[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 62301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26175]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Workshop on Computational Models for Large Outdoor Fires

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NIST announces a workshop on Computational Models for Large 
Outdoor Fires to be held on Monday, March 04, 2019 to Tuesday, March 
05, 2019. The workshop will be open to the public with portions 
available via web broadcasting. At this workshop, the attendees will 
discuss the current state of measurement science gaps in implementing 
computational tools to model large scale outdoor fires, such as those 
found in the Wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities.

DATES: The workshop on Computational Models for Large Outdoor Fires 
will be held on Monday, March 04, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, and Tuesday, March 05, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 
p.m. Eastern Time. Please arrive at the NIST campus by 8:30 a.m. 
Eastern Time on both days. Attendees must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on Monday, February 25, 2019. Please note that the exact times are 
subject to change.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the West Square room of 
Building 101 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. For registration 
instructions refer to the meeting website: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/03/computational-models-large-outdoor-fires-workshop.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nelson Bryner, Engineering Laboratory, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8662, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8662, 
Telephone: (301) 975-6868, Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST announces a workshop on Computational 
Models for Large Outdoor Fires to be held on Monday, March 04, 2019 to 
Tuesday, March 05, 2019. The workshop will be open to the public and 
portions will be available via web broadcasting. At this workshop, the 
attendees will discuss the current state of measurement science gaps in 
implementing computational tools to model large scale outdoor fires, 
such as those found in the Wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) 
communities.
    The workshop agenda is expected to include the following discussion 
items:
     High-performance computing applied to outdoor fire 
modeling,
     incorporating micro- and macro-scale weather data,
     incorporating topography and terrain features,
     ember ignition physics,
     winddriven fire spread,
     large-scale prescribed burn experiments, and
     wind-tunnel experiments.
    Note that the agenda may change without notice. Seating will be 
available for the public on a first-come, first-served basis and will 
be limited to 40 attendees. Portions of the workshop will be available 
via web broadcasting. Pre-registration is required to attend this 
workshop both in person and online. The final agenda, web broadcasting 
instructions, and other administrative information will be posted on 
the meeting website: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/03/computational-models-large-outdoor-fires-workshop.
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and 
phone number to Karen Startsman by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, February 26, 
2019. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; please 
contact Karen Startsman. Ms. Startman's email address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is 301-975-6602. 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 Karen Startsman at 
[email protected] or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/
visitor/.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278f.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-26175 Filed 11-30-18; 8:45 am]
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