[Federal Register: April 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 72)]
[Notices]
[Page 18197-18198]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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, United States
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology announces that the National Construction Safety Team Federal
Advisory Committee will meet on April 29-30, 2003.
DATES: The meeting will convene April 29, 2003, at 9 a.m. and will
adjourn at noon on April 30, 2003. Members of the public wishing to
attend the meeting must notify Steve Cauffman by c.o.b. Friday, April
25, 2003, per instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge,
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note
admittance instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Cauffman, National
Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8610, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8610, telephone number (301) 975-6051, fax (301) 975-
6122, or via e-mail at stephen.cauffman@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given
that the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee
(Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
will meet Tuesday, April 29, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday,
April 30, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at NIST headquarters in
Gaithersburg, Maryland.
The Committee was established pursuant to section 11 of the
National Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310). The Committee
is composed of eight members appointed by the Director of NIST who were
selected for their technical expertise and experience, established
records of distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of
issues affecting teams established under the NCST Act. Two additional
members may be appointed at a later date. The Committee will advise the
Director of NIST on carrying out investigations of building failures
conducted under the authorities of the NCST Act that became law in
October 2002 and will review the procedures developed to implement the
NCST Act and reports issued under section 8 of the NCST Act.
The purpose of this meeting is to brief the Committee on the
objectives and duties of the Committee as well as to provide an update
on the two major investigations that NIST is currently conducting under
the Act. The agenda will include briefings and discussions on the
National Construction Safety Team Act, the World Trade Center
Investigation, the Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Investigation, and
National Construction Safety Team implementation.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs, the
WTC Investigation, the Rhode Island Nightclub Investigation, and NCST
Implementation are invited to request a place on the agenda.
Approximately one hour will be reserved 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 5 minutes each. 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 in person are invited to submit written statements to
the NCST Advisory Committee. Questions from the public will not be
considered during this period.
The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of
the General Counsel, formally determined on April 10, 2003, that
portions of the meeting of the National Construction Safety Team
Advisory Committee that involve discussions regarding the proprietary
information and trade secrets of third parties, data and documents that
may also be used in criinal cases or lawsuits, matters the premature
disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed agency action , and data collection status
and the issuance of subpoenas may be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), (5), (9)(B), and (10), respectively. The closed portion of
the meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and to end at noon on
April 30, 2003. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the
public. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The
final agenda will be posted on the Web site (http://www.ncstadvcom.gov
).
All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend
this meeting must register by c.o.b. Friday, April 25, 2003, in order
to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and
phone number to Stephen Cauffman, and he will provide you with
instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their
country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Mr.
Cauffman's e-mail address is stephen.cauffman@nist.gov and his phone
number is (301) 975-6051.
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Dated: April 11, 2003.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 03-9346 Filed 4-11-03; 2:36 p.m.]
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