[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3117-3118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00959]


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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 meet on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Friday, March 4, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is to 
review the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) agency 
updates on their latest activities, receive the NEHRP agency responses 
to the Committee's 2015 report, and gather information for the 
Committee's 2017 Report on the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The agenda 
may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be 
posted on the NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Thursday, March 3, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will continue on Friday, 
March 4, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

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Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room, 
Administration Building, National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(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, 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 12 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 on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time and Friday, March 4, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room, Administration 
Building, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The 
primary purpose of this meeting is to review the NEHRP agency updates 
on their latest activities, receive the NEHRP agency responses to the 
Committee's 2015 report, and gather information for the Committee's 
2017 Report on the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted 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 a place on the agenda. On March 4, 2016, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved near the conclusion of the 
meeting for public comments, and 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. 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, February 25, 
2016.
    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 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 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, February 25, 2016, in order to attend. 
Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number to 
Jennifer Horning. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; 
please contact Ms. Horning. Ms. Horning's email address is 
[email protected], and her phone number is (301) 975-6707. 
Also, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can only 
accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card for 
access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is 
issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. 
L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. 
NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in 
lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information 
please contact Ms. Horning at (301) 975-6707 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-00959 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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