Notice2023-16126
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
July 31, 2023
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 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49450-49451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#663207081f074824140911084b210f070b0b0708050926080f151248010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d88cb9b6a1b9f69aaab7afb6f59fb1b9b5b5b9b6bbb798b6b1abacf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <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. 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
<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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9febfee6f3f0edb1f2f0edf8fef1dff1f6ecebb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e5a4f5742415c0043415c494f406e40475d5a00494158">[email protected]</span></a> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1c5c8d2c0d2d5c4d3e1cfc8d2d58fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b6bba1b3a1a6b7a092bcbba1a6fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1a0f1702011c4003011c090f002e00071d1a40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa8e9b83969588d49795889d9b94ba9493898ed49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>. Non-U.S. citizens must submit
additional information; please contact Taylor Morgan at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f18590889d9e83df9c9e8396909fb19f988285df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec988d9580839ec281839e8b8d82ac82859f98c28b839a">[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
Taylor Morgan 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. 2023-16126 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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