83_FR_22343 83 FR 22250 - National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

83 FR 22250 - National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 93 (May 14, 2018)

Page Range22250-22251
FR Document2018-10163

The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via webinar on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria's effects on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The goals of the investigation will be to characterize: (1) The wind environment and technical conditions associated with deaths and injuries; (2) the performance of representative critical buildings, and designated safe areas in those buildings, including their dependence on lifelines; and (3) the performance of emergency communications systems and the public's response to such communications. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-10163]


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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 a meeting via webinar on Wednesday, May 
16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose

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of this meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of the NCST 
investigation of Hurricane Maria's effects on the U.S. territory of 
Puerto Rico. The goals of the investigation will be to characterize: 
(1) The wind environment and technical conditions associated with 
deaths and injuries; (2) the performance of representative critical 
buildings, and designated safe areas in those buildings, including 
their dependence on lifelines; and (3) the performance of emergency 
communications systems and the public's response to such 
communications. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee 
business. 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.

DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. For instructions on 
how to participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Davis, Management and Program 
Analyst, Community Resilience Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. 
Mr. Davis' email address is [email protected]; and his phone 
number is (301) 975-6071.

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 six 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 https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.
    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, May 16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will 
be held via webinar. The primary purpose of this meeting is to update 
the Committee on the progress of the NCST investigation of Hurricane 
Maria's effects on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The goals of the 
investigation will be to characterize: (1) The wind environment and 
technical conditions associated with deaths and injuries; (2) the 
performance of representative critical buildings, and designated safe 
areas in those buildings, including their dependence on lifelines; and 
(3) the performance of emergency communications systems and the 
public's response to such communications. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. 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.
    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 15 minutes will be reserved near the conclusion of the 
meeting 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, but is likely to be 
three minutes each. 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 Mr. Benjamin Davis, 
[email protected], by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 11, 
2018. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who 
had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and 
those who were unable to attend are invited to submit written 
statements to the NCST, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604, or 
electronically by email to [email protected].
    To participate in the meeting, please submit your first and last 
name, email address, and phone number to Benjamin Davis at 
[email protected] or (301) 975-6071. After pre-registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join 
the meeting remotely. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 11, 2018, to attend. 
Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number to 
Benjamin Davis at [email protected]; his phone number is (301) 
975-6071.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-10163 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             Public Comment                                          meet on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from                   is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The
                                                Interested parties are invited to                    8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and              exact time for public comments will be
                                             provide comments and/or factual                         Wednesday June 6, 2018, from 8:30 a.m.                included in the final agenda that will be
                                             information regarding the CCR.                          to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The VCAT                  posted on the NIST website at http://
                                             Comments and factual information may                    is composed of not fewer than 9                       www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm.
                                             be submitted to Commerce no later than                  members appointed by the NIST                         Questions from the public will not be
                                             ten days after the date of publication of               Director, eminent in such fields as                   considered during this period. Speakers
                                             this notice. Rebuttal comments and                      business, research, new product                       who wish to expand upon their oral
                                             rebuttal factual information may be filed               development, engineering, labor,                      statements, those who had wished to
                                             with Commerce no later than five days                   education, management consulting,                     speak but could not be accommodated
                                             after the comments and/or factual                       environment, and international                        on the agenda, and those who were
                                             information are filed.8 All submissions                 relations.                                            unable to attend in person are invited to
                                             must be filed electronically using                                                                            submit written statements to VCAT,
                                                                                                     DATES:  The VCAT will meet on
                                             Enforcement and Compliance’s                                                                                  NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060,
                                                                                                     Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to
                                             Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                                                                           Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, via fax
                                                                                                     5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, June 6th,
                                             Centralized Electronic Service System                                                                         at 301–216–0529 or electronically by
                                                                                                     2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
                                             (ACCESS).9 An electronically filed                                                                            email to stephanie.shaw@nist.gov .
                                                                                                     Eastern Time.
                                             document must be received successfully                                                                           All visitors to the NIST site are
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in                required to pre-register to be admitted.
                                             in its entirety by ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m.                 the Portrait Room, Administration
                                             Eastern Time on the due dates set forth                                                                       Please submit your name, time of
                                                                                                     Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,                  arrival, email address and phone
