This
collectionis approved based on the revised materials provided by
the Department.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
480
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0
80
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The Baldrige Performance Excellence
Program (BPEP) staff members need to survey the Baldrige Examiners
to understand what roles they are willing and able to take on, what
travel assignments they can handle, and what input they have on the
skills of other examiners and improvements to the processes in
which they participate. This evaluative data is the way the program
decides which examiner should be elevated to team leadership
responsibility and which skills need to be taught at examiner
training in the next year. 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 process 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 made decisions on whether the examiner should be
elevated to “senior examiner” and therefore team leader. The
blinded data is to be shared with the team leader for improvement
purposes, and or future assignments.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.