[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 14145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04590]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


NIST Safety Commission

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
Safety Commission (Commission) will meet on March 9, 2023, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time and March 10, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Mountain Time. The purpose of this meeting is for the Commission 
to continue its assessment of the state of NIST's safety culture and 
how effectively the existing safety protocols and policies have been 
implemented across NIST. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Commission business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST 
website at https://www.nist.gov/director/nist-safety-commission/march-9-10-nist-safety-commission-meeting-agenda.

DATES: The Commission will meet on March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Mountain Time and March 10, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 for the NIST 
Safety Commission members and NIST Senior Leadership with an option to 
participate via webinar for NIST staff and public participants. Please 
note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corrine Lloyd, Special Programs 
Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology, at 301-975-8762 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq., notice is hereby given that the NIST Safety Commission will meet 
on March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time and March 10, 
2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The meeting will be open 
to the public. Members of the Commission are appointed by the Director 
of NIST. The Commission is composed of not more than seven members who 
are qualified to provide advice to the NIST Director on matters 
relating to safety policies; safety management system, practices, and 
performance; and safety culture. The primary purpose of this meeting is 
for the Commission to continue its assessment of the state of NIST's 
safety culture and how effectively the existing safety protocols and 
policies have been implemented across NIST. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Commission business. The final agenda will be posted on the 
NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/director/nist-safety-commission/march-9-10-nist-safety-commission-meeting-agenda.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Commission's business are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately 15 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 but is likely to be about 
three minutes each. Questions from the public will not be considered 
during this period. Requests must be submitted by email to Corrine 
Lloyd at [email protected] and must be received by 4 p.m. Eastern 
Time, March 7, 2023 to be considered. Speakers who wish to expand upon 
their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be 
accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to participate 
are invited to submit written statements by email to 
[email protected].
    All NIST staff and public participants will be attending via 
webinar and must register at: https://events.nist.gov/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x18963abcd by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, March 7, 2023 
for detailed instructions on how to join the webinar. Any questions 
regarding registration may be directed to Corrine Lloyd at 
[email protected].
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the Federal Register notice for 
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that 
the meeting be held on March 9-10, 2023, to accommodate the tight 
working timeline of the Commission as set forth in its charter. 
Specifically, the charter requires the Commission to provide an oral 
briefing of its preliminary findings to the NIST Director within 75 
days of beginning its activities, and written findings within 150 days 
of beginning its activities. The Commission intends to present its 
preliminary findings to NIST leadership at this meeting. Postponing 
this meeting would result in an unacceptable delay in the Commission's 
ability to report the findings and observations from the work of the 
Commission's three subcommittees, collect additional information from 
NIST staff at the Boulder campus, and to develop its final 
recommendations for NIST leadership, until well into the fall. The 
Federal Register notice could not be published previously due to 
logistical requirements needed to accommodate the timing requirement of 
the meeting, including unanticipated additional time required for 
completion of the work of the Commission's three subcommittees that 
will be reporting out at the meeting, and unanticipated additional time 
required to confirm availability of a representative of a third-party 
contractor to present on the results of the 2023 NIST Safety Culture 
Survey it conducted.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-04590 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
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