[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14773-14774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 
or Committee), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. and Friday, April 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee's 
report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web 
site at http://nehrp.gov/.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 a.m. 
until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 2008, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employee Lounge, in the 
Administration Building at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note 
admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8603, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899-8603. Dr. Hayes' e-mail address is [email protected] and his 
phone number is (301) 975-5640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance 
with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act 
of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-360). The Committee is composed of 15 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 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. In 
addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves in an 
ex officio capacity on the Committee. The Committee assesses:
     Trends and developments in the science and engineering of 
earthquake hazards reduction;
     The effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory 
activities (improved design and construction methods and practices; 
land use controls and redevelopment; prediction techniques and early-
warning systems; coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and public 
education and involvement programs);
     Any need to revise NEHRP; and
     The management, coordination, implementation, and 
activities of NEHRP. Background information on NEHRP and the Advisory 
Committee is available at http://nehrp.gov.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, 
notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 
2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be held in the 
Employee Lounge at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary purpose 
of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee's annual 
report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web 
site at http://nehrp.gov/.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. On April 10, 2008, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved at the end of the meeting 
for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-
come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be 
determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be 
about 3 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

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on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are 
invited to submit written statements to the ACEHR, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899-8630, via fax at (301) 975-5433, 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, April 3, 2008, in order to attend. Please submit 
your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Carmen 
Pardo. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, 
title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. Pardo's e-mail address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-6132.

    Dated: March 13, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Acting Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-5487 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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