83 FR 23638 - Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-10917

The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Board of Overseers) and the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in open session on Thursday, June 7, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of Overseers, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, reports the results of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) activities to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) each year, along with its recommendations for the improvement of the Award process. The Judges Panel, also appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, ensures the integrity of the Award selection process and recommends Award recipients to the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and review information received from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and from the Chair of the Judges Panel. The agenda will include: Baldrige Program News, Alliance for Performance Excellence Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Report from the Baldrige Judges Panel, Ethics Review, Baldrige Enterprise Planning, Award Process Redesign, Proposal to Expand Award Categories, and New Business/Public Comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
and Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National 
Quality Award (Board of Overseers) and the Judges Panel of the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in open 
session on Thursday, June 7, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern 
time. The Board of Overseers, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, 
reports the results of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
(Award) activities to the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) each year, along with its 
recommendations for the improvement of the Award process. The Judges 
Panel, also appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, ensures the 
integrity of the Award selection process and recommends Award 
recipients to the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is 
to discuss and review information received from the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology and from the Chair of the Judges Panel. The 
agenda will include: Baldrige Program News, Alliance for

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Performance Excellence Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Report from 
the Baldrige Judges Panel, Ethics Review, Baldrige Enterprise Planning, 
Award Process Redesign, Proposal to Expand Award Categories, and New 
Business/Public Comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018 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, Building 215/Room C103, 100 Bureau Drive, 
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 
robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1), 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 of Overseers and the 
Judges Panel will meet in open session on Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of Overseers (Board), 
composed of approximately twelve members preeminent in the field of 
organizational performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary of 
Commerce, makes an annual report on the results of Award activities to 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), along with its recommendations for improvement of the Award 
process. The Judges Panel consists of no less than nine, and not more 
than twelve, members with balanced representation from U.S. service, 
manufacturing, small business, nonprofit, education, and health care 
industries. The Panel includes members who are familiar with the 
quality improvement operations and competitiveness issues of 
manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses, 
nonprofits, health care providers, and educational institutions. The 
Judges Panel recommends Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
recipients to the Secretary of Commerce.
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and review information 
received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges Panel. The agenda 
will include: Baldrige Program News, Alliance for Performance 
Excellence Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Report from the Baldrige 
Judges Panel, Ethics Review, Baldrige Enterprise Planning, Award 
Process Redesign, Proposal to Expand Award Categories, and New 
Business/Public Comment. The agenda may change to accommodate the 
Judges Panel and Board of Overseers business. The final agenda will be 
posted on the NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website at 
http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. The meeting is 
open to the public. Individuals and representatives of organizations 
who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's 
affairs and/or the Panel of Judges' general process are invited to 
request a place on the agenda. On June 7, 2018, 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 Performance Excellence Program website 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, Attention Robyn Verner, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1020, via fax at 301-975-4967 
or electronically by email to robyn.verner@nist.gov.
    All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, 
time of arrival, email address and phone number to Robyn Verner no 
later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, May 31, 2018, and she will 
provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must 
submit additional information; please contact Robyn Verner by email at 
robyn.verner@nist.gov or by phone at (301) 975-2361. Also, please note 
that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), federal agencies, 
including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or 
identification card for access to federal facilities if issued by 
states that are REAL ID compliant or have an extension. NIST also 
currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in lieu 
of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information please 
contact Ms. Verner or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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agency of the United States Department The MACE consortium will undertake information in its response to this
of Commerce, is establishing the the following tasks over a three-year request for information. NIST will not
Metrology of Additive Construction by renewable period: treat any information provided in
Extrusion (MACE) Consortium and Task 1 will focus on correlating off- response to this request as proprietary
invites organizations to participate in line measurements of fresh and information.
this Consortium. The Consortium will hardening cement paste with measures NIST will notify each organization of
study the measurement science needs of print quality. The objectives will be its eligibility. In order to participate in
for the successful adoption of additive to determine material performance this Consortium, each eligible
manufacturing by the construction characteristics that are critical to the organization must sign a CRADA for this
industry. Participation in this success of ACE. Consortium. All participants to this
Consortium is open to all eligible Task 2 will focus on developing in- Consortium will be bound by the same
organizations, as described below. situ and in-process measurements that terms and conditions. Participation fees
Participants will be required to sign a can be used to provide feedback into the will be at least $20,000 annually. For
Cooperative Research and Development control of the ACE process. The non-profit institutions, in-kind
Agreement (CRADA). objective will be to implement material donations equivalent to the membership
DATES: NIST will accept responses for property measurements in line to the fee may be accepted, subject to the
participation in this Consortium until ACE process. discretion of NIST and justification of
May 15th, 2018. The Consortium’s Task 3 will focus on scaling paste and cost equivalency. NIST does not
activities will commence on June 1, mortar measurements to the concrete guarantee participation in the
2018 (‘‘Commencement Date’’). scale, including a proper consideration Consortium to any organization.
Acceptance of participants into the of field issues. This includes, but is not Authority: 15 U. S. C. 3710a.
Consortium after the Commencement limited to, hardened property
measurements; studies on curing Kevin A. Kimball,
Date will depend on eligibility, as
determined by NIST based on practices and finishing procedures; and Chief of Staff.
information provided, and the development of numerical simulations [FR Doc. 2018–10913 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
availability of NIST resources. of material deposition. The objectives BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

