[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44327-44328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18352]


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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 hold an open meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August 
21, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose 
of this meeting is to finalize the Committee's 2015 Report on the 
Effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
(NEHRP). The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
final agenda and any draft meeting materials will be posted prior to 
the meeting on the NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. 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 ACEHR will hold a meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 
2015, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 804, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. For instructions on how to 
participate in the meeting via WEBEX, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program 
Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 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 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 
established records of distinguished service in their professional 
community, their knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, and to reflect 
the wide diversity of technical disciplines, competencies, and 
communities involved in earthquake hazards reduction. In addition, the 
Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake 
Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves as an ex-officio member of 
the Committee.
    The Committee assesses:
     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 Advisory Committee is 
available at http://nehrp.gov/.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ACEHR will hold an open 
meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m. Eastern

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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 finalize the Committee's 2015 Report on the 
Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda and any meeting materials will be 
posted prior to the meeting 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 an opportunity to speak and detailed instructions on 
how to join the WEBEX from a remote location in order to participate by 
submitting their request to Felicia Johnson at [email protected] 
or 301-975-5324 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 
19, 2015. Approximately 15 minutes will be reserved from 2:45 p.m.-3:00 
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 three 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, and those who were unable to participate are invited to 
submit written statements to ACEHR, 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 of the meeting are required to pre-register. 
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
Wednesday, August 19, 2015, in order to be included. Please submit your 
full name, email address, and phone number to Felicia Johnson at 
[email protected] or (301) 975-5324. After pre-registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join 
the WEBEX from a remote location in order to participate.

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-18352 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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