83_FR_8693 83 FR 8653 - Establishment of a Team Under the National Construction Safety Team Act

83 FR 8653 - Establishment of a Team Under the National Construction Safety Team Act

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 40 (February 28, 2018)

Page Range8653-8654
FR Document2018-04085

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce, announces the establishment of a National Construction Safety Team pursuant to the National Construction Safety Team Act. The Team was established to study building performance and emergency response and evacuation during Hurricane Maria, which made landfall in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8653-8654]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04085]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Establishment of a Team Under the National Construction Safety 
Team Act

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce, announces the 
establishment of a National Construction Safety Team pursuant to the 
National Construction Safety Team Act. The Team was established to 
study building performance and emergency response and evacuation during 
Hurricane Maria, which made landfall in the U.S. territory of Puerto 
Rico on September 20, 2017.

DATES: The National Construction Safety Team was established on 
February 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Howard Harary, Engineering Laboratory, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 8600, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-8600, telephone number (301) 975-5900. Members of the public are 
encouraged to submit to the Team non-

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privileged evidence that is relevant to the subject matter of the NIST 
investigation described in this notice. Such evidence may be submitted 
to the address contained in this section. Confidential information will 
only be accepted pursuant to an appropriate nondisclosure agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Howard Harary, Engineering 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 
8600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8600, telephone number (301) 975-5900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The National Construction Safety Team Act (``Act''), 
Public Law 107-231, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7301 et seq., was enacted to 
provide for the establishment of investigative teams (``Teams'') to 
assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation 
procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in 
substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of 
substantial loss of life. The purpose of investigations by Teams is to 
improve the safety and structural integrity of buildings in the United 
States. As stated in the statute, a Team shall (1) establish the likely 
technical cause or causes of the building failure; (2) evaluate the 
technical aspects of evacuation and emergency response procedures; (3) 
recommend, as necessary, specific improvements to building standards, 
codes, and practices based on the findings made pursuant to (1) and 
(2); and recommend any research and other appropriate actions needed to 
improve the structural safety of buildings, and improve evacuation and 
emergency response procedures, based on the findings of the 
investigation. In addition, NIST has promulgated regulations 
implementing the Act. The regulations are found at 15 CFR part 270.
    NIST sent a preliminary reconnaissance team to collect information 
and data related to the hurricane that made landfall in the U.S. 
territory of Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. Based on the 
recommendations of the preliminary reconnaissance team and evaluation 
of the criteria listed in the regulations implementing the Act, 
specifically in 15 CFR 270.102, on February 28, 2018, the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United 
States Department of Commerce, established a Team to study building 
performance and emergency response and evacuation during Hurricane 
Maria. The Team may include members who are Federal employees and 
members who are not Federal employees. Team members who are Federal 
employees are governed by the Federal conflict of interest laws. Team 
members who are not Federal employees will be Federal government 
contractors, and conflicts of interest related to their service on the 
Team will be governed by FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant 
Conflicts of Interest, which will be incorporated by reference into all 
such contracts.
    Members of the public are encouraged to submit to the Team non-
privileged data and artifacts that are relevant to the subject matter 
of the NIST investigation described in this notice. Such data and 
artifacts may be submitted to the address contained in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice. Confidential information will only be accepted 
pursuant to an appropriate nondisclosure agreement.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 7301 et seq., 15 CFR part 270.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-04085 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2018 / Notices 8653 Continuation of the Order Technology Laboratory, NIST, 100 March 15, 2018, between 4:30 p.m. and As a result of the determinations by Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, 5:00 p.m.). Speakers will be selected on Commerce and the ITC that revocation MD 20899–8930, Telephone: (301) 975– a first-come, first-served basis. Each of the AD order would likely lead to a 2941, Email address: mscholl@nist.gov. speaker will be limited to five minutes. continuation or recurrence of dumping SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant Questions from the public will not be and material injury to an industry in the to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, considered during this period. Members United States, pursuant to section as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is of the public who are interested in 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR hereby given that the Information speaking are requested to contact 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the Security and Privacy Advisory Board Matthew Scholl at the contact continuation of the AD order on (ISPAB) will meet Thursday, March 15, information indicated in the FOR seamless pipe from Germany. 