[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45507-45508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18658]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Community 
Resilience Panel

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Nancy McNabb, Community Resilience Program, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive MS8615, 301-
975-3777 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Community Resilience Panel for Buildings and Infrastructure 
Systems (Panel) is an organization that will engage a diverse group of 
stakeholders around goals and actions needed to achieve community 
resilience and to derive benefits from improved buildings and 
infrastructure.
    The mission of the Panel is to promote collaboration among 
stakeholders who strive to strengthen

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the resilience of buildings, infrastructure, and social systems upon 
which communities rely. The Panel will consider the adequacy of 
standards, guidelines, best practices, and recommend, develop, and work 
with others to make improvements in community resilience.
    The Panel will provide an open process for stakeholders to 
participate in the ongoing development, coordination and harmonization 
of community resilience guidance. The Panel will also evaluate existing 
metrics and standards to determine where improvements can be made to 
enhance resilience. Members will review case studies, recommend 
practices, coordinate, accelerate, and propose action plans for 
achieving community resilience goals.
    The Panel will be managed and guided by the Community Resilience 
Panel Coordinating Committee (CRPCC) that approves and prioritizes work 
and arranges for the resources necessary to carry out its planned 
activities. The CRPCC's responsibilities include facilitating dialogue 
with standards development organizations and communities to ensure that 
proposed plans will be implemented.
    A NIST contractor will serve as the Panel Administrator to review 
Panel documents and products approved by the CRPCC, add their own 
technical expertise to these deliverables prior to review by NIST, 
report on progress by managing the Panel's activities and ensure that 
all Panel work products are publicly available in the online Resilience 
Knowledge Base.
    The Panel and CRPCC will constitute an open organization dedicated 
to balancing the needs of a variety of resilience related 
organizations. Any organization may become a member of the Panel. 
Members are required to declare an affiliation with an identified 
Stakeholder Category. Stakeholder members may contribute multiple 
Member Representatives, but only one voting Member Representative. 
Members must participate regularly in order to vote on the work 
products of the Panel.
    The Panel membership form asks the applicant to provide his/her 
name, title, address, telephone, email address, organization, 
education, relevant work experience, standards developing experience, 
professional associations, stakeholder and standing committee areas of 
interest, as well as other relevant experience and areas of interest. 
The information provided by the applicants will be used to organize the 
Panel and select leaders who will use their expertise and experience in 
a consensus process that will achieve the goals and actions set forth 
in the Panel Charter and ByLaws.
    The Panel is established under a contract to support NIST in its 
role under the NIST authorities set forth in 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(10), 
(c)(12) and (c)(15) and to fulfill NIST's responsibilities described in 
the President's Climate Action Plan of 2013. The Panel will identify, 
describe, and prioritize guidance for comprehensive community 
resilience planning across the United States,

II. Method of Collection

    The Panel Administrator will launch a call for candidates for Panel 
members. Interested parties are encouraged to submit an application for 
membership electronically (Internet). Applications will also be 
accepted in paper format or by email.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission, new information collection.
    Affected Public: Organizations and individuals associated with the 
following stakeholder groups: Businesses and Industry, Building 
Construction and Safety, Community Planning, Community Social 
Institutions, Communication, Energy, Transportation and Water/
Wastewater Systems, Facility Operations and Maintenance, Federal, 
Tribal, Regional, State and Local Governments, Insurance/Reinsurance, 
Relief Services, Standards Development and Vulnerable Populations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 27, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-18658 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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