Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges, 22675 [2011-9855]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award Panel of Judges
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.,
notice is hereby given that there will be
a meeting of the Panel of Judges of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award on June 14, 2011. The Panel of
Judges is composed of twelve members
prominent in the fields of quality,
innovation, and performance
management and appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce, assembled to
advise the Secretary of Commerce on
the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss
and review information received from
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and from the Chair of the
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award. The agenda
will include: Overview of the Role of
the Judges and Scoring Data Reviewed
at the September 2010 Meeting, 2011
Baldrige Award Cycle, Conflict of
Interest, Judges’ Survey of Applicants,
Judging Process Improvement
Discussion and Judges’ Mentoring
Program.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will convene June
14, 2011, at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4 p.m.
on June 14, 2011. The entire meeting
will be closed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Administration Building,
Lecture Room D, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899, telephone number (301) 975–
2361.
DATES:
The
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the General
Counsel, formally determined on March
7, 2011, that the meeting of the Judges
Panel may be closed 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
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agency the meetings are likely to
disclose information that could
significantly frustrate implementation of
a proposed agency action. The meeting,
which involves examination of Award
applicant data from U.S. companies and
other organizations and a discussion of
these data as compared to the Award
criteria in order to recommend Award
recipients, will be closed to the public.
Dated: April 18, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Permit Family of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 944–
2275 or walter.ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Pacific Islands Region (PIR)
manages the U.S. Fisheries of the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the
western Pacific under five fishery
management plans (FMP), prepared by
the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens
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Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA). The regulations
implementing the FMP are found at 50
CFR part 665.
The permitting requirements at 50
CFR part 665 form the basis for this
collection of information. PIR requests
information from participants in the
fisheries and interested persons. This
information is needed for permit
issuance, to identify participants in the
fisheries, and to help measure impacts
of management controls on the
participants in the fisheries of the EEZ
in the western Pacific.
II. Method of Collection
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Paper submissions and telephone
calls are required from participants.
Methods of submittal include mailing
and facsimile transmission of paper
forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0490.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
239.
Estimated Time per Response:
American Samoa longline limited entry
permit, 45 min.; Main Hawaiian Islands
longline prohibited area exemptions, 2
hours; all other permit applications, 30
minutes; permit appeals, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 136.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $9,050 ($8,650 in application
fees).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Panel of Judges
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.,
notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Panel of
Judges of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on June 14, 2011.
The Panel of Judges is composed of twelve members prominent in the
fields of quality, innovation, and performance management and appointed
by the Secretary of Commerce, assembled to advise the Secretary of
Commerce on the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The purpose of this
meeting is to discuss and review information received from the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and from the Chair of the Judges
Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The agenda will
include: Overview of the Role of the Judges and Scoring Data Reviewed
at the September 2010 Meeting, 2011 Baldrige Award Cycle, Conflict of
Interest, Judges' Survey of Applicants, Judging Process Improvement
Discussion and Judges' Mentoring Program.
DATES: The meeting will convene June 14, 2011, at 9 a.m. and adjourn at
4 p.m. on June 14, 2011. The entire meeting will be closed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room D,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone number (301) 975-
2361.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on
March 7, 2011, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed 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 meetings are likely
to disclose information that could significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting, which involves
examination of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and other
organizations and a discussion of these data as compared to the Award
criteria in order to recommend Award recipients, will be closed to the
public.
Dated: April 18, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-9855 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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