2018, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Eastern Time, and Friday, March 16, this notice. will continue to collect AD cash 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Speakers who wish to expand upon deposits at the rates in effect at the time Eastern Time. All sessions will be open their oral statements, those who had of entry for all imports of subject to the public. The ISPAB is authorized wished to speak but could not be merchandise. The effective date of the by 15 U.S.C. 278g–4, as amended, and accommodated on the agenda, and those continuation of the order will be the advises the National Institute of who were unable to attend in person are date of publication in the Federal Standards and Technology (NIST), the invited to submit written statements. In Register of this notice of continuation. Secretary of Homeland Security, and the addition, written statements are invited Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Director of the Office of Management and may be submitted to the ISPAB at Commerce intends to initiate the next and Budget (OMB) on information any time. All written statements should five-year sunset review of the order not security and privacy issues pertaining to be directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, later than 30 days prior to the fifth Federal government information Information Technology Laboratory, 100 anniversary of the effective date of systems, including thorough review of Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National continuation. proposed standards and guidelines Institute of Standards and Technology, This five-year sunset review and this developed by NIST. Details regarding Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930. notice are in accordance with section the ISPAB’s activities are available at Kevin Kimball, 751(c) of the Act and published http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/ NIST Chief of Staff. pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act index.html. [FR Doc. 2018–04084 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am] and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). The agenda is expected to include the BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Dated: February 23, 2018. following items: —Deliberations and recommendations Prentiss Lee Smith, by the Board on security and privacy DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and issues, Negotiations. —Presentation and discussion on National Institute of Standards and [FR Doc. 2018–04172 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am] cybersecurity standards used for the Technology BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Internet of Things, —Briefing on the Distributed Denial of Establishment of a Team Under the Service Report directed by Executive National Construction Safety Team Act DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Order 13800, —Presentation and discussion on the AGENCY: National Institute of Standards National Institute of Standards and and Technology, Department of Technology White House Information Technology Modernization Report action items, Commerce. Open Meeting of the Information —Presentation and discussion on the ACTION: Notice. Security and Privacy Advisory Board current update to the Cybersecurity SUMMARY: The Director of the National Framework, Institute of Standards and Technology AGENCY: National Institute of Standards —Presentation and discussion on bias in and Technology, Commerce. (NIST), United States Department of machine learning and artificial Commerce, announces the ACTION: Notice. intelligence systems, establishment of a National —Presentation and discussion on Construction Safety Team pursuant to SUMMARY: The Information Security and cybersecurity workforce initiatives, the National Construction Safety Team Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will —Presentation on the Department of Act. The Team was established to study meet Thursday, March 15, 2018 from Homeland Security Continuous building performance and emergency 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Diagnostic and Mitigation Program, response and evacuation during and Friday, March 16, 2018 from 9:00 and Hurricane Maria, which made landfall a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. All —Updates on NIST Information in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico on sessions will be open to the public. Technology Laboratory cybersecurity September 20, 2017. DATES: The meeting will be held on work. Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 9:00 DATES: The National Construction Safety Note that agenda items may change a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and without notice. The final agenda will be Team was established on February 21, Friday, March 16, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. posted on the website indicated above. 2018. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Seating will be available for the public ADDRESSES: Dr. Howard Harary, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at and media. Pre-registration is not Engineering Laboratory, National the American Institute of Architects, required to attend this meeting. Institute of Standards and Technology, 1735 New York Ave. NW, Washington, Public Participation: The ISPAB Mail Stop 8600, Gaithersburg, MD DC 20006. agenda will include a period, not to 20899–8600, telephone number (301) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exceed thirty minutes, for oral 975–5900. Members of the public are Matthew Scholl, Information comments from the public (Thursday, encouraged to submit to the Team non- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Feb 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

