[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 96 (Monday, May 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29685-29686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10538]


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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 virtual meeting via web conference on 
Tuesday, June 30, 2020, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Eastern Time and 
Wednesday, July 1, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The 
primary purpose of this meeting is to update the Committee on the 
status of the NCST investigation focused on the impacts of Hurricane 
Maria on Puerto Rico, 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.

DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via web conference. For 
instructions on how to participate in the meeting, please see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Dillard, Community Resilience 
Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. Maria Dillard's email address 
is [email protected]; and her phone number is (202) 281-0908.

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 Tuesday, June 30, 2020, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. 
Eastern Time and Wednesday, July 1, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public, and will be held 
via web conference. Interested members of the public will be able to 
participate in the meeting from remote locations. The primary purpose 
of this meeting is to update the Committee on the status of the NCST 
investigation focused on the impacts of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, 
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 for public comments and 
speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Public comments can be provided via email or by web conference 
attendance. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the 
number of requests received. 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 Gwynaeth Broome at 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 
2020. 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].

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    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, to attend. 
Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number to 
Gwynaeth Broome at [email protected].

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2020-10538 Filed 5-15-20; 8:45 am]
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