[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 463-464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28548]


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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, March 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern 
time, and on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 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, the implementation of recommendations 
from previous investigations, and receive responses to the Committee's 
2023 recommendations. 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, March 6, 
2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time, and on Thursday, March 7, 
2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. The meeting will be open to 
the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in person in the Heritage Room 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 five members, 
appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected on the basis of 
established records of distinguished service in their

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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, March 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern 
time, and on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 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, the implementation of recommendations from previous 
investigations, and receive responses to the Committee's 2023 
recommendations. 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 p.m. eastern time, Friday, February 23, 2024. 
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 p.m. eastern time, Friday, February 23, 
2024, 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 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-28548 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
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