[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07318]



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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 a cloud-based video 
conference on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss an 
outline for the Committee's 2017 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 
meeting materials will be posted 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 in to a 
central phone number.

DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting via a cloud-based video conference 
on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, from 3:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to the 
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. For instructions on how 
to participate in the meeting via the cloud-based video conference, 
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 (Public Law 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 Scientific Earthquake Studies 
Advisory Committee 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 a cloud-based video conference on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 
from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern 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 in to a 
central phone number. The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
an outline for the Committee's 2017 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 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 video conference from a remote location in order to 
participate by submitting their request to Tina Faecke at 
[email protected] or 301-975-5911 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Thursday, April 27, 2017. Approximately 15 minutes will be 
reserved from 4:45 p.m.--5:00 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, 
Thursday, April 27, 2017, in order to be included. Please submit your 
full name, email address, and phone number to Tina Faecke at 
[email protected] or (301) 975-5911. After pre-registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join 
the video conference from a remote location in order to participate.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-07318 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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