Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
| Published date | 03 June 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 29756 |
| Record Number | 2021-11617 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 105 (Thursday, June 3, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 105 (Thursday, June 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29756-29757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11617]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, from 11:00
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 2020
judging process; and the 2021 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 16, 2021 from
11:00 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 16, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting by webinar. Please
note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) as amended, 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 Judges Panel of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Wednesday, June
16, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The
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Judges Panel is composed of 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 16, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. the Judges Panel will discuss lessons learned from the 2020
judging process and the 2021 Award process. The agenda may change to
accommodate Judges Panel business. The final agenda will be posted on
the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/how-baldrige-works/baldrige-community/judges-panel.
The open portion of the meeting from 11:00 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 [email protected] and must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, June 9, 2021 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
[email protected] or 301-975-2361.
Admittance instructions: All participants will be attending via
webinar. Please contact Ms. Verner by email at [email protected] or
301-975-2361 for detailed instructions on how to join the webinar. All
requests must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, June,
9, 2021.
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 2020 judging
process and on the 2021 Award process, and is closed to the public in
order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed. The
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel for Employment,
Litigation and Information, formally determined, 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 for a government agency the meeting is likely to
disclose information that could 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), this Federal Register notice for
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist due to COVID-19.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-11617 Filed 6-2-21; 8:45 am]
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