[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44838-44839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20503]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX17GG00996TR00]


Notice of Public Meeting of National Earthquake Prediction 
Evaluation Council

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the National Earthquake 
Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold its next meeting at the 
Graduate Berkeley, 2600 Durant Ave., Berkeley, California, in the 
California Room. The Council is composed of members from academia, 
industry, and State government. The Council shall advise the Director 
of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the USGS's 
participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
    At the meeting, the Council will receive briefings and updates on 
improved methods for calculating aftershock probabilities and 
spatiotemporal aftershock forecasts, and consider the readiness of such 
calculations as the basis of operational forecast products. The Council 
will also be briefed on development of the UCERF3-ETAS earthquake 
rupture forecast model; results from a workshop on potential uses for 
operational earthquake forecasts; and

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recommendations for effective communication of earthquake science 
information during times of heightened concern in the Pacific 
Northwest.

DATES: October 16-17, 2017, commencing no earlier than 1:00 p.m. on the 
first day and adjourning no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second day. 
Guests should check with Dr. Michael Blanpied (see contact below) for 
any late-breaking changes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the National Earthquake 
Prediction Evaluation Council are open to the public. A draft meeting 
agenda is available upon request from the Executive Secretary (contact 
information below). In order to ensure sufficient seating and handouts, 
it is requested that visitors preregister by October 6. Members of the 
public wishing to make a statement to the Council should provide notice 
of that intention by October 6 so that time may be allotted on the 
agenda. A meeting summary will be posted by November 30 to the 
committee Web site: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/nepec/.
    Public Disclosure: Before including your address, phone, number, 
email address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Contact: Dr. Michael Blanpied, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 905, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648-6696, 
[email protected].

Michael Blanpied,
Associate Coordinator, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-20503 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4338-11-P