[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 45146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14963]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 
or Committee) will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, August 3, 2023, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this 
meeting is for the Committee to discuss their 2023 Biennial Report on 
the Effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
(NEHRP). The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP website at https://www.nehrp.gov/committees/meetings.htm.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 3410 at the National 
Science Foundation (NSF), Hoffman Town Center, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, with an option to participate via web 
conference. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program 
Analyst, NEHRP, Engineering Laboratory, NIST. Ms. Faecke's email 
address is [email protected] and her phone number is (240) 477-9841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7704(a)(5) and the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Committee is composed 
of 12 members, appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for 
their established records of distinguished service in their 
professional community, their knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, and 
to reflect the wide diversity of technical disciplines, competencies, 
and communities involved in earthquake hazards reduction. In addition, 
the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Earthquake 
Studies Advisory Committee serves as an ex-officio member of the 
Committee.
    Pursuant to the FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is 
hereby given that the ACEHR will meet on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, August 3, 2023, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 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 purpose of this meeting is 
for the Committee to discuss their 2023 Biennial Report on the 
Effectiveness of NEHRP. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP website at 
https://www.nehrp.gov/committees/meetings.htm.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's business 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-serve 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. 
This meeting will be recorded. Public comments can be provided via 
email or by web conference attendance. All those wishing to speak must 
submit their request by email to Tina Faecke at [email protected] by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, July 24, 2023. 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 electronically by email to 
[email protected].
    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, July 24, 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]. 
After pre-registering, participants will be provided with instructions 
on how to join the web conference. Any member of the public wishing to 
attend this meeting in person must pre-register to be admitted in the 
NSF building. Please submit your full name, estimated time of arrival, 
email address, and phone number to Tina Faecke ([email protected]) 
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, July 24, 2023. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information; please contact Tina Faecke. For participants 
attending in person, please note that federal agencies, including NSF, 
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. NSF currently accepts other forms of federal-issued 
identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed 
information please visit https://new.nsf.gov/about/visit#building.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-14963 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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