[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42540-42541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19080]


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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 in person and via teleconference on 
Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 8:30 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 recommendations made as a result 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Joplin 
tornado investigation, provide the Committee an overview of ongoing 
work focused on enhancing the readiness and effectiveness of future 
National Construction Safety Teams in the field, and provide NIST's 
response to the Committee's 2016 Annual Report and recommendations. The 
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda 
will be posted on the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.

DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, September 28, 
2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room of Building 
101, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. For 
instructions on how to participate in the meeting, please see 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 four 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 https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.
    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 Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting 
will be held in the Heritage Room of Building 101, 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 2016 Annual Report recommendations which can be found at 
https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee. The agenda may change 
to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on 
the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee-
meetings.
    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 September 28, 2017, approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved 
from 1:05 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. Eastern Time for public comments. 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, 
Friday, September 8, 2017.
    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 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].
    To participate in the teleconference, please submit your first and 
last name, email address, and phone number to Benjamin Davis at 
[email protected] or (301) 975-6071. After pre-registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join 
the teleconference remotely. 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, Friday, September 8, 2017, in 
order to attend. Please submit your full name, email address, and phone 
number to Benjamin Davis at [email protected]; his phone number 
is (301) 975-6071. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional 
information; please contact Mr. Davis. 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.

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NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in 
lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information 
please contact Benjamin Davis or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-19080 Filed 9-7-17; 8:45 am]
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