[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-218]



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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 hold a meeting on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 3 
p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The primary purpose of this 
meeting is to review and approve the Committee's draft NEHRP 
reauthorization letter to the Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC). 
The draft letter will be posted on the NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/ gov/. Interested members of the public will be able to participate in 
the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone 
number.

DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting on Friday, January 23, 2009, from 
3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The meeting will be 
open to the public. Interested parties may participate in the meeting 
from their remote location.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8630, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8630. For instructions on how to 
participation in the meeting, please see 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 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899-8630. 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 hold a meeting on Friday, January 23, 
2009, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). There will 
be no central meeting location. The public is invited to participate in 
the meeting by calling in from remote locations. The primary purpose of 
this meeting is to review and approve the Committee's draft NEHRP 
reauthorization letter to the Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC). 
The draft letter 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 detailed instructions on how to dial in from a 
remote location to participate in the meeting. Approximately fifteen 
minutes will be reserved from 4:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 
(EST) 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, and those who were unable to 
participate 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 participants of the meeting are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to participate must register by close of 
business Friday, January 16, 2009, in order to be admitted. Please 
submit your name, time of participation, e-mail address, and phone 
number to Tina Faecke. At the time of registration, participants will 
be provided with detailed instructions on how to dial in from a remote 
location in order to participate. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit 
their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address with 
their registration. Ms. Faecke's e-mail address is [email protected], and 
her phone number is (301) 975-5911.

    Dated: January 6, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-218 Filed 1-8-09; 8:45 am]
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