[Federal Register: May 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 88)]
[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 hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The primary purpose of this
meeting is to review the Committee's draft report to the NIST Director.
The draft report will be posted on the NEHRP Web site at http://
nehrp.gov/. Interested members of the public will be able to
participate in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a
central phone number.
DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, from 1
p.m. until 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The meeting will be open
to the public. Interested parties may participate in the meeting from
their remote location.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8630,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8630. For instructions on how to
participate in the meeting, please see 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 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899-8630. 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,
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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 hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 21,
2008, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). There will
be no central meeting location. The public is invited to participate in
the meeting by calling in from remote locations. The primary purpose of
this meeting is to review the Committee's draft report to the NIST
Director. The draft report 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 detailed instructions on how to dial in from a
remote location to participate in the meeting. Approximately fifteen
minutes will be reserved from 3:45 p.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST) 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, and those who were unable to participate 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 participants of the meeting are required to pre-register to be
admitted. Anyone wishing to participate must register by close of
business Thursday, May 8, 2008, in order to be admitted. Please submit
your name, time of participation, e-mail address, and phone number to
Tina Faecke. At the time of registration, participants will be provided
with detailed instructions on how to dial in from a remote location in
order to participate. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country
of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address with their
registration. Ms. Faecke's e-mail address is cookie@nist.gov, and her
phone number is (301) 975-5911.
Dated: April 28, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
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