[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14877-14878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05686]


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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 a virtual meeting via web conference on Monday, April 12, 
2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, April 13, 
2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of 
this meeting is for the Committee to review the activities of the 
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and develop an 
outline for their 2021 biennial report on the Effectiveness of 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/.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Monday, April 12, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, April 13, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually 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: Tina Faecke, Management and Program 
Analyst, 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 (240) 477-9841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 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 13 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 Monday, 
April 12, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, 
April 13, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 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 
for the Committee to review the activities of NEHRP and develop an 
outline for their 2021 biennial report on the

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Effectiveness of 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 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. 
Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. 
All those wishing to speak must submit their request by email to Tina 
Faecke at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, April 
5, 2021. 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 remotely are invited to electronically submit 
written statements by email to [email protected].
    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, April 5, 2021. Please 
submit your full name, email address, and phone number to Tina Faecke 
at [email protected].

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff,
[FR Doc. 2021-05686 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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