[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42085-42086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11830]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No.: 060705187-6187-01]


National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; Advisory Committee 
on Earthquake Hazards Reduction

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Request for nominations of members to serve on the Advisory 
Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction.

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SUMMARY: NIST invites and requests nomination of individuals for 
appointment to the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
(Committee). This is a new Federal Advisory Committee established 
pursuant to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
Reauthorization Act. NIST will consider nominations received in 
response to this notice for appointment to the Committee.

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DATES: Please submit nominations on or before August 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Tina Faecke, Administrative 
Officer, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
8630, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8630. Nominations may also be submitted 
via fax to 301-975-5433 or e-mail at [email protected].
    Additional information regarding the Committee, including its 
charter and executive summary may be found on its electronic home page 
at: http://www.nehrp.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jack Hayes, Director, National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8601, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-8601, telephone 301-975-5640, fax 301-869-6275; or via e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Committee Information

    The Committee was established by the Department of Commerce in 
accordance with the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
Reauthorization Act, Public Law 108-360 and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2) on June 27, 2006.

Objectives and Duties

    1. The Committee will assess trends and developments in the science 
and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction, effectiveness of the 
Program in carrying out the activities under section 103(a)(2) of the 
Act, the need to revise the Program, the management, coordination, 
implementation, and activities of the Program.
    2. The Committee functions solely as an advisory body, in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    3. The Committee shall report to the Director of NIST.
    4. Not later than one year after the first meeting of the 
Committee, and at least once every two years thereafter, the Committee 
shall report to the Director of NIST, on its findings of the 
assessments and its recommendations for ways to improve the Program. In 
developing recommendations, the Committee shall consider the 
recommendations of the United States Geological Survey Scientific 
Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee.

Membership

    1. The Committee will consist of not fewer than 11 members, nor 
more than 15 members, who reflect a wide diversity of technical 
disciplines, competencies, and communities involved in earthquake 
hazards reduction. Members shall be selected on the basis of 
established records of distinguished service in their professional 
community and their knowledge of issues affecting the National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
    2. The Director of NIST shall appoint the members of the Committee, 
and they will be selected on a clear, standardized basis, in accordance 
with applicable Department of Commerce guidance.
    3. No committee member may be an ``employee'' as defined in 
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5 of the 
United States Code.

Miscellaneous

    1. Members of the Committee will not be paid for their services, 
but will, upon request, be allowed travel and per diem expenses in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq., while attending meetings of the 
Committee or of its subcommittees, or while otherwise performing duties 
at the request of the chairperson, while away from their homes or a 
regular place of business.
    2. Members of the Committee shall serve as Special Government 
Employees and are required to file an annual Executive Branch 
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
    3. The Committee shall meet at least once per year. Additional 
meetings may be called whenever the Director of NIST requests a 
meeting.

Nomination Information

    1. Nominations are sought from industry and other communities 
having an interest in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program, such as, but not limited to, research and academic 
institutions, industry standards development organizations, state and 
local government bodies, and financial communities, who are qualified 
to provide advice on earthquake hazards reduction and represent all 
related scientific, architectural, and engineering disciplines
    2. Nominees should have established records of distinguished 
service. The field of expertise that the candidate represents should be 
specified in the nomination letter. Nominations for a particular field 
should come from organizations or individuals within that field. A 
summary of the candidate's qualifications should be included with the 
nomination, including (where applicable) current or former service on 
federal advisory boards and federal employment. In addition, each 
nomination letter should state that the person agrees to the 
nomination, acknowledges the responsibilities of serving on the 
Committee, and will actively participate in good faith in the tasks of 
the Committee.
    3. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in 
the workplace and seeks a broad-based and diverse Committee membership.

    Dated: July 18, 2006.
 James E. Hill,
 Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E6-11830 Filed 7-24-06; 8:45 am]
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