[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29625-29626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12425]


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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 (NIST), United 
States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Open Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 
Committee (Committee), will hold a meeting via teleconference on 
Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The 
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 prior to the meeting 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 Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to Dr. Long 
Phan, Acting Director of the Disaster and Failure Studies Program at 
the following address: 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: Dr. Long Phan, Acting Director, 
Disaster and Failure Studies, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899-8611, email: [email protected], phone: (301) 975-6077.

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 nine 
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 NCST Teams established under the NCST Act. The NCST Advisory 
Committee advises the Director of NIST on (1) the functions and 
composition of NCST Teams established under the NCST Act, (2) the 
exercise of authorities enumerated in the NCST Act, and (3) the 
procedures developed to implement the NCST Act. The NCST reports are 
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 hold a meeting via teleconference on Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 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.
    Approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved from 5:15 p.m.-5:30 
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 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 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604, 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on Wednesday July 1st to be included. In order to register please 
submit your name, email address, and phone number to Dr. Long Phan, at 
[email protected]. Questions can also be directed to Dr. Phan at 301-
975-6077. After registering, participants will be provided with 
detailed instructions on how to dial in from a remote location in order 
to participate.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2015-12425 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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