Notice2023-28548
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
January 4, 2024
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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, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 463-464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <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, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c083d32253d721e2e332b32711b353d31313d323f331c32352f28723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f7b4e41564e016d5d4058410268464e42424e414c406f41465c5b01484059">[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 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 <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, 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
<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. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f185989f90df979094929a94b19f988285df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6014090e014e060105030b05200e0913144e070f16">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#05616c766476716077456b6c76712b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afef3e9fbe9eeffe8daf4f3e9eeb4fdf5ec">[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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#22564b4c430c444347414947624c4b51560c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53273a3d327d353236303836133d3a20277d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>. Non-U.S. citizens must submit
additional information; please contact Tina Faecke at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b3f22252a652d2a2e28202e0b2522383f652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="285c414649064e494d4b434d6846415b5c064f475e">[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
Tina Faecke or visit: <a href="http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/">http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/</a>.
Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-28548 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
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