83_FR_62532 83 FR 62300 - Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

83 FR 62300 - Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 232 (December 3, 2018)

Page Range62300-62300
FR Document2018-26135

The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Board) will meet in open session on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 232 (Monday, December 3, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-26135]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National 
Quality Award (Board) will meet in open session on Tuesday, December 
11, 2018. 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 Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 
8:30 a.m. Eastern time until 4:00 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) 975-2361, 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 Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time 
until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board is currently 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, small business, nonprofit, education, and health care 
industries. The Board includes members familiar with the quality, 
performance improvement operations, and competitiveness issues of 
manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses, 
nonprofits, health care providers, and educational institutions. The 
purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work of the 
private sector contractor, which assists the NIST Director 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 website 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 11, 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 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, 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 Robyn Verner no later than 
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 and she will provide 
you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information and should contact Ms. Verner for instructions. 
Ms. Verner's email address is [email protected] and her phone 
number is (301) 975-2361. Please note that federal agencies, including 
NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or 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 (Pub. 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. Verner or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-26135 Filed 11-30-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)            Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building                community/overseers.cfm. The meeting
                                               under the following subheadings:                        101, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg,                    will be open to the public.
                                               7326.90.8688, 9403.20.0080, and                         Maryland 20899. Please note admittance
                                               9403.90.8041. Subject merchandise may also                                                                       Individuals and representatives of
                                               enter under subheadings 7308.90.3000,
                                                                                                       instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY                  organizations who would like to offer
                                               7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and                         INFORMATION section of this notice.                   comments and suggestions related to the
                                               9403.20.0090. The HTSUS subheadings are                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Board’s affairs are invited to request a
                                               provided for convenience and U.S. Customs               Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige                  place on the agenda. On December 11,
                                               purposes only. The written description of the
                                               scope is dispositive.
                                                                                                       Performance Excellence Program,                       2018 approximately one-half hour will
                                                                                                       National Institute of Standards and                   be reserved in the afternoon for public
                                               Appendix II                                             Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail                    comments, and speaking times will be
                                               List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary             Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland                     assigned on a first-come, first-served
                                               Decision Memorandum                                     20899–1020, telephone number (301)                    basis. The amount of time per speaker
                                               I. Summary                                              975–2361, or by email at                              will be determined by the number of
                                               II. Background                                          robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.                            requests received, but is likely to be
                                               III. Scope Comments                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            about 3 minutes each. The exact time for
                                               IV. Scope of the Investigation                                                                                public comments will be included in
                                               V. Injury Test                                            Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B)
                                                                                                                                                             the final agenda that will be posted on
                                               VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports               and the Federal Advisory Committee
                                                                                                                                                             the Baldrige website at http://
                                                     From China                                        Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
                                               VII. Diversification of China’s Economy
                                                                                                                                                             www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/
                                                                                                         Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                    overseers.cfm. Questions from the
                                               VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
                                                                                                       Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                   public will not be considered during
                                                     Adverse Inferences
                                               IX. Subsidies Valuation                                 App., notice is hereby given that the                 this period. Speakers who wish to
                                               X. Benchmarks and Interest Rates                        Board will meet in open session on                    expand upon their oral statements,
                                               XI. Analysis of Programs                                Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 8:30                 those who had wished to speak, but
                                               XII. Conclusion                                         a.m. Eastern time until 4:00 p.m. Eastern             could not be accommodated on the
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–26172 Filed 11–30–18; 8:45 am]            time. The Board is currently composed                 agenda, and those who were unable to
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  of eleven members selected for their                  attend in person are invited to submit
                                                                                                       preeminence in the field of                           written statements to the Baldrige
                                                                                                       organizational performance excellence                 Performance Excellence Program, NIST,
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  and appointed by the Secretary of                     100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020,
                                                                                                       Commerce. The Board consists of a                     Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1020, via
                                               National Institute of Standards and                     balanced representation from U.S.
                                               Technology                                                                                                    fax at 301–975–4967 or electronically by
                                                                                                       service, manufacturing, small business,               email to robyn.verner@nist.gov.
                                                                                                       nonprofit, education, and health care
                                               Board of Overseers of the Malcolm                       industries. The Board includes members                   All visitors to the National Institute of
                                               Baldrige National Quality Award                         familiar with the quality, performance                Standards and Technology site must
                                               AGENCY: National Institute of Standards                 improvement operations, and                           pre-register to be admitted. Please
                                               and Technology, Department of                           competitiveness issues of manufacturing               submit your name, time of arrival, email
                                               Commerce.                                               companies, service companies, small                   address and phone number to Robyn
                                                                                                       businesses, nonprofits, health care                   Verner no later than 8:00 a.m. Eastern
                                               ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
                                                                                                       providers, and educational institutions.              Time, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 and
                                               SUMMARY:   The Board of Overseers of the                The purpose of this meeting is to review              she will provide you with instructions
                                               Malcolm Baldrige National Quality                       and discuss the work of the private                   for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must
                                               Award (Board) will meet in open                         sector contractor, which assists the                  submit additional information and
                                               session on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.                  NIST Director in administering the                    should contact Ms. Verner for
                                               The purpose of this meeting is to review                Award, and information received from                  instructions. Ms. Verner’s email address
                                               and discuss the work of the private                     NIST and from the Chair of the Judges                 is robyn.verner@nist.gov and her phone
                                               sector contractor, which assists the                    Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National                number is (301) 975–2361. Please note
                                               Director of the National Institute of                   Quality Award in order to make such                   that federal agencies, including NIST,
                                               Standards and Technology (NIST) in                      suggestions for the improvement of the                can only accept a state-issued driver’s
                                               administering the Malcolm Baldrige                      Award process as the Board deems                      license or identification card for access
                                               National Quality Award (Award), and                     necessary. The Board shall make an                    to federal facilities if such license or
                                               information received from NIST and                      annual report on the results of Award                 identification card is issued by a state
                                               from the Chair of the Judges Panel of the               activities to the Director of NIST, along             that is compliant with the REAL ID Act
                                               Malcolm Baldrige National Quality                       with its recommendations for the                      of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state
                                               Award in order to make such                             improvement of the Award process. The                 that has an extension for REAL ID
                                               suggestions for the improvement of the                  agenda will include: Report from the                  compliance. NIST currently accepts
                                               Award process as the Board deems                        Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige                  other forms of federal-issued
                                               necessary. Details on the agenda are                    National Quality Award, Baldrige                      identification in lieu of a state-issued
                                               noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY                              Program Business Plan Status Report,                  driver’s license. For detailed
                                               INFORMATION section of this notice.                     Baldrige Foundation Fundraising                       information please contact Ms. Verner
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                                               DATES: The meeting will be held on                      Update, Products and Services Update,                 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_
                                               Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 8:30                   and Recommendations for the NIST                      affairs/visitor/.
                                               a.m. Eastern time until 4:00 p.m. Eastern               Director. The agenda may change to
                                               time. The meeting will be open to the                                                                         Kevin A. Kimball,
                                                                                                       accommodate Board business. The final
                                               public.                                                 agenda will be posted on the NIST                     Chief of Staff.
                                               ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  Baldrige Performance Excellence                       [FR Doc. 2018–26135 Filed 11–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                               the National Institute of Standards and                 website at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/              BILLING CODE 3510–13–P




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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be open to the public.
ContactRobert 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) 975-2361, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 62300 

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