[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50749-50750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20310]


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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 Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 
primary purpose of this meeting is to receive information on NEHRP 
earthquake related activities and to gather information for the 2011 
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 Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. The meeting will continue on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Fishbowl Room, University of 
Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive, Memphis, 
TN 38152-3115. 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 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., 
notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) will meet Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m. The meeting will be held in the Fishbowl Room, The University of 
Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive, Memphis, 
TN 38152-3115. The primary purpose of this meeting is to receive 
information on NEHRP earthquake related activities and to gather 
information for the 2011

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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 Committee's affairs are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. On November 10, 2010, 
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-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 
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].
    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of 
business Monday, November 1, 2010 in order to attend. Please submit 
your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number to Tina 
Faecke. Ms. Faecke's e-mail address is [email protected], and her 
phone number is (301) 975-5911.

    Dated: August 10, 2010.
Harry Hertz,
Director, Baldrige National Quality Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-20310 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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