[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55585-55586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20741]


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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 National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 
Committee (Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, October 5, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and Wednesday, October 6, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to discuss draft findings of the Federal 
Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center 
Disaster (WTC Investigation) and the Rhode Island Nightclub 
Investigation. Consequently, all of the first day and all but the last 
one and one-half hours of the second day will be held in closed 
session. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ncst.

DATES: The meeting will convene on October 5, 2004, at 8:30 a.m. and 
will adjourn at 3 p.m. on October 6, 2004. The closed portion of the 
meeting is scheduled to begin on October 5 at 8:30 a.m. and to end at 
1:45 p.m. on October 6, 2004. The last portion of the meeting from 2 
p.m. to 3 p.m. on October 6, 2004, will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Administration Building, 
Room A1038 at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note admittance 
instructions under the 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. Mr. Cauffman's e-mail address is 
[email protected] and his phone number is (301) 975-6051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to 
Section 11 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310 
et seq.). 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.
    Pursuant to 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, October 5, 2004, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, October 6, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
    The primary purpose of this meeting is to present draft findings of 
the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade 
Center Disaster (WTC Investigation) and the Rhode Island Nightclub 
Investigation. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the 
concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on August 2, 
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, data and 
documents that may also be used in criminal cases or lawsuits, matters 
the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action, and data 
collection status and the issuance of subpoenas may be closed in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (5), (9)(B), and (10) 
respectively. Consequently, all of the first day and all but the last 
one and one-half hours of the second day will be held in closed 
session. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site 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 October 6, 2004, approximately one-
half 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 by 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, October 1, 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.


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    Dated: September 9, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-20741 Filed 9-14-04; 8:45 am]
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