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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92096-92097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27336]

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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 
5, 2024. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work 
of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program to implement 
improvements to the Malcolm 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. Details on the agenda are noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 
10:00 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 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

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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. 1001 et seq.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 
5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Board will meet 
in open session on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. Eastern 
time until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board is currently composed of 
twelve 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, nonprofit, education, and healthcare 
industries. The Board includes members 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 review and discuss the work of the 
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (Program) to implement 
improvements to the Malcolm 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: Report on Program Accomplishments 
for 2024, Update on Baldrige Reimagined Implementation, Baldrige 
Foundation Update, Alliance for Performance Excellence Update, 
Communities of Excellence 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 5, 2024, 
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 Program website at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. Questions from the 
public will not be considered during this period. Requests must be 
submitted by email to Robyn Decker at [email protected] and must be 
received by noon Eastern Time, December 2, 2024, 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 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 [email protected].
    All participants will be attending virtually via webinar and need 
to pre-register to be admitted. Please contact Mrs. Robyn Decker by 
email at [email protected]; Mailing Address: NIST c/o Robyn Decker, 
100 Bureau Drive, MS 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; or 301-975-2361, 
please provide her with your name, email, and phone number; and she 
will provide you with instructions for admittance. All requests must be 
received by noon Eastern Time, December 2, 2024.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-27336 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]
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