[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67120-67121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26828]


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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 meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, December 11, 2013, from 
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be open to the 
public. This meeting was originally scheduled for October 15-16, 2013 
and was rescheduled as a result of the government shutdown due to a 
lapse in appropriations. The primary purpose of this meeting is to 
update the Committee on the status of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) Disaster and Failure Studies Program, 
receive NIST's response to the Committee's 2012 annual report 
recommendations, update the Committee on the progress of the NIST 
Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011 Tornado in Joplin, MO, and 
gather information for the Committee's 2013 Annual Report to Congress. 
The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final 
agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/.

DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 10, 
2013 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, 
December 11, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Rooms C103-C106, Advanced 
Measurement Laboratory (AML) Building (215), National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau

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Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance 
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Program and Management 
Analyst, Disaster and Failure Studies Program, Engineering Laboratory, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. Ms. Faecke's email 
address is [email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-5911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to 
Section 11 of the NCST Act (Pub. L. 107-231), codified at 15 U.S.C. 
7301 et seq. The Committee is composed 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 Committee advises the Director of NIST on the functions 
and composition of Teams established under the NCST Act and on the 
exercise of authorities enumerated in the NCST Act and reviews 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, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the NCST Advisory Committee 
will meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern time and on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until 
12:30 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be open to the public.
    This meeting was originally scheduled for October 15-16, 2013 and 
was rescheduled as a result of the government shutdown due to a lapse 
in appropriations. The primary purpose of this meeting is to update the 
Committee on the status of the NIST Disaster and Failure Studies 
Program, receive NIST's response to the Committee's 2012 annual report 
recommendations, update the Committee on the progress of the NIST 
Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011 Tornado in Joplin, MO, and 
gather information for the Committee's 2013 Annual Report to Congress. 
The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final 
agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to items on the Committee's 
agenda for this meeting are invited to request a place on the agenda. 
On December 10, 2013, approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved 
near the conclusion of the meeting for public comments, and speaking 
times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount 
of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests 
received, but is likely to be 5 minutes each. The exact time for public 
comments will be included in the final agenda that will be posted on 
the NCST Advisory Committee Web site at http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/. Questions from the public will not be considered 
during this period. All those wishing to speak must submit their 
request by email to the attention of Ms. Tina Faecke, 
[email protected], by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, December 3, 
2013.
    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 National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 
8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604, via fax at (301) 975-4032, or 
electronically by email 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 5:00 
p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, December 3, 2013, in order to attend. 
Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number to Tina 
Faecke. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of 
citizenship, title, and employer/sponsor. Ms. Faecke's email address is 
[email protected], and her phone number is (301) 975-5911.

    Dated: October 31, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-26828 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
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