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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 170 / Wednesday, September 2, 2015 / Notices
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 27, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015–21773 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award Application
(MBNQA)
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 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 November 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, 100
Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg,
MD, 20899, 301–975–3074,
dawn.bailey@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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I. Abstract
The Department of Commerce is
responsible for the Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program (BPEP)
and the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award (MBNQA), the nation’s
highest award for organizational
performance excellence. Directly
associated with this award is the Board
of Examiners, an integral volunteer
workforce for BPEP. NIST manages
BPEP. An applicant organization for the
MBNQA is required to perform two
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steps: (1) The applicant organization
self-certifies that it meets eligibility
requirements with an eligibility form;
and (2) the applicant organization
prepares and completes an application
package. BPEP will assist with or offer
advice on any questions or issues that
the applicant may have concerning the
eligibility or application processes; this
includes BPEP staff manning a hotline
during the week and on weekends for
organizations to call or email. With the
help of the Board of Examiners, BPEP
will use the eligibility forms and
application package to assess and
provide feedback on the applicant’s
performance excellence practices. These
practices could lead to a MBNQA
awarded by the President of the United
States or his delegate.
Per Public Law 100–107 (Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Improvement
Act of 1987), the MBNQA helps to
stimulate American companies to
improve quality and productivity for the
pride of recognition while obtaining a
competitive edge through increased
profits; recognizes the achievements of
those companies that improve the
quality of their goods and services and
provide an example to others;
establishes guidelines and criteria that
can be used by business, industrial,
governmental, and other organizations
in evaluating their own quality
improvement efforts; and provides
specific guidance for other American
organizations that wish to learn how to
manage for high quality by making
available detailed information on how
winning organizations were able to
change their cultures and achieve
eminence.
The application to be a member of the
Board of Examiners is a one-step,
secure, online process. Each year, BPEP
recruits highly skilled experts in the
fields of manufacturing, service, small
business, health care, education, and
nonprofit, the six Award eligibility
categories, to evaluate the applications
that BPEP receives. Examiners serve for
a one-year term; participation on the
board is entirely voluntary. Examiners
receive three- to four-days of free on-site
training (depending on experience
level); this training has been nationally
recognized for two consecutive years as
part of the number-one leadership
development program in the military/
government category of the Leadership
500 Awards, sponsored by HR.com.
BPEP’s mission to improve the
competitiveness and performance of
U.S. organizations for the benefit of all
U.S. residents.
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II. Method of Collection
MBNQA applicant organizations must
comply in writing according to the
Eligibility Certification Form and
Baldrige Award Application Form
available at https://www.nist.gov/
baldrige/enter/how_to_apply.cfm.
Information on the application for the
Board of Examiners can be found at
https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/
examiners/index.cfm. BPEP will
electronically send a unique user ID and
password (separate emails) on how
applicants to the Board of Examiners
can apply to the secure system.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0006.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review:. Revision of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Business, health care,
education, or other for-profit
organizations; health care, education,
and other nonprofit organizations; and
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
580 (30 Applications for MBNQA and
550 Applicants for the Board of
Examiners).
Estimated Time per Response: 74
hours for applications for MBNQA, and
1 hour for applications for the Board of
Examiners.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,770 (MBNQA = 2,220 and
Board of Examiners = 550).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: MBNQA = $1,610–$79,610
(application and site visit fees vary
depending on profit nature of
organization and its sector [e.g., smallest
fee is for a nonprofit K–12 school,
largest fee is for a global manufacturer];
additionally, only 25% of applications
pay site visit fees that again vary
depending on number of sites and sector
of the organization) and Board of
Examiners: $0.
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.
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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.
Dated: August 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–21735 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE118
Determination of Overfishing or an
Overfished Condition
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This action serves as a notice
that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary), has found that
the following four stocks of Pacific
salmon are subject to overfishing:
Chinook salmon—Columbia River
Basin: Upper River Summer; Chinook
salmon—Washington Coast: Willapa
Bay Fall Natural; Chinook salmon—
Washington Coast: Grays Harbor Fall;
and Coho salmon—Washington Coast:
Hoh. In addition, NMFS has found that
the North Pacific swordfish stock in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean, which is jointly
managed by the Pacific Fishery
Management Council and the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council, is
subject to overfishing. NMFS, on behalf
of the Secretary, notifies the appropriate
fishery management council (Council)
whenever it determines that overfishing
is occurring, a stock is in an overfished
condition, a stock is approaching an
overfished condition, or when a
rebuilding plan has not resulted in
adequate progress toward ending
overfishing and rebuilding affected fish
stocks. None of these stocks is in an
overfished condition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2),
NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must
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notify Councils whenever it determines
that a stock or stock complex is
overfished or approaching an overfished
condition; or if an existing rebuilding
plan has not ended overfishing or
resulted in adequate rebuilding
progress. NMFS also notifies Councils
when it determines a stock or stock
complex is subject to overfishing.
Section 304(e)(2) further requires NMFS
to publish these notices in the Federal
Register.
