[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22620]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Baldrige Performance Excellent Program (BPEP) Team Leader 
Consensus and Team Leader Site Visit Information Collections.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0079.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a current information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: Examiner Performance Assessment--40 per 
year; Team Leader Performance Assessment--300 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: Examiner Performance Assessment--20 
minutes; Team Leader Performance Assessment--5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: Examiner Performance Assessment--13.5 hours; Team 
Leader Performance Assessment--25 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of the information is to help staff 
collect data on the skills of the examiners, including alumni 
examiners, in order to best manage training and selection. Because the 
examiner selection is so competitive, examiners need to demonstrate 
competencies such as understanding the Baldrige Criteria, team skills, 
and writing skills. The program also needs to collect peer-based 
information to understand an examiner's skill level in order to make 
decisions on whether the examiner should be elevated to ``senior 
examiner'' and therefore team leader. The blinded data will be shared 
with the team leader for improvement purposes, and for future 
assignments.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-22620 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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