                                             in this notice.                                         Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899. Please                 number to Stephanie Shaw by 5:00 p.m.
                                             Preliminary and Final Results of the                    note admittance instructions under the                Eastern Time, Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
                                             Review                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                  Non-U.S. citizens must submit
                                                Commerce intends to publish in the                   this notice.                                          additional information; please contact
                                             Federal Register a notice of the                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Ms. Shaw. Ms. Shaw’s email address is
                                             preliminary results of the CCR in                       Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100                       stephanie.shaw@nist.gov and her phone
                                             accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)                    Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060,                         number is 301–975–2667. For
                                             and (c)(3)(i), which will set forth                     Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060,                    participants attending in person, please
                                             Commerce’s preliminary factual and                      telephone number 301–975–2667. Ms.                    note that federal agencies, including
                                             legal conclusions. Commerce will issue                  Shaw’s email address is                               NIST, can only accept a state-issued
                                             its final results of the CCR in accordance              stephanie.shaw@nist.gov.                              driver’s license or identification card for
                                             with the time limits set forth in 19 CFR                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            access to federal facilities if such license
                                             351.216(e).                                               Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, and           or identification card is issued by a state
                                                This is issued and published in                      the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                that is compliant with the REAL ID Act
                                             accordance with sections 751(b)(1),                     amended, 5 U.S.C. App.                                of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state
                                             777(i)(1), and 782(h) of the Act and 19                                                                       that has an extension for REAL ID
                                                                                                        The purpose of this meeting is for the
                                             CFR 351.221(b)(1), (4), and 351.222(g).                                                                       compliance. NIST currently accepts
                                                                                                     VCAT to review and make
                                               Dated: May 7, 2018.                                   recommendations regarding general                     other forms of federal-issued
                                             Gary Taverman,                                          policy for NIST, its organization, its                identification in lieu of a state-issued
                                             Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping              budget, and its programs within the                   driver’s license. For detailed
                                             and Countervailing Duty Operations,                     framework of applicable national                      information please contact Ms. Shaw at
                                             performing the non-exclusive functions and              policies as set forth by the President and            301–975–2667 or visit: http://nist.gov/
                                             duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                     the Congress. The agenda will include                 public_affairs/visitor/.
                                             Enforcement and Compliance.
                                                                                                     an update on major programs at NIST.                  Kevin A. Kimball,
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–10202 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     In addition, the meeting will include                 Chief of Staff.
                                             BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                     presentations and discussions on NIST’s               [FR Doc. 2018–10128 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     role in quantum science, and artificial               BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
                                                                                                     intelligence. The Committee also will
                                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                     review NIST’s facilities plans and
                                             National Institute of Standards and                     progress on ongoing renovation efforts.               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                             Technology                                              The agenda may change to
                                                                                                     accommodate Committee business. The                   National Institute of Standards and
                                             Visiting Committee on Advanced                          final agenda will be posted on the NIST               Technology
                                             Technology                                              website at http://www.nist.gov/director/
                                                                                                     vcat/agenda.cfm.                                      National Construction Safety Team
                                             AGENCY: National Institute of Standards                    Individuals and representatives of                 Advisory Committee Meeting
                                             and Technology, Department of                           organizations who would like to offer
                                             Commerce.                                                                                                     AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
                                                                                                     comments and suggestions related to the               and Technology, Department of
                                             ACTION: Notice of public meeting.                       Committee’s affairs are invited to                    Commerce.
                                             SUMMARY:  National Institute of                         request a place on the agenda.                        ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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                                             Standards and Technology (NIST)’s                       Approximately one-half hour on
                                             Visiting Committee on Advanced                          Wednesday, June 6, 2018, will be                      SUMMARY:  The National Construction
                                             Technology (VCAT or Committee) will                     reserved for public comments and                      Safety Team (NCST) Advisory
                                                                                                     speaking times will be assigned on a                  Committee (Committee) will hold a
                                               8 Submission of rebuttal factual information must     first-come, first-serve basis. The amount             meeting via webinar on Wednesday,
                                             comply with 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).                       of time per speaker will be determined                May 16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00
                                               9 See, generally, 19 CFR 351.303.                     by the number of requests received, but               p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose


