[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52367-52368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17518]


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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 open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 
Committee (Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), will meet Monday, September 12, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and Tuesday, September 13, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to review the changes made to the World 
Trade Center (WTC) Investigation Final Reports in response to comments 
received from the public. The NCST Advisory Committee will also discuss 
its annual report to the Congress. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web 
site at www.nist.gov/ncst.

DATES: The meeting will convene on September 12, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 
will adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 12, 2005. The meeting will resume 
on September 13, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. The meeting will 
be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Administration Building, 
Lecture Room A 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, September 12, 2005, at 8:30 
a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 12, 2005. The meeting will 
resume on Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. 
The meeting will be held at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, 
Maryland.
    The primary purpose of this meeting is to review the changes made 
to the WTC Investigation Final Reports in response to comments received 
from the public. The NCST Advisory Committee will also discuss its 
annual report to the Congress. The meeting will be open to the public. 
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, or 
the WTC Investigation are invited to request a place on the agenda. On 
September 12, 2005, 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 Thursday, September 8, 2005, in order to attend. Please 
submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and

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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: August 26, 2005.
William Jeffrey,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-17518 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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