Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 75047-75048 [2016-26081]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices it meets the physical description set forth above, and also has one or more of the following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish; or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish. Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can also be made to other specifications. Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A252 and A500. Standard and structural pipe may also be produced to proprietary specifications rather than to industry specifications. Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire suppression systems and may be made to industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or to proprietary specifications. Fence tubing is included in the scope regardless of certification to a specification listed in the exclusions below, and can also be made to the ASTM A513 specification. Products that meet the physical description set forth above but are made to the following nominal outside diameter and wall thickness combinations, which are recognized by the industry as typical for fence tubing, are included despite being certified to ASTM mechanical tubing specifications: O.D. in inches (nominal) mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 1.315 1.315 1.315 1.315 1.315 1.315 1.315 1.660 1.660 1.660 1.660 1.660 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.875 2.875 3.500 3.500 4.000 4.000 4.500 ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. Wall thickness in inches (nominal) Gage 0.035 0.047 0.055 0.065 0.072 0.083 0.095 0.055 0.065 0.083 0.095 0.109 0.047 0.055 0.065 0.072 0.095 0.109 0.047 0.055 0.065 0.072 0.095 0.109 0.120 0.109 0.165 0.109 0.165 0.148 0.165 0.203 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 17 16 14 13 12 18 17 16 15 13 12 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 12 8 12 8 9 8 7 The scope of this investigation does not include: (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat exchangers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not cold drawn, which are defined by standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM A192; VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 27, 2016 Jkt 241001 (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e., Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are defined by specifications such as American National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6, UL–797, or UL–1242; (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A kit is understood to mean a packaged combination of component parts that contains, at the time of importation, all of the necessary component parts to fully assemble final, finished scaffolding; (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing; (e) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications; (f) line pipe produced to only API specifications, such as API 5L, and not multistenciled; and (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not colddrawn, other than what is included in the above paragraphs. The products subject to this investigation are currently classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. Appendix II Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope Comments IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VI. Discussion of the Issues Issue 1: Non-Cooperation of IIL Issue 2: Corroboration of Secondary Information VII. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2016–26114 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Notice of open meeting. Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75047 The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Board) will meet in open session on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work of the private sector contractor, which assists the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in administering the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award), and information received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such suggestions for the improvement of the Award process 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 Tuesday, December 6, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be open to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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, telephone number (301) 975–2360, or by email at robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B) 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 Board will meet in open session on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board is composed of eleven 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 health care industries. The Board includes members familiar with the quality improvement operations and competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses, health care providers, and educational institutions. Members are also chosen who have broad experience E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 75048 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices in for-profit and nonprofit areas. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work of the private sector contractor, which assists the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in administering the Award, and information received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such suggestions for the improvement of the Award process as the Board deems necessary. The Board shall make an annual report on the results of Award activities to the Director of NIST, along with its recommendations for the improvement of the Award process. The agenda will include: Report from the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Baldrige Program Business Plan Status Report, Baldrige Foundation Fundraising Update, Products and Services 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 Web site at https://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 6, 2016 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 Web site at https:// www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/ overseers.cfm. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. 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 in person 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 nancy.young@ nist.gov. All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology site must pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and phone number to Nancy Young no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 27, 2016 Jkt 241001 Time, Tuesday, November 29, 2015 and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information and should contact Ms. Young for instructions. Ms. Young’s email address is nancy.young@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975–2361. For participants attending in person, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver’s license or identification card for access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver’s license. For detailed information please contact Ms. Young or visit: https://www.nist.gov/public_ affairs/visitor/. Kevin Kimball, NIST Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2016–26081 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Swordfish Fishery Survey 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, offers the general public and other Federal agencies 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 60 days after date of publication of this notice. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 directed to Stephen Stohs, (858) 546– 7084 or stephen.stohs@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for a new collection of information. The Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) is undertaking an economics data collection effort for the West Coast Swordfish Fishery (WCSF) in order to improve the SWFSC’s capability to do the following: (1) Describe and monitor economic performance (e.g., profitability, capacity utilization, efficiency, and productivity) and impacts (e.g., sector, community, or region-specific employment and income); (2) determine the quantity and distribution of net benefits derived from living marine resources; (3) understand and predict the ecological, and behavior of participants in Federally managed commercial fisheries; (4) predict the biological, ecological, and economic impacts of existing management measures and alternative proposed management actions; and (5) in general, more effectively conduct the analyses required under the MSA, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPDA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), Executive Order 12866, and other applicable law. II. Method of Collection WCSF participants will be contacted and screened to participate in the data collection. A cost and earnings survey will be scheduled and administered to eligible respondents as appropriate. Screener, scheduling and survey modes may include in-person, Internet, phone, or mail. WCSF participants are defined as current or former participants in the United States (U.S.) west-coast swordfish fisheries—drift gillnet, longline, harpoon and experimental deep-set buoy gear—and suppliers of support services to the fishery, such as processors and spotter-plane pilots. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. Form Number(s): None. Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information collection). Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 50. Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes for screener; 5 minutes to schedule survey for qualified and E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75047-75048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26081]


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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 Tuesday, December 6, 
2016. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the work of 
the private sector contractor, which assists the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in administering 
the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award), and information 
received from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges' Panel of the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such 
suggestions for the improvement of the Award process 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 Tuesday, December 6, 2016, from 8:30 
a.m. Eastern time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Lecture Room 
A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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, telephone number (301) 975-2360, or by email at 
robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B) 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 Board will meet in open 
session on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time until 
3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board is composed of eleven 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 health care industries. The 
Board includes members familiar with the quality improvement operations 
and competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service 
companies, small businesses, health care providers, and educational 
institutions. Members are also chosen who have broad experience

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in for-profit and nonprofit areas. The purpose of this meeting is to 
review and discuss the work of the private sector contractor, which 
assists the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) in administering the Award, and information received 
from NIST and from the Chair of the Judges' Panel of the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award in order to make such suggestions for 
the improvement of the Award process as the Board deems necessary. The 
Board shall make an annual report on the results of Award activities to 
the Director of NIST, along with its recommendations for the 
improvement of the Award process. The agenda will include: Report from 
the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 
Baldrige Program Business Plan Status Report, Baldrige Foundation 
Fundraising Update, Products and Services 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 Web site at https://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 6, 2016 
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 Web site at https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/overseers.cfm. Questions from the 
public will not be considered during this period. 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 in person 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 nancy.young@nist.gov.
    All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
site must pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of 
arrival, email address and phone number to Nancy Young no later than 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, November 29, 2015 and she will provide 
you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information and should contact Ms. Young for instructions. 
Ms. Young's email address is nancy.young@nist.gov and her phone number 
is (301) 975-2361. For participants attending in person, please note 
that federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued 
driver's license or identification card for access to federal 
facilities if such license or identification card is issued by a state 
that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13), or by a 
state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently 
accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in lieu of a 
state-issued driver's license. For detailed information please contact 
Ms. Young or visit: https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-26081 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am]
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