pacific Conference of a SOPP;
proposed collection of information; (c) Room (Room 300) at NMFS, Southwest (3) Input from the SAS;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla (4) Formulation of advice on issues
clarity of the information to be Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037– that may arise at the upcoming 90th
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 1508. Please notify Taylor Debevec (see meeting of the IATTC, including the
burden of the collection of information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by IATTC staff’s recommended
on respondents, including through the May 20, 2016, if you plan to attend conservation measures, U.S. proposals,
use of automated collection techniques either or both meetings in person or and proposals from other IATTC
or other forms of information remotely. The meetings will be members; and
technology. accessible by webinar—instructions will (5) Other issues as they arise.
Comments submitted in response to be emailed to meeting participants. The The SAS meeting topics will include,
this notice will be summarized and/or call will be held via conference line: 1– but are not limited to, the following:
included in the request for OMB 888–790–6181, passcode: 34214. (1) Outcomes of the 2016 Scientific
approval of this information collection; Advisory Committee (SAC) to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
they also will become a matter of public IATTC (e.g., stock status updates for
Taylor Debevec, West Coast Region,
record. tuna, tuna-like species, and other
NMFS, at Taylor.Debevec@noaa.gov, or
species caught in association with those
Dated: April 15, 2016. at (562) 980–4066.
fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean);
Glenna Mickelson, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In (2) Implementation of the Antigua
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief accordance with the Tuna Conventions Convention including the development
Information Officer. Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as amended, of a Statement of Organization,
[FR Doc. 2016–09208 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] the U.S. Department of Commerce, in Practices, and Procedures (SOPP);
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consultation with the Department of (3) Issues related to the impact of
State (the State Department), appoints a fishing on non-target species, such as
GAC to the U.S. Section to the IATTC, shark, seabirds, sea turtles;
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and a SAS that advises the GAC. The (4) Evaluation of the IATTC staff’s
U.S. Section consists of the four U.S. recommended conservation measures
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Commissioners to the IATTC and for 2016;
Administration representatives of the State Department, (5) U.S. proposals for the 90th
NOAA, Department of Commerce, other meeting of the IATTC and proposals
RIN 0648–XE529 agencies of the U.S. Government, and from other IATTC members; and
other stakeholders. The purpose of the (6) Other issues as they arise.
General Advisory Committee to the GAC shall be to advise the U.S. Section The GAC and SAS call will
U.S. Section to the Inter-American with respect to U.S. participation in the exclusively consist of review and
Tropical Tuna Commission and work of the IATTC, with particular discussion of the draft SOPP in an effort
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to reference to development of U.S. to resolve most of the edits and
the General Advisory Committee; policies, positions, and negotiating comments before the GAC and SAS
Meetings and Call Announcement tactics. The purpose of the SAS is to
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meeting so it does not take away from
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries advise the GAC on matters of science. other agenda items.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and NMFS West Coast Region provides
administrative support for the GAC and Special Accommodations
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. SAS. The meetings of the GAC and SAS The meeting location is physically
shall be open to the public, unless in accessible to people with disabilities.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
executive session. The time and manner Requests for sign language
conference call.
of public comment will be at the interpretation or other auxiliary aids

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before June 20, 2016.
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		81 FR 23459

81 FR 23459 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit Surveys

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