[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26779-26780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12020]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction 
(NACWIR or Committee), will meet on Tuesday, June 27, and Wednesday, 
June 28, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary 
purpose of the meeting will be to assess and develop recommendations on 
(1) the priorities of the Draft Strategic Plan for the National 
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP), and (2) trends and 
developments in the natural, engineering, and social sciences and 
practices of windstorm impact mitigation. The final agenda and any 
meeting materials will be posted on the NWIRP Web site at https://www.nist.gov/el/materials-and-structural-systems-division-73100/national-windstorm-impact-reduction-program-1.

DATES: The NACWIR will meet on Tuesday, June 27, and Wednesday, June 
28, 2017, 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 215, Rm. C103 at the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology. The address is 100 
Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070. Questions regarding the 
meeting should be sent to the National Windstorm Impact Reduction 
Program Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
Tuesday, June 20, 2017. For instructions on how to participate in the 
meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Potts, Management and Program 
Analyst, NWIRP, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. He can also be contacted by 
email at [email protected]; or by phone at (301) 975-5412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on Windstorm 
Impact Reduction (NACWIR) was established in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act 
Reauthorization of 2015, Public Law 114-52. The NACWIR is charged with 
offering assessments and recommendations on--
     Trends and developments in the natural, engineering, and 
social sciences and practices of windstorm impact mitigation;
     the priorities of the Strategic Plan for the National 
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (Program);
     the coordination of the Program;
     the effectiveness of the Program in meeting its purposes; 
and
     any revisions to the Program which may be necessary.
    Background information on NWIRP and the Committee is available at 
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/07/nist-leads-federal-effort-save-lives-and-property-windstorms.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the NACWIR will meet on 
Tuesday, June 27 and Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of the meeting will be to assess 
and develop recommendations on (1) the priorities of the Draft 
Strategic Plan for the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program 
(NWIRP), and (2) trends and developments in the natural, engineering, 
and social sciences and practices of windstorm impact mitigation. The 
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The agenda and 
meeting materials will be posted on the NACWIR Web site at https://www.nist.gov/el/mssd/nwirp/national-advisory-committee-windstorm-impact-reduction. 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 June 28, 2017, 
approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved near the beginning 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 Mr. Steve Potts, 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, June 20, 
2017.
    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 
NACWIR, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, 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, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in order to attend. Please 
submit your full name, email address, and phone number to Steve Potts. 
Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; please contact 
Mr. Steve Potts. Mr. Potts' email address is [email protected] and 
his phone number is (301) 975-5412. 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 (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 visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-12020 Filed 6-8-17; 8:45 am]
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