[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14348-14349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07098]


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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 on Tuesday August 20, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 8:30 
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room, 
Administration Building 101, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899, with an option to participate via teleconference or 
webinar. Please note admittance 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108-360), 42 U.S.C. 7704(a)(5), and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Committee is composed of 
12 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 on 
Tuesday, August 20, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 
The meeting will be open to the public. The primary purpose of this 
meeting is for the Committee to finalize 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. On August 20, 2019, 
approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved near the beginning of 
the meeting 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. 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 visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Please submit your full name, estimated time of arrival, 
email address, and phone number to Tina Faecke by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional 
information; please contact Ms. Faecke. Ms. Tina Faecke's email address 
is [email protected], and her phone number is (301) 975-5911. If you 
wish to participate via teleconference or webinar, please submit your 
full name, affiliation, and phone number to Ms. Faecke by 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. After pre-registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join 
the teleconference or webinar remotely. 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 (P.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. Faecke at (301) 975-5911 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2019-07098 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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