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                                             of this meeting is to update the                        p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The                   nist.gov; his phone number is (301) 975–
                                             Committee on the progress of the NCST                   meeting will be open to the public. The               6071.
                                             investigation of Hurricane Maria’s                      meeting will be held via webinar. The
                                                                                                                                                           Kevin A. Kimball,
                                             effects on the U.S. territory of Puerto                 primary purpose of this meeting is to
                                             Rico. The goals of the investigation will               update the Committee on the progress of               Chief of Staff.
                                             be to characterize: (1) The wind                        the NCST investigation of Hurricane                   [FR Doc. 2018–10163 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                             environment and technical conditions                    Maria’s effects on the U.S. territory of              BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
                                             associated with deaths and injuries; (2)                Puerto Rico. The goals of the
                                             the performance of representative                       investigation will be to characterize: (1)
                                             critical buildings, and designated safe                 The wind environment and technical                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                             areas in those buildings, including their               conditions associated with deaths and
                                                                                                                                                           National Institute of Standards and
                                             dependence on lifelines; and (3) the                    injuries; (2) the performance of
                                                                                                     representative critical buildings, and                Technology
                                             performance of emergency
                                             communications systems and the                          designated safe areas in those buildings,             Announcing Request for Comments on
                                             public’s response to such                               including their dependence on lifelines;              Lightweight Cryptography
                                             communications. The agenda may                          and (3) the performance of emergency                  Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
                                             change to accommodate Committee                         communications systems and the
                                             business. The final agenda will be                      public’s response to such                             AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
                                             posted on the NIST website at https://                  communications. The agenda may                        and Technology (NIST), Commerce.
                                             www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-                   change to accommodate Committee                       ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
                                             studies/national-construction-safety-                   business. The final agenda will be
                                             team-ncst/advisory-committee.                           posted on the NIST website at https://                SUMMARY:   The National Institute of
                                             DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee                      www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-                 Standards and Technology (NIST) is
                                             will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2018                    studies/national-construction-safety-                 requesting comments on a proposed
                                             from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern                     team-ncst/advisory-committee-meetings.                process to solicit, evaluate, and
                                             Time.                                                      Individuals and representatives of                 standardize one or more lightweight
                                                                                                     organizations who would like to offer                 cryptographic algorithms. Current NIST
                                             ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
                                                                                                     comments and suggestions related to                   cryptographic standards were designed
                                             via webinar. For instructions on how to
                                                                                                     items on the Committee’s agenda for                   to perform well on general-purpose
                                             participate in the meeting, please see
                                                                                                     this meeting are invited to request a                 computing platforms, and may not be
                                             the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
                                                                                                     place on the agenda. Approximately 15                 suitable for some constrained
                                             of this notice.
                                                                                                     minutes will be reserved near the                     computing environments. The draft
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        conclusion of the meeting for public                  requirements and evaluation criteria are
                                             Benjamin Davis, Management and                          comments, and speaking times will be                  available on the NIST Computer
                                             Program Analyst, Community Resilience                   assigned on a first-come, first-served                Security Resource Center website:
                                             Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST,                  basis. The amount of time per speaker                 https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/
                                             100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615,                       will be determined by the number of                   Lightweight-Cryptography.
                                             Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604.                      requests received, but is likely to be
                                             Mr. Davis’ email address is                                                                                   DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                                                                     three minutes each. Questions from the                or before June 28, 2018.
                                             Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov; and his phone                  public will not be considered during
                                             number is (301) 975–6071.                                                                                     ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent
                                                                                                     this period. All those wishing to speak
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                                                                electronically to lightweight-crypto@
                                                                                                     must submit their request by email to
                                             Committee was established pursuant to                                                                         nist.gov with ‘‘Comment on Lightweight
                                                                                                     the attention of Mr. Benjamin Davis,
                                             Section 11 of the NCST Act (Pub. L.                                                                           Cryptography Requirements and
                                                                                                     Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov, by 5:00 p.m.
                                             107–231, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7301 et                  Eastern Time, Friday, May 11, 2018.                   Evaluation Criteria’’ in the subject line.
                                             seq.). The Committee is currently                       Speakers who wish to expand upon                      Written comments may also be
                                             composed of six members, appointed by                   their oral statements, those who had                  submitted by mail to Information
                                             the Director of NIST, who were selected                 wished to speak but could not be                      Technology Laboratory, ATTN:
                                             on the basis of established records of                  accommodated on the agenda, and those                 Lightweight Cryptography Comments,
                                             distinguished service in their                          who were unable to attend are invited                 National Institute of Standards and
                                             professional community and their                        to submit written statements to the                   Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
                                             knowledge of issues affecting the                       NCST, National Institute of Standards                 Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–
                                             National Construction Safety Teams.                     and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS                  8930.
                                             The Committee advises the Director of                   8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–                     Comments received in response to
                                             NIST on carrying out the NCST Act;                      8604, or electronically by email to                   this notice will be published
                                             reviews the procedures developed for                    Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov.                              electronically at https://csrc.nist.gov/
                                             conducting investigations; and reviews                     To participate in the meeting, please              Projects/Lightweight-Cryptography, so
                                             the reports issued documenting                          submit your first and last name, email                commenters should not include
                                             investigations. Background information                  address, and phone number to Benjamin                 information they do not wish to be
                                             on the NCST Act and information on the                  Davis at Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov or                   posted (e.g., personal or confidential
                                             NCST Advisory Committee is available                    (301) 975–6071. After pre-registering,                business information).
                                             at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-                participants will be provided with                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
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                                             failure-studies/national-construction-                  detailed instructions on how to join the              Kerry McKay, National Institute of
                                             safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.                    meeting remotely. Anyone wishing to                   Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
                                                Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                     attend this meeting must register by 5:00             Drive, Mail Stop 8930, Gaithersburg,
                                             Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                     p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 11,                    MD 20899–8930, email: kerry.mckay@
                                             App., notice is hereby given that the                   2018, to attend. Please submit your full              nist.gov, by telephone (301) 975–4969.
                                             NCST Advisory Committee will meet on                    name, email address, and phone number                 Technical inquiries regarding the
                                             Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from 1:00                       to Benjamin Davis at Benjamin.Davis@                  proposed draft acceptability


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ContactBenjamin Davis, Management and Program Analyst, Community Resilience Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604.
FR Citation83 FR 22250 

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