[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64564-64565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24754]


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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 on Monday, November 22, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
The primary purpose of the open portion of the meeting, from 8 a.m. to 
10 a.m., will be to discuss preparation of the NCST Advisory Committee 
Annual Report to Congress. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST 
Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ncst.

DATES: The meeting will convene on November 22, 2004, at 8 a.m. and 
will adjourn at 6 p.m. on November 22, 2004. The first portion of the 
meeting from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. will be open to the public. The closed 
portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and to end at 6 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Administration Building, 
Lecture Room B, 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 Monday, November 22, 2004, from 8 a.m. 
to 6 p.m. at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary 
purpose of the open portion of the meeting, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., 
will be to discuss preparation of the NCST Advisory Committee Annual 
Report to Congress. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with 
the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on November 
1, 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. The closed portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin 
at 10 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. on November 22. 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 or 
the WTC Investigation are invited to request a place on the agenda. On 
November 22, 2004, approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved for 
public comments at the beginning of the open session. 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 no more than 3 to 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

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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 Wednesday, November 17, 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: November 2, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-24754 Filed 11-4-04; 8:45 am]
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