[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19355]



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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 an open meeting in-person and via web 
conference on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9:30 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, progress of the NCST 
investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South partial building 
collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida, and finalize the 
Committee's annual report to Congress. 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, October 19, 
2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in person and via teleconference in 
the Heritage Room of Building 101, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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, October 19, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public and will be held 
in- person and 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, progress of the NCST investigation focused on the 
Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in 
Surfside, Florida, and finalize the Committee's annual report to 
Congress. 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. 
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, Monday, October 3, 2022. Any member of the 
public is also permitted to file a written statement with the advisory 
committee; ;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, Monday, October 3, 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]. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional 
information; please contact Peter Gale at [email protected]. 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 (Pub. 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 Peter Gale or visit: 
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-19355 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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