[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28705]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology announces that the National Construction Safety Team Federal 
Advisory Committee will meet on December 2-3, 2003.

DATES: The meeting will convene on December 2, 2003, at 8 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 2 p.m. on December 3, 2003. Members of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting must notify Stephen Cauffman by close of business on 
Friday, November 28, 2003, per instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Lecture Room A, Administration 
Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note admittance 
instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Cauffman, National 
Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899-8611, telephone (301) 975-6051, fax (301) 975-6122, or 
via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given 
that the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee 
(Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
will meet Tuesday, December 2, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 
Wednesday, December 3, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at NIST headquarters 
in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
    The Committee was established pursuant to Section 11 of the 
National Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310). The Committee 
is composed of ten members appointed by the Director of NIST who were 
selected for their technical expertise and experience, established 
records of distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of 
issues affecting teams established under the NCST Act. The Committee 
will advise the Director of NIST on carrying out investigations of 
building failures conducted under the authorities of the NCST Act that 
became law in October 2002 and will review the procedures developed to 
implement the NCST Act and reports issued under section 8 of the NCST 
Act. Background information on the NCST Act and information on the NCST 
Advisory Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/ncst. The 
purpose of this meeting is to discuss the requirements of the NCST Act, 
how it is being implemented by NIST, and to provide an update on the 
two investigations that NIST is currently conducting under the Act: the 
World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation and the Rhode Island Nightclub 
Investigation. The agenda will also include a discussion on the NCST 
Advisory Committee Annual Report to Congress. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the 
Internet at http://www.nist.gov/ncst.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs, NCST 
Act implementation, the WTC Investigation, or the Rhode Island 
Investigation are invited to request a place on the agenda. On December 
2, 2003, approximately one hour will be reserved 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 5 minutes each. 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 National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8611, via fax at (301) 975-6122, or 
electronically via e-mail to [email protected].
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close 
of business Friday, November 28, 2003, in order to attend. Please 
submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to 
Stephen Cauffman and he will provide you with instructions for 
admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of 
citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Mr. Cauffman's e-
mail address is [email protected] and his phone number is (301) 
975-6051.

    Dated: November 10, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-28705 Filed 11-17-03; 8:45 am]
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