[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58886-58887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23198]


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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 
Monday, November 8, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 
The primary purposes of this meeting are to: Update the Committee on 
the progress of the NCST investigation focused on the impacts of 
Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the NCST investigation focused on 
the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in 
Surfside, Florida; finalize the Committee's annual report to Congress; 
and provide an overview of event scoring and readiness of teams. 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 Monday, November 8, 
2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 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: Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Disaster and 
Failure Studies Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST. Tanya Brown-
Giammanco's email address is [email protected] and her 
phone number is 240- 267-9504.

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 seven 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 Monday, November 8, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 purposes 
of this meeting are to: Update the Committee on the progress of the 
NCST investigation focused on the impacts of Hurricane Maria in Puerto 
Rico and the NCST investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South 
partial building collapse that occurred in

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Surfside, Florida; finalize the Committee's annual report to Congress; 
and provide an overview of event scoring and readiness of teams. 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 thirty 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 Peter Gale at 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 3, 
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 are invited to submit written statements 
electronically by email to [email protected].
    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 3, 2021, to 
attend. Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number 
to Peter Gale at [email protected].

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-23198 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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