Notice2022-19355
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
September 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold an open meeting in-person and via web conference on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9:30 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, progress of the NCST investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida, and finalize the Committee's annual report to Congress. 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 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19355]
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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, October 19, 2022, from 9:30 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, progress of the NCST
investigation focused on the Champlain Towers South partial building
collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida, and finalize the
Committee's annual report to Congress. 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 Wednesday, October 19,
2022, from 9:30 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 and via teleconference in
the Heritage Room of Building 101, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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#4e1a2f20372f600c3c2139206309272f23232f202d210e20273d3a60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2074414e59410e62524f574e0d6749414d4d414e434f604e4953540e474f56">[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 Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9:30 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, progress of the NCST investigation focused on the
Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in
Surfside, Florida, and finalize the Committee's annual report to
Congress. 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 fifteen 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 Peter Gale at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a4a7f6e7f68345d7b767f5a7473696e347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4515203120376b02242920052b2c36316b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, October 3, 2022. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbafa2b8aab8bfaeb98ba5a2b8bfe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="284c415b495b5c4d5a6846415b5c064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, October 3, 2022, to attend.
Please submit your full name, the organization you represent (if
applicable), email address, and phone number to Peter Gale at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d2e7f6e7f0acc5e3eee7c2ecebf1f6ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cdce9f8e9fea2cbede0e9cce2e5fff8a2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional
information; please contact Peter Gale at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e4e7b6a7b6c30597f727b5e70776d6a30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29794c5d4c5b076e48454c6947405a5d074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 Peter Gale or visit:
<a href="http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/">http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/</a>.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-19355 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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