[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8712-8713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3378]


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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 Thursday, March 10, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and Friday, March 11, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to gather information for the Committee's 
2011 Annual Report of the Effectiveness of the National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). 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 Thursday, March 10, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, March 11, 2011, 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 Heritage Room, 
Administration Building, National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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 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:

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     Trends and developments in the science and engineering of 
earthquake hazards reduction;
     The effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory 
activities;
     Any need to revise NEHRP; and
     The management, coordination, implementation, and 
activities of NEHRP.
    Background information on NEHRP and the Committee is available at 
http://nehrp.gov/.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., notice is 
hereby given that the ACEHR will meet Thursday, March 10, 2011 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, March 11, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m. The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room, Administration 
Building, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The 
primary purpose of this meeting is to gather information for the 
Committee's 2011 Annual Report of the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. 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 March 11, 2011, 
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].
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close 
of business Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in order to attend. Please submit 
your full name, e-mail address, and phone number to Michelle Harman. 
Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, title, 
and employer/sponsor. Mrs. Harman's e-mail address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-5324.

    Dated: February 9, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-3378 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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