[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20861-20862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07329]


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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, June 14, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, and on Thursday, June 15, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 
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 the implementation of 
recommendations from previous investigations. 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 14, 
2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and on Thursday, June 
15, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in person in Lecture Room D of the 
Administration Building, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899 and via web conference. For instructions on how to attend and/or 
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 (301) 975-2822.

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 nine 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 14, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, and on Thursday, June 15, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 
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 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 twenty 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 Tina Faecke at 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, June 2, 2023. 
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].
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting in-person or via web 
conference must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, June 2, 
2023, to attend. Please submit your full name, the organization you 
represent (if applicable), email address, and phone number to Tina 
Faecke at [email protected]. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information; please contact Tina Faecke 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 
Tina Faecke

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or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-07329 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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