[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55580-55581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25914]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Geological Survey


National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 96-472, the National Earthquake 
Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold a 2-day meeting on 
November 4 and 5, 2009. The first day will be a joint meeting with the 
California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (CEPEC). The 
meeting will be held at the U.S. Geological Survey Offices on the 
campus of the California Institue of Technology, 525 South Wilson 
Avenue, Pasadena, California 91106. The Council is comprised of members 
from academia and the Federal Government. The Council shall advise the 
Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on proposed earthquake 
predictions, on the completeness and scientific validity of the 
available data related to earthquake predictions, and on related 
matters as assigned by the Director. Additional information about the 
Council may be found at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/nepec/.
    At the joint meeting on November 4, the Councils will review 
methods for rapidly estimating the probability of a large earthquake 
following a possible foreshock or during a swarm of seismicity, review 
and discuss procedures by which Council findings are to be transmitted 
to the USGS and to the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), 
and the format and content of earthquake advisory statements that may 
be composed and delivered at times of heightened concern. Findings of 
an International Commission convened by the Italian government to 
provide advice on ``operational earthquake forecasting'' following the 
damaging L'Aquila earthquake of April 2009 will be presented. The 
Councils will also discuss review procedures for the project intended 
to deliver an updated Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast 
(UCERF) in summer 2012.
    On November 5, the NEPEC will discuss outcomes of the previous 
day's meeting, plan topics to be explored by the Council in future 
meetings, and receive brief updates on previous discussion topics.
    Workshops and meetings of the National Earthquake Prediction 
Evaluation Council are open to the public. A draft workshop agenda is

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available on request (contact information below). In order to ensure 
sufficient seating and hand-outs, it is requested that visitors pre-
register by October 30. Members of the public wishing to make a 
statement to the Committee should provide notice of that intention by 
October 30 so that time may be allotted in the agenda.

DATES: November 4, 2009, commencing at 10:30 a.m. and adjourning at 
5:30 p.m., and November 5, 2009, commencing at 8:30 a.m. and adjourning 
at Noon.
    Contact: Dr. Michael Blanpied, Executive Secretary, National 
Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 
905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192. (703) 648-
6696, E-mail: [email protected].
    Cost Center Billing Code: 10-7908-99500.

    Dated: October 21, 2009.
Peter Lyttle,
Acting Associate Director for Geology.
[FR Doc. E9-25914 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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