82_FR_49801 82 FR 49595 - Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

82 FR 49595 - Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 206 (October 26, 2017)

Page Range49595-49596
FR Document2017-23273

The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session Sunday, November 5, 2017 through Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each day. The purpose of this meeting is to review recommendations from site visits, and recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients. 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 82 Issue 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49595-49596]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23273]


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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 Sunday, November 5, 
2017 through Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. 
Eastern Time each day. The purpose of this meeting is to review 
recommendations from site visits, and recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige 
National Quality Award recipients. 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 Sunday, November 5, 2017 through 
Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time 
each day. 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, MD 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 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this Federal Register notice for 
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting as

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exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that the Judges Panel 
will meet on Sunday, November 5, 2017 through Thursday, November 9, 
2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each day to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants, who must 
maintain a strict schedule to review recommendations from site visits, 
and recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients. 
The Judges Panel is composed of twelve members, appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce, with balanced representation from U.S. service, 
manufacturing, nonprofit, education, and health care industries. 
Members are selected for their familiarity with 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 recommendations from site visits and recommend 
2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) recipients. The 
meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary 
data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.
    The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel 
for Administration and Transactions, formally determined on March 21, 
2017, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
in accordance with 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 the meeting is likely to disclose 
information the premature disclosure of which would, in the case of any 
agency, be likely to 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.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-23273 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Notices 49595 Otherwise, this investigation will of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less proceed according to statutory and (September 20, 2013), available at than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from regulatory time limits. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013- the scope of this investigation. 09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to PTFE is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Submission of Factual Information Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under submitting factual information in this subheadings 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090. Factual information is defined in 19 investigation. Subject merchandise may also be classified CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) Evidence under HTSUS subheading 3904.69.5000. submitted in response to questionnaires; Certification Requirements Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS (ii) evidence submitted in support of Any party submitting factual Number are provided for convenience and allegations; (iii) publicly available information in an AD or CVD Customs purposes, the written description of information to value factors under 19 proceeding must certify to the accuracy the scope is dispositive. CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the and completeness of that information.37 [FR Doc. 2017–23308 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR Parties must use the certification BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on formats provided in 19 CFR the record by the Department; and (v) 351.303(g).38 The Department intends to evidence other than factual information reject factual submissions if the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE described in (i)–(iv). 19 CFR 351.301(b) submitting party does not comply with requires any party, when submitting the applicable revised certification National Institute of Standards and factual information, to specify under requirements. Technology which subsection of 19 CFR Notification to Interested Parties Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted 35 and, if the information is Interested parties must submit National Quality Award submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct applications for disclosure under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On AGENCY: National Institute of Standards factual information already on the January 22, 2008, the Department and Technology, Department of record, to provide an explanation published Antidumping and Commerce. identifying the information already on the record that the factual information Countervailing Duty Proceedings: ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.36 Time Documents Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the limits for the submission of factual Malcolm Baldrige National Quality information are addressed in 19 CFR 22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate in this investigation should ensure that Award (Judges Panel) will meet in 351.301, which provides specific time closed session Sunday, November 5, limits based on the type of factual they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of 2017 through Thursday, November 9, information being submitted. Interested 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. parties should review the regulations appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). Eastern Time each day. The purpose of prior to submitting factual information this meeting is to review in this investigation. This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of recommendations from site visits, and Extensions of Time Limits the Act. recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige Parties may request an extension of National Quality Award recipients. The Dated: October 18, 2017. time limits before the expiration of a meeting is closed to the public in order Gary Taverman, time limit established under 19 CFR to protect the proprietary data to be Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping examined and discussed at the meeting. 351.301, or as otherwise specified by the and Countervailing Duty Operations Secretary. In general, an extension performing the non-exclusive functions and DATES: The meeting will be held request will be considered untimely if it duties of the Assistant Secretary for Sunday, November 5, 2017 through is filed after the time limit established Enforcement and Compliance. Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 8:30 under 19 CFR 351.301 expires. For a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each Appendix submissions that are due from multiple day. The entire meeting will be closed parties simultaneously, an extension Scope of the Investigation to the public. request will be considered untimely if it The product covered by this investigation ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin, the National Institute of Standards and date. Under certain circumstances, we including but not limited to granular, Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, dispersion, or coagulated dispersion (also may elect to specify a different time known as fine powder). PTFE is covered by Gaithersburg, MD 20899. limit by which extension requests will the scope of this investigation whether filled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: be considered untimely for submissions or unfilled, whether or not modified, and Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige which are due from multiple parties whether or not containing co-polymer Performance Excellence Program, simultaneously. In such a case, we will additives, pigments, or other materials. Also National Institute of Standards and inform parties in the letter or included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail memorandum setting forth the deadline chemical formula for PTFE is C2F4, and the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– (including a specified time) by which 1020, telephone number (301) 975– is 9002–84–0. extension requests must be filed to be PTFE further processed into micropowder, 2360, email robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov. considered timely. An extension request having particle size typically ranging from 1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: must be made in a separate, stand-alone ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES submission; under limited 37 See Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the section 782(b) of the Act. Federal Advisory Committee Act, as circumstances we will grant untimely- 38 See also Certification of Factual Information to amended, 5 U.S.C. App. filed requests for the extension of time Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this limits. Parties should review Extension 17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’). Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule are Federal Register notice for this meeting 35 See 19 CFR 351.301(b). available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/ is being published fewer than 15 36 See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. calendar days prior to the meeting as VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Oct 25, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1

