[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 19955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07902]


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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 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 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 report's recommendations and receive NIST's response to 
the Committee's 2015 annual report and 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 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open 
to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 101 Room C121, NIST, 
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance 
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Davis, Management and Program 
Analyst, Community Resilience Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. 
Mr. Davis' email address is [email protected] and his phone 
number is (301) 975-6071.

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 six 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 carrying out the NCST Act; reviews the procedures developed for 
conducting investigations; and reviews the reports issued documenting 
investigations. 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 Tuesday, May 3, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will 
be held in Building 101 Room C121, 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 report's recommendations, available at 
http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/upload/Recommendations_Joplin.pdf, and receive NIST's response to the 
Committee's 2015 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 May 3, 2016, 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 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 Mr. Benjamin Davis, 
[email protected], by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 26, 
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 the NCST, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604, or 
electronically by email to [email protected]mailto:.
    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, Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in order to attend. Please 
submit your full name, email address, and phone number to 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. For 
participants attending in person, 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 (P.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. Banner or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovations and Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2016-07902 Filed 4-5-16; 8:45 am]
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