[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 159 (Friday, October 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60359-60360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22607]


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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 rescheduling of partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is 
announcing the rescheduling of the National Construction Safety Team 
(NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting planned for Tuesday, 
October 5, 2004, and Wednesday, October 6, 2004 (69 FR 55585). NIST is 
rescheduling the meeting in response to public requests for additional 
time to make public comments and to have more of the meeting sessions 
open to the public. The meeting will be rescheduled to be held at NIST 
on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 
October 20, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

DATES: The meeting will be rescheduled to be held on October 19, 2004, 
at 8 a.m. and will adjourn at 3 p.m. on October 20, 2004. The closed 
portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and end at 3 
p.m. on October 20.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge, 
Administration Building, 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 
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 19, 2004, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, October 20, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 
NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
    The primary purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on the 
progress of the federal building and fire safety investigation of the 
World Trade Center Disaster (WTC Investigation). The agenda will also 
include a discussion on the progress of the Rhode Island Nightclub 
Investigation. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. 
The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at www.nist.gov/ncst.
    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

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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. The closed portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin 
at 11 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. on October 20. All other portions of the 
meeting will be open to the public.
    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 19, 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 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 on Friday, October 15, 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: September 29, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-22607 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am]
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