[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31370-31371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14430]


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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 an open meeting in-person and via 
teleconference on Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to update the 
Committee on the progress of planning for the NCST technical 
investigation to study building failures and emergency response and 
evacuation during Hurricane Maria, which made landfall in the U.S. 
territory of Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, and the implementation 
of recommendations from previous NCST investigations, including the 
Joplin tornado investigation. 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 Thursday, August 30, 
2018 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in person and via teleconference in 
the Portrait 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: Melissa Banner, Administrative Office 
Assistant, Community Resilience Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. 
Ms. Banner's email address is [email protected]; and her phone 
number is (301) 975-8912.

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 Thursday, August 30, 2018 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 person and via teleconference in the Portrait Room of 
Building 101, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The 
primary purposes of this meeting are to update the Committee on the 
progress of planning for the NCST technical investigation to study 
building failures and emergency response and evacuation during 
Hurricane Maria, which made landfall in the U.S. territory of Puerto 
Rico on September 20, 2017, and the implementation of recommendations 
from previous NCST investigations, including the Joplin tornado 
investigation. 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 fifteen 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. Public comments can be provided in 
person or by teleconference attendance. 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 Melissa Banner 
[email protected], by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 17, 
2018.
    Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who 
wish to speak but cannot be accommodated on the agenda, and those who 
are 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 Melissa Banner at 
[email protected] or (301) 975-8912. After pre-registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join 
the meeting remotely. All visitors to the NIST site are required to 
pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting in 
person or via

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teleconference must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, 
August 9, 2018, to attend. Please submit your full name, email address, 
and phone number to Melissa Banner at [email protected]; her 
phone number is (301) 975-8912. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information; please contact Ms. Banner. 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 Ms. Banner or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-14430 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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