[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11045-11046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04095]


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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; correction.

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SUMMARY: The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 
Committee (Committee) will hold a virtual meeting via web conference on 
Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, 
June 9, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) originally published a 
notice regarding this meeting on February 18, 2022. The date of the 
meeting is being corrected, the topics discussed are being updated, and 
NIST is providing notice that the meeting will be recorded. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of 
the NCST investigation focused on the impacts of Hurricane Maria in 
Puerto Rico, progress of the NCST investigation focused on the 
Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that

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occurred in Surfside, Florida, and the implementation of 
recommendations from previous investigations. 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 Wednesday, June 8, 
2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 9, 2022, 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 Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 
Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NIST 
previously published a notice for this meeting on February 18, 2022, at 
87 FR 9322. This notice repeats the same information contained in the 
previous notice but corrects the date of the meeting, updates the 
topics being discussed, and provides notice that the meeting will be 
recorded. 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 progress of the NCST 
investigation focused on the impacts of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, 
progress of the NCST investigation focused on the Champlain Towers 
South partial building collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida, and 
the implementation of recommendations from previous investigations. 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. 
This meeting will be recorded. 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, Tuesday, May 31, 
2022. 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, Tuesday, May 31, 2022, to attend. 
Please submit your full name, the organization you represent (if 
applicable), email address, and phone number to Peter Gale at 
[email protected].

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-04095 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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