83 FR 5989 - National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range		5989-5990
FR Document		2018-02745

The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in person and via teleconference on Tuesday, February 20, 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 implementation of the recommendations made as a result of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri and provide the Committee with an overview of the ongoing work related to the recent reconnaissance teams deployed to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and California. 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.

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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 meet in person and via teleconference on 
Tuesday, February 20, 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 implementation of the recommendations made as a result 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical 
Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri and 
provide the Committee with an overview of the ongoing work related to 
the recent reconnaissance teams deployed to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico 
and California. 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 Tuesday, February 20, 
2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference and in 
Conference Room B205 of Building 226, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. For instructions on how to attend and 
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

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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 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will 
be held via teleconference and in Conference Room B205 of Building 226, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of 
the implementation of the recommendations made as a result of the 
Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, 
Missouri and provide the Committee with an overview of the ongoing work 
related to the recent reconnaissance teams deployed to Texas, Florida, 
Puerto Rico and California. 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 twenty-five 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, February 9, 
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 teleconference, 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 teleconference remotely. All visitors to the NIST site are required 
to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 
must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, February 9, 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. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; please 
contact Mr. Davis. 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 
Mr. Davis or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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which the manufacturer or exporter discussed. Issues raised in the hearing VI. Conclusion
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review, or the less-than-fair-value We intend to issue the final results of
investigation, but the manufacturer is, this administrative review, including
the cash deposit rate will be the rate DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
the results of our analysis of issues
established in the most recently raised by the parties in the written National Institute of Standards and
completed segment of the proceeding comments, within 120 days of Technology
for the manufacturer of the publication of these preliminary results
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit in the Federal Register, unless National Construction Safety Team
rate for all other manufacturers or otherwise extended.8 Advisory Committee Meeting
exporters will continue to be 27.04
percent ad valorem, the all-others rate Notification to Importers AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
established in the less-than-fair-value This notice also serves as a and Technology, Department of
investigation.3 These cash deposit preliminary reminder to importers of Commerce.
requirements, when imposed, shall their responsibility under 19 CFR ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
remain in effect until further notice. 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
SUMMARY: The National Construction
Disclosure and Public Comment the reimbursement of antidumping
Safety Team (NCST) Advisory
duties prior to liquidation of the
Commerce intends to disclose the Committee (Committee) will meet in
relevant entries during this review
calculations used in our analysis to person and via teleconference on
period. Failure to comply with this
interested parties in this review within Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 1:00
requirement could result in Commerce’s
five days of the date of publication of p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The
presumption that reimbursement of
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR primary purpose of this meeting is to
antidumping duties occurred and the
351.224(b). Interested parties are invited update the Committee on the progress of
subsequent assessment of double
to comment on the preliminary results the implementation of the
antidumping duties.
of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR recommendations made as a result of
These preliminary results of
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may the National Institute of Standards and
administrative review are issued and
submit case briefs no later than 30 days Technology (NIST) Technical
published in accordance with sections
after the date of publication of this Investigation of the May 22, 2011,
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues Tornado in Joplin, Missouri and provide
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no the Committee with an overview of the
later than five days after the time limit Dated: February 5, 2018. ongoing work related to the recent
for filing case briefs.4 Parties who Gary Taverman, reconnaissance teams deployed to
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and
this proceeding are requested to submit and Countervailing Duty Operations, California. The agenda may change to
with each brief: (1) A statement of the performing the non-exclusive functions and accommodate Committee business. The
issue, (2) a brief summary of the duties of the Assistant Secretary for final agenda will be posted on the NIST
Enforcement and Compliance.
argument, and (3) a table of authorities.5 website at https://www.nist.gov/topics/
Executive summaries should be limited Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in disaster-failure-studies/national-
to five pages total, including footnotes.6 the Preliminary Decision Memorandum construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed committee.
I. Summary
using ACCESS.7 II. Background DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any III. Scope of the Order will meet on Tuesday, February 20,
interested party may request a hearing IV. Partial Rescission of Review 2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
within 30 days of the publication of this V. Discussion of the Methodology Eastern Time. The meeting will be open
notice in the Federal Register. If a Comparisons to Normal Value to the public.
hearing is requested, Commerce will A. Determination of a Comparison
notify interested parties of the hearing Methodology ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
date. Interested parties who wish to B. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis via teleconference and in Conference
request a hearing, or who wish to Product Comparisons Room B205 of Building 226, NIST, 100
participate in a hearing if one is Date of Sale Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Export Price 20899. For instructions on how to
requested, must submit a written
Duty Drawback attend and participate in the meeting,
request to the Assistant Secretary for Normal Value
Enforcement and Compliance, filed please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
A. Home Market Viability
electronically via ACCESS within 30 INFORMATION section of this notice.
B. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
days after the date of publication of this Comparison-Market Prices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
notice. Requests should contain: (1) The C. Level of Trade Benjamin Davis, Management and
party’s name, address, and telephone Cost of Production Analysis Program Analyst, Community Resilience
A. Cost Averaging Methodology Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST,
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3 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at 1. Significance of Cost Changes 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615,
Less Than Fair Value: Light-Walled Rectangular 2. Linkage Between Sales and Cost Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604.
Pipe and Tube from Turkey, 73 FR 19814 (April 11, Information Mr. Davis’ email address is
2008). B. Calculation of COP
4 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). C. Test of Comparison Market Sales
Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov; and his phone
5 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). number is (301) 975–6071.
6 Id. 8 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
7 See 19 CFR 351.303. 351.213(h)(1). Committee was established pursuant to

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public.
Contact		Benjamin Davis, Management and Program Analyst, Community Resilience Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604.
FR Citation		83 FR 5989

83 FR 5989 - National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

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