[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5989-5990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02745]


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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 
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 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) Technical 
Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri and 
provide the Committee with an overview of the ongoing work related to 
the recent reconnaissance teams deployed to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico 
and California. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website at 
https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.

DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 20, 
2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference and in 
Conference Room B205 of Building 226, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. For instructions on how to attend and 
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

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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 six 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 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will 
be held via teleconference and in Conference Room B205 of Building 226, 
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 recommendations made as a result of the 
Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, 
Missouri and provide the Committee with an overview of the ongoing work 
related to the recent reconnaissance teams deployed to Texas, Florida, 
Puerto Rico and California. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website 
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. 
Approximately twenty-five minutes will be reserved near the conclusion 
of the meeting for public comments, and 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, February 9, 
2018. 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, February 9, 2018, 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. NIST currently 
accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in lieu of a 
state-issued driver's license. For detailed information, please contact 
Mr. Davis or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-02745 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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