8654 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2018 / Notices privileged evidence that is relevant to who are not Federal employees. Team Working Group formed as a result of the the subject matter of the NIST members who are Federal employees are 2015 biological opinion on effects of the investigation described in this notice. governed by the Federal conflict of Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Such evidence may be submitted to the interest laws. Team members who are Islands groundfish fisheries on short- address contained in this section. not Federal employees will be Federal tailed albatross. The working group is Confidential information will only be government contractors, and conflicts of tasked with reviewing information for accepted pursuant to an appropriate interest related to their service on the mitigating effects of the groundfish nondisclosure agreement. Team will be governed by FAR Subpart fisheries on short-tailed albatross and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 9.5, Organizational and Consultant other seabirds. The workgroup will hold Howard Harary, Engineering Laboratory, Conflicts of Interest, which will be an in-person meeting in Juneau, Alaska National Institute of Standards and incorporated by reference into all such on March 20 and 21, 2018. Meeting Technology, Mail Stop 8600, contracts. topics include the use of EM to report Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8600, Members of the public are encouraged seabird bycatch and a discussion on the telephone number (301) 975–5900. to submit to the Team non-privileged challenges of quantifying seabird data and artifacts that are relevant to the bycatch in trawl fisheries. NMFS will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: subject matter of the NIST investigation keep the North Pacific Fishery Background: The National described in this notice. Such data and Management Council (Council) apprised Construction Safety Team Act (‘‘Act’’), artifacts may be submitted to the of the working group’s activities and Public Law 107–231, codified at 15 address contained in the ADDRESSES any resulting recommendations for U.S.C. 7301 et seq., was enacted to section of this notice. Confidential methods to reduce seabird bycatch. Any provide for the establishment of information will only be accepted changes to seabird avoidance investigative teams (‘‘Teams’’) to assess pursuant to an appropriate regulations are expected to follow the building performance and emergency nondisclosure agreement. standard Council process. response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has Authority: 15 U.S.C. 7301 et seq., 15 CFR part 270. Special Accommodations resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial Kevin Kimball, This workshop will be physically loss of life. The purpose of accessible to people with disabilities. NIST Chief of Staff. investigations by Teams is to improve Requests for sign language [FR Doc. 2018–04085 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am] the safety and structural integrity of interpretation or other auxiliary aids BILLING CODE 3510–13–P buildings in the United States. As stated should be directed to Anne Marie Eich, in the statute, a Team shall (1) establish 907–586–7172, at least 5 working days the likely technical cause or causes of prior to the meeting date. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the building failure; (2) evaluate the Dated: February 23, 2018. technical aspects of evacuation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Emily H. Menashes, emergency response procedures; (3) Administration Acting Director, Office of Sustainable recommend, as necessary, specific RIN 0648–XG042 Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. improvements to building standards, [FR Doc. 2018–04104 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am] codes, and practices based on the Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic BILLING CODE 3510–22–P findings made pursuant to (1) and (2); Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish and recommend any research and other and Halibut Seabird Working Group; appropriate actions needed to improve Public Meeting DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the structural safety of buildings, and improve evacuation and emergency AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric response procedures, based on the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Administration findings of the investigation. In Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), addition, NIST has promulgated Commerce. Submission for OMB Review; regulations implementing the Act. The ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Comment Request regulations are found at 15 CFR part The Department of Commerce will SUMMARY: NMFS Alaska Groundfish and 270. submit to the Office of Management and Halibut Seabird Working Group will NIST sent a preliminary meet to discuss use of electronic Budget (OMB) for clearance the reconnaissance team to collect monitoring (EM) to report seabird following proposal for collection of information and data related to the bycatch and a discussion on the information under the provisions of the hurricane that made landfall in the U.S. challenges of quantifying seabird Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. territory of Puerto Rico on September bycatch in the trawl fisheries. chapter 35). 20, 2017. Based on the DATES: The meeting will be held on Agency: National Oceanic and recommendations of the preliminary March 20, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). reconnaissance team and evaluation of the criteria listed in the regulations and on March 21, 2018, from 8 a.m. to Title: National Centers for implementing the Act, specifically in 15 11:30 a.m., Alaska Daylight Time. Environmental Information Send2NCEI CFR 270.102, on February 28, 2018, the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Web Application. Director of the National Institute of the NMFS Alaska Regional Office OMB Control Number: 0648–0024. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Standards and Technology (NIST), located at 709 W 9th St., Room 445C, Form Number(s): NOAA 24–13. United States Department of Commerce, Juneau, AK. Photo identification is Type of Request: Regular (extension of established a Team to study building required to enter this facility. a currently approved information performance and emergency response FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collection). and evacuation during Hurricane Maria. Anne Marie Eich, 907–586–7172. Number of Respondents: 300. The Team may include members who SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. are Federal employees and members Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Burden Hours: 300. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Feb 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe National Construction Safety Team was established on February 21, 2018.
ContactDr. Howard Harary, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 8600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8600, telephone number (301) 975-5900.
FR Citation83 FR 8653 
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