[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8385]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Public Meeting To Gather Information and Data Relating to the 
World Trade Center Disaster for Building and Fire Safety Purposes

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of 
the United States Department of Commerce has scheduled a public meeting 
to gather information for a proposed building and fire safety 
investigation of the World Trade Center disaster. Individuals and 
representatives of organizations who have information that could be 
helpful to such an investigation are invited to request a place on the 
agenda. The total number of speakers and organizations, and the time 
available for each, will be determined by the number of requests, but 
the time is likely to be 5 to 10 minutes each. Speakers who wish to 
expand upon their oral statements, those who wish to speak but cannot 
be accommodated on the agenda due to the constraints of time, and those 
who are unable to attend in person are invited to submit written 
statements and supporting material to the WTC Technical Information 
Repository

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 22, 2002, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 
PM.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New York Marriott Hotel, 
Financial Center, located at: 85 West Street, New York, NY, 10006. 
Telephone number is: (212) 385-4900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Cauffman, (301) 975-6051 or by 
e-mail at [email protected]. Written statements and supporting 
material should be submitted to the WTC Technical Information 
Repository, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, MS 8610, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8610 or 
electronically by e-mail to [email protected] or by Fax to (301) 975-4052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Specific technical issues of interest to 
NIST are the following:
     The probable technical causal factors for the collapse of 
the World Trade Center towers following the airplane impacts;
     Factors that led to the injuries and fatalities, including 
all technical aspects of fire protection, response, evacuation, and 
occupant behavior and emergency response;
     The procedures and practices used in the design, 
construction, operation, and maintenance of the World Trade Center 
towers;
     New technologies and procedures emerging that might be 
employed in the future to reduce the potential risks of such a 
collapse; and
     Building and fire codes, standards, and practices that 
might warrant revision.
    To request an opportunity to speak, NIST must receive the following 
information via e-mail ([email protected]) or FAX ((301)-975-4052) no later 
than 5:00 PM on April 17, 2002:
     Name and contact information (including FAX, phone and/or 
e-mail) of individual who will be speaking
     Name and complete address of organization(s) speaker 
represents
     Specific technical issue that is being discussed (from 
above list)
    Those who are selected to speak will be contacted by 12:00 noon on 
April 19, 2002, using the FAX, phone or e-mail address provided. 
Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who wish 
to speak but cannot be accommodated on the agenda due to the 
constraints of time, and those who are unable to attend in person are 
invited to submit written statements and supporting material to the WTC 
Technical Information Repository, Building and Fire Research 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, MS 8610, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8610 or electronically by e-mail to [email protected] 
or by Fax to (301) 975-4052.
    Statements made at the meeting and/or submitted to NIST may be 
recorded and transcribed and made available to the public at a later 
date. The meeting will be webcast and linked to the NIST home page, 
http://www.nist.gov/.

    Dated: April 2, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 02-8385 Filed 4-5-02; 8:45 am]
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