ADDRESSES: Information submitted in will be to measure hardened properties
response to this notice and request for of 3–D printed structures and
additional information about the investigate how paste and mortar DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Consortium can be directed via mail to measurements can inform concrete-
National Institute of Standards and
the NIST Consortium Manager, Dr. Scott based ACE through the use of numerical
Technology
Jones, Materials and Structural Systems simulations.
Division of NIST’s Engineering No proprietary information will be Board of Overseers of the Malcolm
Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, shared as part of the Consortium. Baldrige National Quality Award and
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8312, or Process Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
via electronic mail to scott.jones@ National Quality Award
nist.gov. Interested parties with relevant ACE
capabilities (see below), products, and/ AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
or technical expertise to support this and Technology, Department of
further information about opportunities Consortium should contact NIST using Commerce.
to join the MACE Consortium, or about the information provided in the ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
the terms and conditions of NIST’s ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Cooperative Research and Development Eligibility will be determined by NIST SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the
Agreement (CRADA), please contact using the information provided by an Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Jeffrey DiVietro, CRADA Officer, organization in response to this notice Award (Board of Overseers) and the
National Institute of Standards and based on the information requested Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
Technology’s Technology Partnerships below, and upon the availability of National Quality Award (Judges Panel)
Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive, necessary resources to NIST. An eligible will meet in open session on Thursday,
Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland member must be involved in current or June 7, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
20899, by electronic mail to future efforts to advance ACE, either Eastern time. The Board of Overseers,
jeffrey.divietro@nist.gov, or by through commercial technology appointed by the Secretary of
telephone at (301) 975–8779. development or academic research. Commerce, reports the results of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additive An organization responding to this Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
construction by extrusion (ACE) has the notice should provide the following Award (Award) activities to the Director
potential to revolutionize construction information to NIST’s Consortium of the National Institute of Standards
by eliminating the need for formwork Manager by email. and Technology (NIST) each year, along
and enabling architectural or structural 1. Description of organization’s with its recommendations for the
designs that cannot be achieved by interest in ACE and current activities improvement of the Award process. The
standard practices. As ACE is in its prompting the development of ACE. Judges Panel, also appointed by the
early stages of development, this 2. Topics of interest from the Secretary of Commerce, ensures the
Consortium will study the measurement statement of work. There is no limit on integrity of the Award selection process
science needs for the successful the number of areas of participation. and recommends Award recipients to
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adoption of ACE by the construction 3. List of interested party’s anticipated the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose
industry. The objective of this participants. of this meeting is to discuss and review
consortium will be to identify and then 4. For non-profit institutions, information received from the National
translate cementitious material anticipated in-kind donations and cost Institute of Standards and Technology
measurements to in-line or in-process equivalency. and from the Chair of the Judges Panel.
measurements for quality control and A responding organization should not The agenda will include: Baldrige
quality assurance of the ACE process. include any business proprietary Program News, Alliance for

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Open Meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018 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]
FR Citation		83 FR 23638

83 FR 23638 - Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

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