Notice2026-06419
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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Published
April 2, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ("Board of Overseers" or "Board") will meet in open session on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board of Overseers to review and discuss the work of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, to implement improvements to the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award ("Award"), and to provide recommendations to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the Board deems necessary. The agenda will include the Baldrige Program Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Ethics Review, Alliance for Performance Excellence Update, Communities of Excellence Update, and New Business/Public Comment. Details of the agenda are noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16644-16645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06419]
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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 of Overseers'' or ``Board'') will meet in open
session on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board of Overseers
to review and discuss the work of the Baldrige Performance Excellence
Program, to implement improvements to the Malcom Baldrige National
Quality Award (``Award''), and to provide recommendations to the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
as the Board deems necessary. The agenda will include the Baldrige
Program Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Ethics Review, Alliance for
Performance Excellence Update, Communities of Excellence Update, and
New Business/Public Comment. Details of the agenda are noted in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 11th, 2026, from
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the
public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via webinar. 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, via telephone at (301) 975-2361 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03716c616671772d65626d646e667a6671436d6a70772d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a2835383f282e743c3b343d373f233f281a3433292e743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. 1000 et seq.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. 1000 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Board of Overseers
will meet in open session on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Board is composed of six 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), and submits recommendations to the
Director for improvement of the Award process. The Board consists of a
balanced representation from U.S. service, manufacturing, nonprofit,
education, and healthcare industries; its members are familiar with the
quality, performance improvement operations, and competitiveness issues
of manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses,
nonprofits, healthcare providers, and educational institutions.
The purpose of this meeting is to welcome and introduce the Board
and to review and discuss the work of the Baldrige Performance
Excellence Program (``Program''). The agenda will include the Baldrige
Program Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Judges Panel of the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award Update (``Judges Panel'') Update,
Ethics Review for both the Judges Panel and the Board, Alliance for
Performance Excellence Update, Communities of Excellence Update, and
New Business/Public Comment. The agenda may change to accommodate the
Board of Overseers 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 is open to the public.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer verbal comments and suggestions related to the Board's affairs
are invited to request a place on the agenda.
Approximately thirty minutes will be reserved for public comments
during the meeting, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-
come, first-served basis. The amount of time devoted to each speaker
will be determined by the number of requests received, and it is likely
to be limited to approximately three minutes. 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 <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. Requests must be
submitted by email to Robyn Decker at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2809d908b9cb29c9b8186dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3d1ccc1dacde3cdcad0d78dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a> and must be
received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 4, 2026, to be considered.
Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, individuals who
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those
who were unable to attend the meeting are invited to submit written
statements by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9cbd6dbc0d7f9d7d0cacd97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7b5a8a5bea987a9aeb4b3e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>. Written statements may be
submitted at any time.
Admittance Instructions: All participants will be attending
virtually via webinar and need to pre-register to be admitted. Please
contact Mrs. Robyn Decker via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61130e03180f210f0812154f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89fbe6ebf0e7c9e7e0fafda7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>; via U.S. mail at
the National Institute of Standards and Technology c/o Robyn Decker,
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; or via
telephone at (301) 975-2361. Please include your name, email, and
telephone number with all registration requests, and you will receive
instructions for webinar admittance. All requests to attend must be
received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 4, 2026.
Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f0d101d06113f11160c0b51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f7d606d76614f61667c7b21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, no later than
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June 4, 2026, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026-06419 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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