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[Docket Number: 150406348–5348–01]
Notice of Public Workshop and
Request for Public Comments on the
Draft Community Resilience Planning
Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure
Systems
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop;
request for public comments.
AGENCY:
On Monday, April 27, 2015,
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) will release the Draft
Community Resilience Planning Guide
(CRPG) for Buildings and Infrastructure
Systems, consisting of two volumes
totaling approximately 350 pages, and
requests public comments on the draft
document. On the same day, NIST will
hold a public workshop at Texas
Southern University in Houston, TX to
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present and discuss the Draft CRPG. The
agenda will consist of an overview of
the NIST Community Resilience
Program and an introduction to volumes
one (1) and two (2) of the Draft CRPG.
A panel of regional and local
government representatives will provide
insight into their experience with
community resilience and how they
plan to implement the CRPG in their
community. This will be followed by a
moderated discussion with participants
regarding the opportunities and
challenges of implementing the
methodology. The Draft CRPG and a
suggested comment template will be
posted on the NIST Web site at: https://
www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/
resilience/framework.cfm. NIST will
consider all comments received from
the public submitted in accordance with
the DATES and ADDRESSES sections
below.
DATES: NIST will release the Draft
Community Resilience Planning Guide
(CRPG) for Buildings and Infrastructure
Systems on Monday, April 27, 2015,
and will hold the 5th Disaster Resilience
Workshop on Monday, April 27, 2015,
between from 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Central Time at Texas Southern
University. Limited onsite registration is
available, please contact Steve
Cauffman. The public comment period
opens on Monday, April 27, 2015, and
comments must be received by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 26,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by email to resilience@
nist.gov, by fax to 301–990–6891, or by
mail to: NIST Community Resilience
Program, Attention: Mr. Stephen
Cauffman, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–8615. All comments will be
made publicly available at https://
www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/
resilience/framework.cfm. Accordingly,
personal, proprietary or confidential
information should not be included.
The 5th NIST Community Resilience
Workshop will be held at Texas
Southern University, 3100 Cleburne
Street, Houston, TX 77004. Please note
admittance instructions under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice. Additional information on
the workshop, including the online
registration link, is posted at: https://
www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/
resilience/5th-disaster-resilienceworkshop.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding either the
workshop or request for public
comments should be addressed to Mr.
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Steve Cauffman by email at
stephen.cauffman@nist.gov or by
telephone at 301–975–6051. Please
direct media inquiries to NIST’s Office
of Public Affairs at (301) 975–2762.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST will
release the Draft Community Resilience
Planning Guide (CRPG) for Buildings
and Infrastructure Systems for public
comment on Monday, April 27, 2015,
and it will be posted at https://
www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/
resilience/framework.cfm. The CRPG is
being issued in a draft form with a 60day public comment period. Public
comments will be accepted until 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 26,
2015.
NIST established a program in
Community Resilience to conduct
research and develop guidance that
improves the way communities prepare
for, withstand, and recover from
disruptive events, such as natural
hazards. The Draft CRPG has benefitted
from the input of private and public
sector stakeholders and experts, with a
wide range of expertise in areas
including but not limited to community
planning, disaster recovery, emergency
management, business continuity,
insurance/re-insurance, state and local
government, design, construction, and
maintenance of infrastructure
(buildings, water and wastewater,
electric power, communications,
transportation), and standards and code
development. The Framework is
intended to provide local governments
with a methodology for including
resilience in their long term community
development planning process and to
provide a means to facilitate
engagement with external stakeholders
that have a role in ensuring community
resilience.
Public Workshop: The 5th NIST
Community Resilience Workshop will
be held on Monday April 27th at Texas
Southern University, 3100 Cleburne
Street, Houston, TX 77004 from 8:30
a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Central Time. The
workshop will provide an overview of
the Draft CRPG, describe its application,
and present a panel of emergency
planners and other local and regional
representatives who will discuss the
potential utility of the new tool for their
communities and respond to questions
from attendees. NIST encourages the
attendance of anyone with an interest in
improving the resilience of U.S.
communities, including those with
knowledge or expertise in community
planning, disaster recovery, emergency
management, business continuity,
insurance/re-insurance, state and local
government, design, construction, and
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maintenance of infrastructure
(buildings, water and wastewater,
electric power, communications,
transportation), and standards and code
development. Limited onsite
registration is available, please contact
Steve Cauffman by email at
stephen.cauffman@nist.gov or by
telephone at 301–975–6051. Additional
information on the workshop, including
the online registration link, is posted at:
https://www.nist.gov/el/building_
materials/resilience/5th-disasterresilience-workshop.cfm.
Request for Public Comment: Persons
interested in commenting on the Draft
CRPG can submit their written
comments using the suggested template
posted on the NIST Web site at: https://
www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/
resilience/framework.cfm or in other
formats. All comments received in
response to this notice will become part
of the public record and will be posted
on the NIST Web site at: https://
www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/
resilience/framework.cfm.
