Notice2021-18644
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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Published
August 30, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Board) will meet in open session on Thursday, December 9, 2021. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48403-48404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18644]
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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 Thursday, December
9, 2021. 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 Thursday, December 9, 2021, from
11:00 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 virtually using Microsoft Teams.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#493b262b2c3b3d672f28272e242c302c3b0927203a3d672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0c111c1b0c0a50181f1019131b071b0c3e10170d0a50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Thursday, December 9, 2020, from 11:00 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 <a href="http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm</a>. 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 9, 2021,
approximately one-half hour will be reserved in the afternoon for
public
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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 <a href="http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm</a>. 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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1c010c170040180b1c000b1c2e00071d1a40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="addfc2cfd4c383dbc8dfc3c8dfedc3c4ded983cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>.
All participants will be attending via webinar. Please contact Ms.
Verner by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7d5c8c5dec989d1c2d5c9c2d5e7c9ced4d389c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12607d706b7c3c6477607c7760527c7b61663c757d64">[email protected]</span></a> for detailed instructions on
how to join the webinar. All requests must be received by 12/06/2021.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-18644 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
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