NMFS has determined that four stocks
of Pacific salmon are now subject to
overfishing:
1. Chinook salmon—Columbia River
Basin: Upper River Summer;
2. Chinook salmon—Washington
Coast: Willapa Bay Fall Natural;
3. Chinook salmon— Washington
Coast: Grays Harbor Fall; and
4. Coho salmon—Washington Coast:
Hoh.
The Pacific Fishery Management
Council has been informed that they
must take action to end overfishing
immediately on these stocks.
In addition, NMFS has determined
that the North Pacific swordfish stock in
the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) is
subject to overfishing and is not in an
overfished condition. This
determination was based on an
assessment conducted by the
International Scientific Committee for
Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the
North Pacific Ocean (ISC), in
conjunction with NOAA scientists.
NMFS has confirmed that section 304(i)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) applies
because (1) the overfishing condition of
swordfish is due largely to excessive
international fishing pressure, and (2)
there are no management measures (or
efficiency measures) to end overfishing
under an international agreement to
which the U.S. is a party. NMFS has
informed the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council and the Pacific
Fishery Management Council of their
obligations for international and
domestic management under MagnusonStevens Act sections 304(i) and 304(i)(2)
to address international and domestic
impacts, respectively. The Councils
must develop domestic regulations to
address the relative impact of the
domestic fishing fleet on the stock, and
develop recommendations to the
Secretary of State and Congress for
international actions to end overfishing
on North Pacific swordfish EPO.
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Dated: August 27, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–21676 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE057
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to a Pier
Replacement Project
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for
authorization to take marine mammals
incidental to construction activities as
part of a pier replacement project.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
requesting comments on its proposal to
issue an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA) to the Navy to
incidentally take marine mammals, by
Level B Harassment only, during the
specified activity.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than October 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the
application should be addressed to Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service. Physical comments
should be sent to 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
electronic comments should be sent to
ITP.Laws@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to the
Internet at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental/construction.htm
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award Application (MBNQA)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 November 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program,
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, 301-975-3074,
dawn.bailey@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Department of Commerce is responsible for the Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) and the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award (MBNQA), the nation's highest award for organizational
performance excellence. Directly associated with this award is the
Board of Examiners, an integral volunteer workforce for BPEP. NIST
manages BPEP. An applicant organization for the MBNQA is required to
perform two steps: (1) The applicant organization self-certifies that
it meets eligibility requirements with an eligibility form; and (2) the
applicant organization prepares and completes an application package.
BPEP will assist with or offer advice on any questions or issues that
the applicant may have concerning the eligibility or application
processes; this includes BPEP staff manning a hotline during the week
and on weekends for organizations to call or email. With the help of
the Board of Examiners, BPEP will use the eligibility forms and
application package to assess and provide feedback on the applicant's
performance excellence practices. These practices could lead to a MBNQA
awarded by the President of the United States or his delegate.
Per Public Law 100-107 (Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Improvement Act of 1987), the MBNQA helps to stimulate American
companies to improve quality and productivity for the pride of
recognition while obtaining a competitive edge through increased
profits; recognizes the achievements of those companies that improve
the quality of their goods and services and provide an example to
others; establishes guidelines and criteria that can be used by
business, industrial, governmental, and other organizations in
evaluating their own quality improvement efforts; and provides specific
guidance for other American organizations that wish to learn how to
manage for high quality by making available detailed information on how
winning organizations were able to change their cultures and achieve
eminence.
The application to be a member of the Board of Examiners is a one-
step, secure, online process. Each year, BPEP recruits highly skilled
experts in the fields of manufacturing, service, small business, health
care, education, and nonprofit, the six Award eligibility categories,
to evaluate the applications that BPEP receives. Examiners serve for a
one-year term; participation on the board is entirely voluntary.
Examiners receive three- to four-days of free on-site training
(depending on experience level); this training has been nationally
recognized for two consecutive years as part of the number-one
leadership development program in the military/government category of
the Leadership 500 Awards, sponsored by HR.com.
BPEP's mission to improve the competitiveness and performance of
U.S. organizations for the benefit of all U.S. residents.
II. Method of Collection
MBNQA applicant organizations must comply in writing according to
the Eligibility Certification Form and Baldrige Award Application Form
available at https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/enter/how_to_apply.cfm.
Information on the application for the Board of Examiners can be found
at https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/examiners/index.cfm. BPEP will
electronically send a unique user ID and password (separate emails) on
how applicants to the Board of Examiners can apply to the secure
system.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0006.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review:. Revision of a current information collection.
Affected Public: Business, health care, education, or other for-
profit organizations; health care, education, and other nonprofit
organizations; and individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 580 (30 Applications for MBNQA and
550 Applicants for the Board of Examiners).
Estimated Time per Response: 74 hours for applications for MBNQA,
and 1 hour for applications for the Board of Examiners.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,770 (MBNQA = 2,220 and Board
of Examiners = 550).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: MBNQA = $1,610-$79,610
(application and site visit fees vary depending on profit nature of
organization and its sector [e.g., smallest fee is for a nonprofit K-12
school, largest fee is for a global manufacturer]; additionally, only
25% of applications pay site visit fees that again vary depending on
number of sites and sector of the organization) and Board of Examiners:
$0.
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.
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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.
Dated: August 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21735 Filed 9-1-15; 8:45 am]
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