[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5419-5420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02978]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s 
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee) 
will hold an open meeting via webinar on March 12, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet via webinar on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, from 
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Please note 
participation instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program 
Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), 
Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8604, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. Ms. Faecke's email address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-5911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2004 
(Pub. L. 108-360), 42 U.S.C. 7704, and the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Committee is composed of 11 members, 
appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their 
established records of distinguished service in their professional 
community, their knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, and to reflect 
the wide diversity of technical disciplines, competencies, and 
communities involved in earthquake hazards reduction. In addition, the 
Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies 
Advisory Committee serves as an ex-officio member of the Committee.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ACEHR will meet via 
webinar on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The primary purpose of 
this meeting is for the Committee to develop a draft of their 2019 
biennial Report on the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The agenda may 
change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda and any 
meeting materials will be posted on the NEHRP website at http://nehrp.gov/.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's business are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately fifteen minutes 
will be reserved from 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for public 
comments and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-
serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the 
number of requests received but is likely to be about 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 Tina

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Faecke, [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, 
March 6, 2019. 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 participate are invited to submit 
written statements to ACEHR, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Mail Stop 8604, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 
via fax at (301) 975-4032, or electronically by email to 
[email protected].
    All participants in the meeting are required to pre-register. 
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Please submit your first and last name, email 
address, and phone number to Tina Faecke at [email protected] or 
(301) 975-5911. After pre-registering, participants will be provided 
with detailed instructions on how to join the webinar.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2019-02978 Filed 2-20-19; 8:45 am]
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