[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7416-7417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02586]


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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 Thursday, March 26, 2015 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Friday, March 27, 2015, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is 
to update the Committee on the progress of the implementation of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Joplin tornado 
investigation's recommendations and receive NIST's response to the 
Committee's 2013 annual report recommendations. 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 Thursday, March 26, 
2015 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Friday, March 27, 
2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room, 
Administration Building, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program 
Analyst, Disaster and Failure Studies Program, Engineering Laboratory, 
NIST, 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 currently composed of nine members, 
appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected on the basis of 
established records of distinguished service in their professional 
community and their knowledge of issues affecting the National 
Construction Safety Teams. 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 Thursday, March 26, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time and on Friday, March 27, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting 
will be held in the Portrait Room, Administration Building, NIST, 100 
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The primary purpose of this 
meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of the 
implementation of the NIST Joplin tornado investigation's 
recommendations and receive NIST's response to the Committee's 2013 
annual report recommendations. 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 March 27, 2015, 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 about three minutes each. 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, Thursday, March 19, 
2015.
    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 NCST, 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, Thursday, March 19, 2015, in order to attend. Please 
submit your full name, email address, and phone number to

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Melissa Banner. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; 
please contact Ms. Banner. Ms. Banner's email address is 
[email protected], and her phone number is (301) 975-8912. Also, 
please note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), 
federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued 
driver's license or identification card for access to federal 
facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an 
extension. NIST also currently accepts other forms of federal-issued 
identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed 
information please contact Ms. Banner or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2015-02586 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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