[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19224-19225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7480]
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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 via teleconference on Friday, April
20, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of
this meeting is to develop the Committee's draft annual report to the
NIST Director. Any draft meeting materials 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 via teleconference on Friday,
April 20, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
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 8604,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. 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 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899-8604. Dr. Hayes' email 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 12 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.,
notice is
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hereby given that the ACEHR will hold a meeting via teleconference on
Friday, April 20, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern Time. There
will be no central meeting location. Interested members of the public
will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations by
calling into a central phone number. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to develop the Committee's draft annual report to the NIST
Director. Any draft meeting materials 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 by contacting Michelle Harman
on how to dial in from a remote location to participate in the meeting.
Michelle Harman's email address is michelle.harman@nist.gov, and her
phone number is 301-975-5324. Approximately fifteen minutes will be
reserved from 2:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Eastern Time for public comments;
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 8604, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8604, via fax at (301) 975-5433, or electronically by
email to info@nehrp.gov.
All participants of the meeting are required to pre-register.
Anyone wishing to participate must register by close of business
Friday, April 13, 2012, in order to be included. Please submit your
name, email address, and phone number to Michelle Harman. After
registering, participants will be provided with detailed instructions
on how to dial in from a remote location in order to participate.
Michelle Harman's email address is michelle.harman@nist.gov, and her
phone number is (301) 975-5324.
Dated: March 21, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-7480 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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