80 FR 29626 - Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12423 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29626-29627] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12423] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee), will hold an open meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is to finalize the Committee's 2015 Report on the Effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda and any draft meeting materials will be posted prior to the meeting on the NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone number. DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 804, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. For instructions on how to participate in the meeting via webinar, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. Ms. Faecke's email address is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975-5911. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-360). The Committee is composed of 15 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 (USGS) Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves as an ex-officio member of the Committee. The Committee assesses:Trends and developments in the science and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction; the effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory activities; any need to revise NEHRP; and the management, coordination, implementation, and activities of NEHRP. Background information on NEHRP and the Advisory Committee is available at http://nehrp.gov/. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ACEHR will hold an open meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be no central meeting location. Interested members of the [[Page 29627]] public will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone number. The primary purpose of this meeting is to finalize the Committee's 2015 Report on the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda and any meeting materials will be posted prior to the meeting on the NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda and detailed instructions on how to join the webinar from a remote location in order to participate by submitting their request to Felicia Johnson at felicia.johnson@nist.gov or 301-975-5324 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Approximately 15 minutes will be reserved from 2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time for public comments; 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, but is likely to be about three minutes each. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated, and those who were unable to participate are invited to submit written statements to ACEHR, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604, via fax at (301) 975-4032, or electronically by email to info@nehrp.gov. All participants of the meeting are required to pre-register. Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in order to be included. Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number to Felicia Johnson at felicia.johnson@nist.gov or (301) 975-5324. After pre-registering, participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join the webinar from a remote location in order to participate. Kevin Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2015-12423 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the first-come, first-serve basis. The amount the meeting from remote locations by
meeting should be sent to Dr. Long of time per speaker will be determined calling into a central phone number.
Phan, Acting Director of the Disaster by the number of requests received, but DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting
and Failure Studies Program at the is likely to be 3 minutes each. Questions via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015,
following address: National Institute of from the public will not be considered from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau during this period. Speakers who wish Time. The meeting will be open to the
Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, to expand upon their oral statements, public.
Maryland 20899–8611. For instructions those who had wished to speak but ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the
on how to participate in the meeting, could not be accommodated on the meeting should be sent to National
please see the SUPPLEMENTARY agenda, and those who were unable to Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
INFORMATION section of this notice. participate are invited to submit written Director, National Institute of Standards
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. statements to the National Construction and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau
Long Phan, Acting Director, Disaster Safety Team Advisory Committee, Drive, Mail Stop 804, Gaithersburg,
and Failure Studies, National Institute National Institute of Standards and Maryland 20899–8604. For instructions
of Standards and Technology, 100 Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS on how to participate in the meeting via
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611, 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899– webinar, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8611, 8604, via fax at (301) 975–4032, or INFORMATION section of this notice.
email: long.phan@nist.gov, phone: (301) electronically by email to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
975–6077. ncstac@nist.gov. Faecke, Management and Program
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NCST All participants in the meeting are Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards
Advisory Committee was established required to pre-register. Anyone wishing Reduction Program, Engineering
pursuant to Section 11 of the National to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,
Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. Eastern Time on Wednesday July 1st to Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland
7301 et seq.). The NCST Advisory be included. In order to register please 20899–8604. Ms. Faecke’s email address
Committee is comprised of nine submit your name, email address, and is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her phone
members, appointed by the Director of phone number to Dr. Long Phan, at number is (301) 975–5911.
NIST, who were selected for their long.phan@nist.gov. Questions can also
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
technical expertise and experience, be directed to Dr. Phan at 301–975–
Committee was established in
established records of distinguished 6077. After registering, participants will
accordance with the requirements of
professional service, and their be provided with detailed instructions
Section 103 of the NEHRP
knowledge of issues affecting NCST on how to dial in from a remote location
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law
Teams established under the NCST Act. in order to participate.
108–360). The Committee is composed
The NCST Advisory Committee advises Kevin Kimball, of 15 members appointed by the
the Director of NIST on (1) the functions Chief of Staff. Director of NIST, who were selected for
and composition of NCST Teams their established records of
[FR Doc. 2015–12425 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
established under the NCST Act, (2) the distinguished service in their
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exercise of authorities enumerated in professional community, their
the NCST Act, and (3) the procedures knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP,
developed to implement the NCST Act. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and to reflect the wide diversity of
The NCST reports are issued under technical disciplines, competencies, and
section 8 of the NCST Act. Background National Institute of Standards and communities involved in earthquake
information on the NCST Act and Technology hazards reduction. In addition, the
information on the NCST Advisory Chairperson of the U.S. Geological
Committee is available at http:// Advisory Committee on Earthquake Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake
www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst. Hazards Reduction Meeting Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC)
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory serves as an ex-officio member of the
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
Committee.
App., notice is hereby given that the and Technology, Department of The Committee assesses:
NCST Advisory Committee will hold a Commerce. • Trends and developments in the
meeting via teleconference on Thursday, ACTION: Notice of open meeting. science and engineering of earthquake
July 2, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. hazards reduction;
Eastern Time. There will be no central SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on • the effectiveness of NEHRP in
meeting location. Interested members of Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR performing its statutory activities;
the public will be able to participate in or Committee), will hold an open • any need to revise NEHRP; and
the meeting from remote locations by meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12, • the management, coordination,
calling into a central phone number. 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. implementation, and activities of
The primary purpose of this meeting is Eastern Time. The primary purpose of NEHRP.
to discuss the NCST Advisory this meeting is to finalize the Background information on NEHRP
Committee’s draft annual report to Committee’s 2015 Report on the and the Advisory Committee is available
Congress. A copy of the draft report will Effectiveness of the National Earthquake at http://nehrp.gov/.
