[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32987-32988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13398]


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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 partially closed 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 June 22-23, 2004.

DATES: The meeting will convene on June 22, 2004, at 8 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 4 p.m. on June 23, 2004. Members of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting must notify Stephen Cauffman by close of business on 
Friday, June 18, 2004, per instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge, 
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, June 22, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 
June 23, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 4 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 nine 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 primary purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on the 
World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation. The agenda will also include a 
discussion on the Rhode Island Nightclub Investigation. 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, the 
WTC Investigation, or the Rhode Island Investigation are invited to 
request a place on the agenda. On June 22, 2004, 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].
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the General Counsel, formally determined on May 28, 2004, that portions 
of the meeting of the National Construction Safety Team Advisory 
Committee that involve discussions regarding the proprietary 
information and trade secrets of third parties, personal privacy of 
third parties, preliminary findings the disclosure of which might 
jeopardize public safety, data collection status and the issuance of 
subpoenas, and matters the premature disclosure of which would be 
likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency 
action may be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (6), (3), 
(10), and (9)(B), respectively. The closed portion of the meeting is 
scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and to end at 4 p.m. on June 23, 2004. All 
other portions of the meeting will be open to the public.
    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, June 18, 2004, 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: June 3, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-13398 Filed 6-9-04; 12:37 pm]
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