[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49450-49451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16126]


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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 Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 9:00 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, and progress of the NCST 
investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South partial building 
collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida. 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 Thursday, September 7, 
2023, from 9:00 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 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 eight 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. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the NCST Advisory 
Committee will

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meet on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 9:00 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, and progress of the NCST investigation focused on 
the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in 
Surfside, Florida. 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. This meeting will be recorded. 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 Taylor 
Morgan at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, 
August 28, 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, Monday, August 28, 
2023, to attend. Please submit your full name, the organization you 
represent (if applicable), email address, and phone number to Taylor 
Morgan at [email protected]. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information; please contact Taylor Morgan 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 
Taylor Morgan or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-16126 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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