Notice2022-12172
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
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Published
June 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and review the role and responsibilities of the Judges Panel and information received from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in order to ensure the integrity of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) selection process. The agenda will include: Judges Panel roles and processes; Baldrige Program updates; new business/public comment; lessons learned from the 2021 judging process; recommended award process improvements from the Board of Overseers focus group; and the suspension of the 2022 Award process. A portion of this meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 34657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12172]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award;
Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss and review the role and responsibilities of the Judges Panel
and information received from the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) in order to ensure the integrity of the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) selection process. The agenda
will include: Judges Panel roles and processes; Baldrige Program
updates; new business/public comment; lessons learned from the 2021
judging process; recommended award process improvements from the Board
of Overseers focus group; and the suspension of the 2022 Award process.
A portion of this meeting is closed to the public in order to protect
the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.
DATES: The Judges Panel will meet on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 from 9:00
a.m. Eastern Time until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The portion of the
meeting that is closed to the public will take place on Wednesday, June
15, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Courtyard Gaithersburg
Washingtonian Center, 204 Boardwalk Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 and a
virtual option will be available. Please note admittance instructions
under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fedf0fdfaedebb1f9fef1f8f2fae6faeddff1f6ecebb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8cad7daddcacc96ded9d6dfd5ddc1ddcaf8d6d1cbcc96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a> or
phone number 301-975-4781.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Judges
Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The
Judges Panel is composed of no less than nine and not more than twelve
members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, chosen for their
familiarity with quality improvement operations and competitiveness
issues of manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses,
nonprofits, health care providers, and educational institutions. The
primary purpose of this meeting is to assemble to discuss and review
the role and responsibilities of the Judges Panel and information
received from NIST in order to ensure the integrity of the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award selection process. During the closed
session on June 15, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Judges Panel
will discuss lessons learned from the 2021 judging process and the
suspension of the 2022 Award process. The agenda may change to
accommodate Judges Panel business. The final agenda will be posted on
the NIST website at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/how-baldrige-works/baldrige-community/judges-panel">https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/how-baldrige-works/baldrige-community/judges-panel</a>.
The open portion of the meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Time will include discussions on the Judges Panel roles and processes
and Baldrige program updates and is open to the public. Individuals and
representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and
suggestions related to the Panel's business are invited to request a
place on the agenda. Approximately 30 minutes will be reserved for
public comments and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come,
first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by
the number of requests received but is likely to be about three minutes
each. Questions from the public will not be considered during this
period. Requests must be submitted by email to Robyn Verner at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41332e23382f6f3724332f2433012f2832356f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d5f424f5443035b485f43485f6d43445e59034a425b">[email protected]</span></a> and must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
June 9, 2022 to be considered. 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 participate
are invited to submit written statements by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#681a070a1106461e0d1a060d1a2806011b1c460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32405d504b5c1c4457405c5740725c5b41461c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
Admittance instructions: All participants will need to pre-register
to be admitted. Please contact Ms. Verner by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8efce1ecf7e0a0f8ebfce0ebfccee0e7fdfaa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1b3aea3b8afefb7a4b3afa4b381afa8b2b5efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a> or 301-975-2361 and she will provide you with
instructions for admittance in person or for virtual. All requests must
be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, June, 9, 2022.
The portion of the meeting from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
will include discussions on lessons learned from the 2021 judging
process and on the suspension of the 2022 Award process, and is closed
to the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined
and discussed. The Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant
General Counsel for Employment, Litigation and Information, formally
determined on November 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended by Section 5(c) of the
Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that a portion of 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.
Portions of the meeting involve examination of prior year Award
applicant data. Award applicant data are directly related to the
commercial activities and confidential information of the applicants.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the Federal Register notice for
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that
the meeting be held on June 15, 2022 to accommodate the scheduling
priorities of the key participants. The Federal Register notice could
not be published previously due to the need to accommodate schedules,
as well as the logistical and scheduling challenges of arranging for an
in-person meeting as well as a virtual option due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) as amended, and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.)
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-12172 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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