[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22250-22251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10163]


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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 hold a meeting via webinar on Wednesday, May 
16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose

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of this meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of the NCST 
investigation of Hurricane Maria's effects on the U.S. territory of 
Puerto Rico. The goals of the investigation will be to characterize: 
(1) The wind environment and technical conditions associated with 
deaths and injuries; (2) the performance of representative critical 
buildings, and designated safe areas in those buildings, including 
their dependence on lifelines; and (3) the performance of emergency 
communications systems and the public's response to such 
communications. 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 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. 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 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 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will 
be held via webinar. The primary purpose of this meeting is to update 
the Committee on the progress of the NCST investigation of Hurricane 
Maria's effects on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The goals of the 
investigation will be to characterize: (1) The wind environment and 
technical conditions associated with deaths and injuries; (2) the 
performance of representative critical buildings, and designated safe 
areas in those buildings, including their dependence on lifelines; and 
(3) the performance of emergency communications systems and the 
public's response to such communications. 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 15 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, May 11, 
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 meeting, 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 meeting remotely. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 11, 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.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-10163 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
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