Comments containing references,
studies, research, and other empirical
data that are not widely published
should include copies of the referenced
materials. All comments will be made
publicly available; therefore personal,
proprietary or confidential information
should not be included. All comments
must be received by NIST by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on Friday, June 26, 2015
in accordance with the DATES and
ADDRESSES sections of the notice above.
Comments received after this time will
not be considered.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number: 150406348-5348-01]
Notice of Public Workshop and Request for Public Comments on the
Draft Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and
Infrastructure Systems
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On Monday, April 27, 2015, the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) will release the Draft Community Resilience
Planning Guide (CRPG) for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems,
consisting of two volumes totaling approximately 350 pages, and
requests public comments on the draft document. On the same day, NIST
will hold a public workshop at Texas Southern University in Houston, TX
to present and discuss the Draft CRPG. The agenda will consist of an
overview of the NIST Community Resilience Program and an introduction
to volumes one (1) and two (2) of the Draft CRPG. A panel of regional
and local government representatives will provide insight into their
experience with community resilience and how they plan to implement the
CRPG in their community. This will be followed by a moderated
discussion with participants regarding the opportunities and challenges
of implementing the methodology. The Draft CRPG and a suggested comment
template will be posted on the NIST Web site at: https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/framework.cfm. NIST will consider all
comments received from the public submitted in accordance with the
DATES and ADDRESSES sections below.
DATES: NIST will release the Draft Community Resilience Planning Guide
(CRPG) for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems on Monday, April 27,
2015, and will hold the 5th Disaster Resilience Workshop on Monday,
April 27, 2015, between from 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Central Time at Texas
Southern University. Limited onsite registration is available, please
contact Steve Cauffman. The public comment period opens on Monday,
April 27, 2015, and comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on Friday, June 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by email to
resilience@nist.gov, by fax to 301-990-6891, or by mail to: NIST
Community Resilience Program, Attention: Mr. Stephen Cauffman, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive Stop 8615,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8615. All comments will be made publicly
available at https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/framework.cfm. Accordingly, personal, proprietary or confidential
information should not be included.
The 5th NIST Community Resilience Workshop will be held at Texas
Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Street, Houston, TX 77004. Please
note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice. Additional information on the workshop,
including the online registration link, is posted at: https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/5th-disaster-resilience-workshop.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding either the
workshop or request for public comments should be addressed to Mr.
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Steve Cauffman by email at stephen.cauffman@nist.gov or by telephone at
301-975-6051. Please direct media inquiries to NIST's Office of Public
Affairs at (301) 975-2762.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST will release the Draft Community
Resilience Planning Guide (CRPG) for Buildings and Infrastructure
Systems for public comment on Monday, April 27, 2015, and it will be
posted at https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/framework.cfm. The CRPG is being issued in a draft form with a 60-day
public comment period. Public comments will be accepted until 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 26, 2015.
NIST established a program in Community Resilience to conduct
research and develop guidance that improves the way communities prepare
for, withstand, and recover from disruptive events, such as natural
hazards. The Draft CRPG has benefitted from the input of private and
public sector stakeholders and experts, with a wide range of expertise
in areas including but not limited to community planning, disaster
recovery, emergency management, business continuity, insurance/re-
insurance, state and local government, design, construction, and
maintenance of infrastructure (buildings, water and wastewater,
electric power, communications, transportation), and standards and code
development. The Framework is intended to provide local governments
with a methodology for including resilience in their long term
community development planning process and to provide a means to
facilitate engagement with external stakeholders that have a role in
ensuring community resilience.
Public Workshop: The 5th NIST Community Resilience Workshop will be
held on Monday April 27th at Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne
Street, Houston, TX 77004 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Central Time.
The workshop will provide an overview of the Draft CRPG, describe its
application, and present a panel of emergency planners and other local
and regional representatives who will discuss the potential utility of
the new tool for their communities and respond to questions from
attendees. NIST encourages the attendance of anyone with an interest in
improving the resilience of U.S. communities, including those with
knowledge or expertise in community planning, disaster recovery,
emergency management, business continuity, insurance/re-insurance,
state and local government, design, construction, and maintenance of
infrastructure (buildings, water and wastewater, electric power,
communications, transportation), and standards and code development.
Limited onsite registration is available, please contact Steve Cauffman
by email at stephen.cauffman@nist.gov or by telephone at 301-975-6051.
Additional information on the workshop, including the online
registration link, is posted at: https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/5th-disaster-resilience-workshop.cfm.
Request for Public Comment: Persons interested in commenting on the
Draft CRPG can submit their written comments using the suggested
template posted on the NIST Web site at: https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/framework.cfm or in other formats. All
comments received in response to this notice will become part of the
public record and will be posted on the NIST Web site at: https://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/resilience/framework.cfm.
Comments containing references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of
the referenced materials. All comments will be made publicly available;
therefore personal, proprietary or confidential information should not
be included. All comments must be received by NIST by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on Friday, June 26, 2015 in accordance with the DATES and
ADDRESSES sections of the notice above. Comments received after this
time will not be considered.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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