[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72904-72905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30536]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 
Committee (Committee), will hold a meeting via teleconference on 
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The 
primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss the NCST Advisory 
Committee's draft annual report to Congress. A copy of the draft report 
will be posted on the NCST Advisory Committee's web site at http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/index.cfm. 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 NCST Advisory Committee will hold a meeting via 
teleconference on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, from 3 p.m. until 5 
p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to the 
Disaster and Failure Studies Program Director, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8611. For instructions on how to 
participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Letvin, Disaster and Failure 
Studies Program Director, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899-8611. Mr. Letvin's email address is [email protected] and his 
phone number is (301) 975-5412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NCST Advisory Committee was established 
pursuant to Section 11 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (15 
U.S.C. 7301 et seq.). The NCST Advisory Committee is comprised of ten 
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 teams established under the NCST Act. The NCST Advisory 
Committee will advise the Director of NIST on the functions and 
composition of Team established under the NCST Act and on the exercise 
of authorities enumerated in the NCST Act and will review the 
procedures developed to implement the NCST Act and reports issued under 
section 8 of the NCST Act. Background information on the NCST Act and 
information on the NCST Advisory Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., 
notice is hereby given that the NCST Advisory Committee will hold a 
meeting via teleconference on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, from 3 p.m. 
until 5 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be no central meeting location. 
Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the 
meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone number. 
The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss the NCST Advisory 
Committee's draft annual report to Congress. A copy of the draft report 
will be posted on the NCST Advisory Committee's web site at http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/index.cfm.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the NCST Advisory Committee's 
affairs are invited to request detailed instructions by contacting Eric 
Letvin on how to dial in from a remote location to participate in the 
meeting. Eric Letvin's email address is [email protected], and his 
phone number is (301) 975-5412. Approximately fifteen minutes will be 
reserved from 4:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time 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 
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 
participate are invited to submit written statements to the National 
Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899-8600, via fax at (301) 975-4032, or electronically by 
email to [email protected].
    All participants in the meeting are required to pre-register. 
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 
Monday, December 19, 2011, in order to be included. Please submit your 
name, email address, and phone number to Eric Letvin. After 
registering, participants will be provided with detailed instructions 
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how to dial in from a remote location in order to participate. Eric 
Letvin's email address is [email protected], and his phone number is 
(301) 975-5412.

    Dated: November 22, 2011.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-30536 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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