49596 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Notices exceptional circumstances exist. It is DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE minimum sizes) may otherwise prohibit imperative that the Judges Panel will the collection of live animals and/or meet on Sunday, November 5, 2017 National Oceanic and Atmospheric biological samples for data collection through Thursday, November 9, 2017, Administration and public display purposes or may from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern RIN 0648–XF750 otherwise prohibit certain fishing Time each day to accommodate the activity. Pursuant to 50 CFR 600 and scheduling priorities of the key Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 635, a NMFS Regional Administrator or participants, who must maintain a strict Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, Director may authorize, for limited schedule to review recommendations Display, and Shark Research Fishery; testing, public display, data collection, from site visits, and recommend 2017 Letters of Acknowledgment exploratory fishing, compensation Malcolm Baldrige National Quality fishing, conservation engineering, Award recipients. The Judges Panel is AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries health and safety surveys, composed of twelve members, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and environmental cleanup, and/or hazard appointed by the Secretary of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), removal purposes, the target or Commerce, with balanced Commerce. incidental harvest of species managed representation from U.S. service, ACTION: Notice of intent; request for under an FMP or fishery regulations that manufacturing, nonprofit, education, comments. would otherwise be prohibited. These and health care industries. Members are permits exempt permit holders from the selected for their familiarity with SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to specific portions of the regulations (e.g., quality improvement operations and issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs), fishing seasons, prohibited species, competitiveness issues of manufacturing scientific research permits (SRPs), authorized gear, closed areas, and companies, service companies, small display permits, letters of minimum sizes) that may otherwise businesses, health care providers, and acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark prohibit the collection of HMS for educational institutions. Members are research fishery permits for Atlantic public education, public display, or also chosen who have broad experience highly migratory species (HMS) in 2018. scientific research. Permit holders are in for-profit and nonprofit areas. The EFPs and related permits would not exempted from the regulations in purpose of this meeting is to review authorize collection of a limited number entirety. Collection of HMS under EFPs, recommendations from site visits and of tunas, swordfish, billfishes, and SRPs, LOAs, display, and shark research recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige sharks (collectively known as HMS) fishery permits represents a small National Quality Award (Award) from Federal waters in the Atlantic portion of the overall fishing mortality recipients. The meeting is closed to the Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of for HMS, and this mortality is counted public in order to protect the Mexico for the purposes of scientific against the quota of the species proprietary data to be examined and data collection, bycatch research, public harvested, as appropriate and discussed at the meeting. display, and to evaluate the efficacy of applicable. The terms and conditions of environmental clean-up efforts, among individual permits are unique; however, The Chief Financial Officer and other things. Letters of Assistant Secretary for Administration, all permits will include reporting acknowledgement acknowledge that requirements, limit the number and/or with the concurrence of the Assistant scientific research activity aboard a General Counsel for Administration and species of HMS to be collected, and only scientific research vessel is being authorize collection in Federal waters of Transactions, formally determined on conducted. Generally, EFPs and related March 21, 2017, pursuant to Section the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and permits would be valid from the date of Caribbean Sea. 10(d) of the Federal Advisory issuance through December 31, 2018, Committee Act, in accordance with unless otherwise specified, subject to EFPs and related permits are issued Section 5(c) of the Government in the terms and conditions of individual under the authority of the Magnuson- Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that permits. Stevens Fishery Conservation and the meeting of the Judges Panel may be Management Reauthorization Act DATES: Written comments on these closed to the public in accordance with (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 activities received in response to this et seq.) and/or the Atlantic Tunas 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), because the meeting notice will be considered by NMFS is likely to disclose trade secrets and Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 when issuing EFPs and related permits et seq.). Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 commercial or financial information and must be received on or before obtained from a person which is and 635.32 govern scientific research November 27, 2017. activity, exempted fishing, and privileged or confidential; and 5 U.S.C. ADDRESSES: Comments may be exempted public display and 552b(c)(9)(B) because the meeting is likely to disclose information the submitted by any of the following educational activities with respect to premature disclosure of which would, methods: Atlantic HMS. Before issuing LOAs, in the case of any agency, be likely to • Email: nmfs.hms.efp2018@ EFPs, or SRPs, NMFS requests, among significantly frustrate implementation of noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the other things, copies of scientific a proposed agency action. The meeting, following identifier: 0648–XF750 research plans. Because the Magnuson- • Mail: Craig Cockrell, Highly Stevens Act states that scientific which involves examination of current Migratory Species Management Division research activity which is conducted on Award applicant data from U.S. (F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West a scientific research vessel is not organizations and a discussion of these Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. fishing, NMFS issues LOAs and not data as compared to the Award criteria ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES in order to recommend Award FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EFPs for bona fide research activities recipients, will be closed to the public. Craig Cockrell, phone: (301) 427–8503 (e.g., scientific research being conducted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issuance from a research vessel and not a Kevin Kimball, of EFPs and related permits are commercial or recreational fishing NIST Chief of Staff. necessary because HMS regulations vessel) involving species that are only [FR Doc. 2017–23273 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] (e.g., fishing seasons, prohibited species, regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens BILLING CODE 3510–13–P authorized gear, closed areas, and Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Oct 25, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of closed meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Sunday, November 5, 2017 through Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each day. 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, MD 20899- 1020, telephone number (301) 975-2360, email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 49595 
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