[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75457-75458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30377]


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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 via conference call on Tuesday, 
December 21, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 
The primary purpose of this meeting is to develop recommendations for 
public release on the upcoming New Madrid Bicentennial events. 
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 via conference call on Tuesday, 
December 21, 2010, from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT). 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 8604, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. For instructions on how to 
participate 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 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899-8604. 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 hold a meeting via conference call on 
Tuesday, December 21, 2010, from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT). 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 develop 
recommendations for public release on the upcoming New Madrid 
Bicentennial events.
    Members of the public who would like to listen to the meeting are 
required to register by close of business Tuesday, December 14, 2010. 
Please submit your name, time of participation, e-mail address, and 
phone number to Michelle Harman. 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. Michelle Harman's e-
mail address is [email protected], and her phone number is (301) 
975-5324.
    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 3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT) for public comments; 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

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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 8604, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899-8604, via fax at (301) 975-5433, or electronically by e-
mail to [email protected].

    Dated: November 29, 2010.
Harry S. Hertz,
Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-30377 Filed 12-2-10; 8:45 am]
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