Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards and Technology Briefing 2026-04-02
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1. Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Sub: Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Content: The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ("Board of Overseers" or "Board") will meet in open session on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board of Overseers to review and discuss the work of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, to implement improvements to the Malcom 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 the Baldrige Program Update, Baldrige Foundation Update, Ethics Review, Alliance for Performance Excellence Update, Communities of Excellence Update, and New Business/Public Comment. Details of the agenda are noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
2. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; ASKCHIPS Information Collection
Sub: Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Content: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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