[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 55479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19804]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

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Announcement of National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the National Earthquake 
Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold its next meeting by 
phone. The Committee is comprised of members from academia and the 
Federal government. The Committee provides advice and recommendations 
to the Director of the USGS on earthquake predictions and related 
scientific research.
    In this brief meeting by phone, the Council will receive updates on 
the status of pertinent activities of the Earthquake Hazards Program, 
and will deliver its recommendations on the testing of earthquake 
prediction hypotheses.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m. EDT on 
September 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Blanpied, U.S. Geological 
Survey, MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, 
(703) 648-6696, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the National Earthquake 
Prediction Evaluation Council are open to the public. Those wishing to 
attend may contact Dr. Blanpied for further information. Those wishing 
to provide a brief statement to the Council may do so with prior 
arrangement.

William Leith,
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards.
[FR Doc. 2016-19804 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am]
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