[Federal Register: March 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 54)]
[Notices]
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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
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. and Friday, April 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The primary
purpose of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee's
report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web
site at http://nehrp.gov/.
DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 a.m.
until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 2008,
from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employee Lounge, in the
Administration Building at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note
admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8603, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899-8603. Dr. Hayes' e-mail address is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his
phone number is (301) 975-5640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance
with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act
of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-360). The Committee is composed of 15 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 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. In
addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves in an
ex officio capacity on the Committee. The Committee assesses:
Trends and developments in the science and engineering of
earthquake hazards reduction;
The effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory
activities (improved design and construction methods and practices;
land use controls and redevelopment; prediction techniques and early-
warning systems; coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and public
education and involvement programs);
Any need to revise NEHRP; and
The management, coordination, implementation, and
activities of NEHRP. Background information on NEHRP and the Advisory
Committee is available at http://nehrp.gov.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2,
notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11,
2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be held in the
Employee Lounge at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary purpose
of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee's annual
report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web
site at http://nehrp.gov/.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are
invited to request a place on the agenda. On April 10, 2008,
approximately one-half hour will be reserved at the end of the meeting
for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-
come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be
determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be
about 3 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
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on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are
invited to submit written statements to the ACEHR, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8630, via fax at (301) 975-5433, or electronically by e-
mail to info@nehrp.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 Thursday, April 3, 2008, in order to attend. Please submit
your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Carmen
Pardo. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship,
title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. Pardo's e-mail address is
carmen.pardo@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975-6132.
Dated: March 13, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. E8-5487 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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