[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48229-48230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22818]


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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 Monday, November 23, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and Tuesday, November 24, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 
primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss and develop the 2010 
Annual Report of the Effectiveness of the NEHRP Advisory Committee on 
Earthquake Hazard Reduction. 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 Monday, November 23, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. The meeting will continue on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 375, National Science 
Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. 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 (NIST), 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 meet Monday, November 23, 2009, from 
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The meeting will continue on Tuesday, November 
24, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in 
Room 375, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to discuss and develop the 2010 Annual 
Report of the Effectiveness of the NEHRP Advisory Committee on 
Earthquake Hazard Reduction. 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

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Committee's affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda. On 
November 24, 2009, approximately one-half hour will be reserved near 
the conclusion of the meeting 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 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 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 National Science Foundation campus are required 
to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 
must register by close of business Monday, November 16, in order to 
attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and 
phone number to Tina Faecke. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their 
country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. 
Faecke's e-mail address is [email protected] and her phone number is 
(301) 975-5911.

    Dated: September 16, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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