80 FR 44327 - Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

Page Range		44327-44328
FR Document		2015-18352

The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee), will hold an open meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 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.

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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.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 
or Committee), will hold an open meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August 
21, 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 WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 
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 WEBEX, 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 (Pub. L. 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 WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m. Eastern

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Time. There will be no central meeting location. Interested members of 
the 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 an opportunity to speak and detailed instructions on 
how to join the WEBEX 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, Wednesday, August 
19, 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, 
Wednesday, August 19, 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 WEBEX from a remote location in order to participate.

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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petitioners ‘‘consciously chose to limit Court that is not in harmony with the http://nehrp.gov/. Interested members of
the Order’s reach to certain steel Department’s Final Determination. This the public will be able to participate in
products 5.00 mm or more, but less than notice is published in fulfillment of the the meeting from remote locations by
19.00 mm in solid cross-sectional publication requirements of Timken. calling into a central phone number.
diameter.’’ 5 On remand, based on the DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting
Court’s reasoning, the Department found Amended Final Determination
via WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 2015,
that there is no alternative but to change Because there is now a final court from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern
the results of the anti-circumvention decision, we are amending the Final Time. The meeting will be open to the
determination and find on remand that Determination with respect to Deacero’s public.
4.75 mm wire rod is not within the shipments of wire rod with an actual ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the
scope of the Order.6 In Deacero II, the diameter of 4.75 mm to 5.00 mm. Based meeting should be sent to National
Court held that although the Department on the negative circumvention Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
ultimately reached a supportable result determination, Deacero’s 4.75 mm wire Director, National Institute of Standards
in the First Remand Results, remand rod is not subject to antidumping duties. and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau
was nonetheless necessary because the Accordingly, the Department will Drive, Mail Stop 804, Gaithersburg,
Department arrived at the result by continue the suspension of liquidation Maryland 20899–8604. For instructions
misinterpreting Deacero I.7 Therefore, in of the subject merchandise, but set the on how to participate in the meeting via
Deacero II, the Court instructed the cash deposit rate for the 4.75 mm up to WEBEX, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
Department to explain whether it seeks 5 mm diameter wire rod to zero pending INFORMATION section of this notice.
the Court’s leave to revisit the issue of a final and conclusive court decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
commercial availability.8 In the Second For any antidumping duties which have
Remand Results, the Department been deposited for 4.75 up to 5mm Faecke, Management and Program
continued to respectfully disagree with diameter wire rod entered from January Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards
the Court that the ‘‘commercial 1, 2015 to the date of this notice, we Reduction Program, Engineering
availability’’ of a product in the country will instruct Customs and Border Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,
in question, in a third country or in the Protection to refund the cash deposit Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland
United States bars the Department from upon request but continue to suspend 20899–8604. Ms. Faecke’s email address
reaching an affirmative anti- the entries at a zero cash deposit rate. is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her phone
circumvention determination under the number is (301) 975–5911.
minor alteration provision of the Notification to Interested Parties SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
statute.9 For these same reasons, the This notice is issued and published in Committee was established in
Department did not request a remand to accordance with sections 516A(e)(1), accordance with the requirements of
further consider ‘‘commercial 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Section 103 of the NEHRP
availability’’ in the context of this minor Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
Dated: July 20, 2015.
alteration proceeding. On December 22, 108–360). The Committee is composed
Paul Piquado,
2014, the CIT entered final judgment of 15 members appointed by the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Director of NIST, who were selected for
sustaining the First Remand Results.10
Compliance.
their established records of
Timken Notice [FR Doc. 2015–18335 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am] distinguished service in their
In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P professional community, their
341, as clarified by Diamond Sawblades, knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP,
the CAFC held that, pursuant to section and to reflect the wide diversity of
516A(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE technical disciplines, competencies, and
amended (the Act), the Department communities involved in earthquake
National Institute of Standards and
must publish a notice of a court hazards reduction. In addition, the
decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with Technology
Chairperson of the U.S. Geological
a Department determination and must Advisory Committee on Earthquake Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake
suspend liquidation of entries pending Hazards Reduction Meeting Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC)
a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s serves as an ex-officio member of the
December 22, 2014 judgment sustaining AGENCY: National Institute of Standards Committee.
the Department’s First Remand Results and Technology, Department of The Committee assesses:
with respect to Deacero’s shipments of Commerce. • Trends and developments in the
wire rod with an actual diameter of 4.75 ACTION: Notice of open meeting. science and engineering of earthquake
mm to 5.00 mm not constituting a hazards reduction;
circumventing minor alteration of the SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on • the effectiveness of NEHRP in
Order constitutes a final decision of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR performing its statutory activities;
or Committee), will hold an open • any need to revise NEHRP; and
5 See Deacero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, 37 meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August • the management, coordination,
CIT, 942 F. Supp. 2d 1321, 1324–25 (2013). 21, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. implementation, and activities of
(Deacero I);Deacero Remand, Slip Op. 13–126 at Eastern Time. The primary purpose of
15.
NEHRP.
6 See First Remand Results at 6. this meeting is to finalize the Background information on NEHRP
7 See Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. v. United States, Committee’s 2015 Report on the and the Advisory Committee is available
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Slip Op. 14–99, 2014 WL 4244349, *1–3 (CIT Aug. Effectiveness of the National Earthquake at http://nehrp.gov/.
28, 2014) (Deacero II) at 11–12. Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
8 Id. at 12.
The agenda may change to Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
9 See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant
accommodate Committee business. The App., notice is hereby given that the
to Deacero S.A. de C.V. et al v. United States, Court
No. 12–00345; Slip Op. 14–99 (CIT August 28, final agenda and any draft meeting ACEHR will hold an open meeting via
2014) (Second Remand Results). materials will be posted prior to the WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 2015,
10 See Deacero III. meeting on the NEHRP Web site at from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		The ACEHR will hold a meeting via WEBEX on Friday, August 21, 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 44327

80 FR 44327 - Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

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