[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57898-57899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23724]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety--II

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

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on 
Management and Safety--II and Notice of Open Meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
app.), the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology announces the establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon 
Commission on Management and Safety--II ``Commission''. The Commission 
will assess NIST's progress in addressing the findings of the first 
NIST Blue Ribbon Commission and identify additional opportunities to 
strengthen management and safety at NIST. This Notice also provides 
notice of two open meetings of the Commission. Agendas for the meetings 
will be posted on the agency's Web site, http://www.nist.gov/director.

DATES: The Commission will meet on October 12, 2010 in Gaithersburg, 
Maryland and on October 20, 2010 in Boulder, Colorado.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Commission's establishment should be 
submitted to Kevin Kimball, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Building 101, MS 1000, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD, 
20899; telephone: (301) 975-3070; e-mail: [email protected].
    Locations of the meetings and instructions for visitor admission 
may be found in Section IV, Notice of Public Meetings, of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Kimball, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Building 101, MS 1000, 100 Bureau Drive, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899; telephone: (301) 975-3070; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety--II is 
established to assess NIST's progress in addressing the findings of the 
first NIST Blue Ribbon Commission and identify additional opportunities 
to strengthen management and safety at NIST. In particular, the 
Commission will assess NIST's progress in: Making safety a core value 
at NIST; Integrating safety with the conduct of operations in a 
meaningful way across organizational units; Benchmarking safety 
protocols and performance against similar organizations with strong 
safety cultures; Addressing a serious lack of resources for safety; and 
Engaging a staff that is eager, willing, and ready to embrace a safety 
culture.
    The Commission will submit a written report on its findings.

II. Structure

    The Director shall appoint the members of the Commission. The 
Commission will have eight members. Each member will be either a member 
of the first NIST Blue Ribbon Commission or a current member of the 
NIST Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology. Each member will be a 
qualified expert with public or private sector experience in one or 
more of the following areas: (a) Management and organizational 
structure; (b) Training and human resources operations; (c) Laboratory 
management and safety; (d) Hazardous materials safety; (e)

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Emergency medical response; (f) Environmental safety; (g) Environmental 
remediation; and (h) Security for hazardous materials.
    Each member will serve for the duration of the Commission. Members 
shall serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) as such employees 
are defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a).

III. Compensation

    Members shall receive per diem and travel expenses as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 5703, as amended, for persons employed intermittently in the 
Government service. No other compensation shall be provided.

IV. Notice of Open Meetings

    The meeting being held on October 12, 2010 will be held at the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administrative 
Building, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The meeting being held on 
October 20, 2010 will be held at the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, Building 1, Room 1103/1105, Boulder, Colorado. Agendas 
for the meeting will be posted on the agency's Web site, http://www.nist.gov/director.
    To enable NIST to make arrangements to admit visitors to the NIST 
campus, anyone wishing to attend these meetings should submit name, e-
mail address and phone number to Mary Lou Norris 
([email protected]) no later than October 5, 2010.

    Dated: September 16, 2010.
Harry S. Hertz,
Director, Baldrige National Quality Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-23724 Filed 9-22-10; 8:45 am]
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