[Federal Register: November 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 222)]
[Notices]
[Page 65035]
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 public 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 December 2-3, 2003.
DATES: The meeting will convene on December 2, 2003, at 8 a.m. and will
adjourn at 2 p.m. on December 3, 2003. Members of the public wishing to
attend the meeting must notify Stephen Cauffman by close of business on
Friday, November 28, 2003, per instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Lecture Room A, 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 8611, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8611, telephone (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, December 2, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Wednesday, December 3, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 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 ten 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. 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. Background information on the NCST Act and information on the NCST
Advisory Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/ncst. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss the requirements of the NCST Act,
how it is being implemented by NIST, and to provide an update on the
two investigations that NIST is currently conducting under the Act: the
World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation and the Rhode Island Nightclub
Investigation. The agenda will also include a discussion on the NCST
Advisory Committee Annual Report to Congress. The agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the
Internet at http://www.nist.gov/ncst.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs, NCST
Act implementation, the WTC Investigation, or the Rhode Island
Investigation are invited to request a place on the agenda. On December
2, 2003, 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. 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 on the agenda, and those who were
unable to attend in person are invited to submit written statements to
the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8611, via fax at (301) 975-6122, or electronically via e-mail to ncstac@nist.gov.
All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close
of business Friday, November 28, 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.
Dated: November 10, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
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