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be posted on the NCST Advisory Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee’s Web site at http:// The agenda may change to Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/ accommodate Committee business. The App., notice is hereby given that the
index.cfm. final agenda and any draft meeting ACEHR will hold an open meeting via
Approximately fifteen minutes will be materials will be posted prior to the webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from
reserved from 5:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m. meeting on the NEHRP Web site at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Eastern Time for public comments; http://nehrp.gov/. Interested members of There will be no central meeting
speaking times will be assigned on a the public will be able to participate in location. Interested members of the
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public will be able to participate in the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1), 15 U.S.C.
meeting from remote locations by 3711a(d)(2)(B) and the Federal Advisory
calling into a central phone number. National Institute of Standards and Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
The primary purpose of this meeting is Technology Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
to finalize the Committee’s 2015 Report Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm
on the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The App., notice is hereby given that the
Baldrige National Quality Award and
agenda may change to accommodate Board of Overseers and the Judges Panel
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
Committee business. The final agenda will meet together in open session on
National Quality Award
and any meeting materials will be Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.
posted prior to the meeting on the AGENCY: National Institute of Standards to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of
NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. and Technology, Department of Overseers, composed of approximately
Commerce. eleven members preeminent in the field
Individuals and representatives of of organizational performance
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
organizations who would like to offer excellence and appointed by the
comments and suggestions related to the SUMMARY: The Board of Overseers of the Secretary of Commerce, make an annual
Committee’s affairs are invited to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality report on the results of Award activities
request a place on the agenda and Award (Board of Overseers) and the to the Director of the National Institute
detailed instructions on how to join the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige of Standards and Technology (NIST),
webinar from a remote location in order National Quality Award (Judges Panel) along with its recommendations for
to participate by submitting their will meet together in open session on improvement of the Award process. The
request to Felicia Johnson at Thursday, June 11, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. Judges Panel consists of twelve
felicia.johnson@nist.gov or 301–975– to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of members with balanced representation
5324 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Overseers, appointed by the Secretary of from U.S. service, manufacturing,
Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Commerce, reports the results of the nonprofit, education, and health care
Approximately 15 minutes will be Malcolm Baldrige National Quality industries. The Panel includes members
Award (Award) activities to the Director familiar with the quality improvement
reserved from 2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
of The National Institute of Standards operations and competitiveness issues
Eastern Time for public comments;
and Technology (NIST) each year, along of manufacturing companies, service
speaking times will be assigned on a with its recommendations for the
first-come, first-serve basis. The amount companies, small businesses, health
improvement of the Award process. The care providers, and educational
of time per speaker will be determined Judges Panel, also appointed by the
by the number of requests received, but institutions. The Judges Panel
Secretary of Commerce, ensures the recommends Malcolm Baldrige National
is likely to be about three minutes each. integrity of the Award selection process
Questions from the public will not be Quality Award recipients to the
and recommends Award recipients to
considered during this period. Speakers Secretary of Commerce.
the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose
who wish to expand upon their oral The purpose of this meeting is to
of this meeting is to discuss and review
statements, those who had wished to discuss and review information received
information received from the National
Institute of Standards and Technology from the National Institute of Standards
speak but could not be accommodated,
and from the Chair of the Judges Panel. and Technology and from the Chair of
and those who were unable to
The agenda will include: Baldrige the Judges Panel of the Malcolm
participate are invited to submit written Baldrige National Quality Award. The
statements to ACEHR, National Institute Program Update, Baldrige Fundraising
Update, Baldrige Judges Panel Update, agenda will include: Baldrige Program
of Standards and Technology, 100 Update, Baldrige Fundraising Update,
Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Ethics Review, Applicants and
Eligibility, and New Business/Public Baldrige Judges Panel Update, Ethics
Maryland 20899–8604, via fax at (301) Review, Applicants and Eligibility, and
975–4032, or electronically by email to Comment.
New Business/Public Comment. The
info@nehrp.gov. DATES: The meeting will be held on agenda may change to accommodate the
All participants of the meeting are Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. Judges Panel and Board of Overseers
Eastern time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern business. The final agenda will be
required to pre-register. Anyone wishing
time. The meeting will be open to the posted on the NIST Baldrige
to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. public.
Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Performance Excellence Web site at
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/
order to be included. Please submit your
the National Institute of Standards and community/overseers.cfm. The meeting
full name, email address, and phone Technology, Building 101, Lecture
number to Felicia Johnson at is open to the public. Individuals and
Room A, 100 Bureau Drive, representatives of organizations who
felicia.johnson@nist.gov or (301) 975– Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please would like to offer comments and
5324. After pre-registering, participants note admittance instructions under the suggestions related to the Board’s affairs
will be provided with detailed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of and/or the Panel of Judges’ general
instructions on how to join the webinar this notice. process are invited to request a place on
from a remote location in order to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the agenda. On June 11, 2015,
participate. Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige approximately one-half hour will be
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Kevin Kimball, Performance Excellence Program, reserved in the afternoon for public
National Institute of Standards and comments, and speaking times will be
Chief of Staff.
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail assigned on a first-come, first-served
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Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland basis. The amount of time per speaker
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975–2360, or by email at requests received, but is likely to be
robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov. about 3 minutes each. The exact time for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: public comments will be included in
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| Dates | The ACEHR will hold a meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. | |
| Contact | Tina Faecke, Management and Program Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 29626 |
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