[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 24803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07431]


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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 virtual meeting via web conference on 
Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, 
June 13, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to review the activities 
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://nehrp.gov/committees/meetings.htm.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, June 13, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via web conference. For 
instructions on how to participate in the meeting, please see 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, June 12, 2024, from 
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, June 13, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public and will 
be held 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 review the activities 
of NEHRP. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP website at https://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. This 
meeting will be recorded. Public comments can be provided via email or 
by web conference attendance. Questions from the public will not be 
considered during this period. All those wishing to speak must submit 
their request by email to Tina Faecke at [email protected] by 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time, June 5, 2024. 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, June 5, 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]. 
After pre-registering, participants will be provided with instructions 
on how to join the web conference.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-07431 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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