Notice2021-23198
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
October 25, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a virtual meeting via web conference on Monday, November 8, 2021, from 11:00 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 the NCST investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida; finalize the Committee's annual report to Congress; and provide an overview of event scoring and readiness of teams. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58886-58887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23198]
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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 a virtual meeting via web conference on
Monday, November 8, 2021, from 11:00 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 the NCST investigation focused on
the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in
Surfside, Florida; finalize the Committee's annual report to Congress;
and provide an overview of event scoring and readiness of teams. The
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda
will be posted on the NIST website at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee">https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee</a>-meetings.
DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, November 8,
2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 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: Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Disaster and
Failure Studies Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST. Tanya Brown-
Giammanco's email address is <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83d7e2edfae2adc1f1ecf4edaec4eae2eeeee2ede0ecc3edeaf0f7ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88dce9e6f1e9a6cafae7ffe6a5cfe1e9e5e5e9e6ebe7c8e6e1fbfca6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a> and her
phone number is 240- 267-9504.
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 seven 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 <a href="https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee">https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee</a>.
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 Monday, November 8, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 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 the NCST investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South
partial building collapse that occurred in
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Surfside, Florida; finalize the Committee's annual report to Congress;
and provide an overview of event scoring and readiness of teams. The
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda
will be posted on the NIST website at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee">https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee</a>-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 thirty minutes will be reserved for public comments and
speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Public comments can be provided via email or by web conference
attendance. 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 Peter Gale at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2777425342550960464b4267494e545309404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c7c4958495e026b4d40496c42455f58024b435a">[email protected]</span></a> by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 3,
2021. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6b2bfa5b7a5a2b3a496b8bfa5a2f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b5f52485a484f5e497b5552484f155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 3, 2021, to
attend. Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number
to Peter Gale at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7121140514035f36101d14311f1802055f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5505302130277b12343930153b3c26217b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-23198 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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