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Questions regarding the
meeting should be sent to Dr. Long
Phan, Acting Director of the Disaster
and Failure Studies Program at the
following address: National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899–8611. For instructions
on how to participate in the meeting,
please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Long Phan, Acting Director, Disaster
and Failure Studies, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 100
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8611,
email: long.phan@nist.gov, phone: (301)
975–6077.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NCST
Advisory Committee was established
pursuant to Section 11 of the National
Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C.
7301 et seq.). The NCST Advisory
Committee is comprised of nine
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 NCST
Teams established under the NCST Act.
The NCST Advisory Committee advises
the Director of NIST on (1) the functions
and composition of NCST Teams
established under the NCST Act, (2) the
exercise of authorities enumerated in
the NCST Act, and (3) the procedures
developed to implement the NCST Act.
The NCST reports are issued under
section 8 of the NCST Act. Background
information on the NCST Act and
information on the NCST Advisory
Committee is available at https://
www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
NCST Advisory Committee will hold a
meeting via teleconference on Thursday,
July 2, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 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 discuss the NCST Advisory
Committee’s draft annual report to
Congress. A copy of the draft report will
be posted on the NCST Advisory
Committee’s Web site at https://
www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst/
index.cfm.
Approximately fifteen minutes will be
reserved from 5:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Eastern Time for public comments;
speaking times will be assigned on a
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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 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 on the
agenda, and those who were unable to
participate are invited to submit written
statements to the National Construction
Safety Team Advisory Committee,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–
8604, via fax at (301) 975–4032, or
electronically by email to
ncstac@nist.gov.
All participants in the meeting are
required to pre-register. Anyone wishing
to participate must register by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on Wednesday July 1st to
be included. In order to register please
submit your name, email address, and
phone number to Dr. Long Phan, at
long.phan@nist.gov. Questions can also
be directed to Dr. Phan at 301–975–
6077. After registering, participants will
be provided with detailed instructions
on how to dial in from a remote location
in order to participate.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Meeting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will hold an open
meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12,
2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. The primary purpose of
this meeting is to finalize the
Committee’s 2015 Report on the
Effectiveness of the National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP).
The agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business. The
final agenda and any draft meeting
materials will be posted prior to the
meeting on the NEHRP Web site at
https://nehrp.gov/. Interested members of
the public will be able to participate in
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the meeting from remote locations by
calling into a central phone number.
DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting
via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015,
from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. The meeting will be open to the
public.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the
meeting should be sent to National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 804, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899–8604. For instructions
on how to participate in the meeting via
webinar, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
Faecke, Management and Program
Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program, Engineering
Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,
Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8604. Ms. Faecke’s email address
is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her phone
number is (301) 975–5911.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in
accordance with the requirements of
Section 103 of the NEHRP
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law
108–360). The Committee is composed
of 15 members appointed by the
Director of NIST, who were selected for
their established records of
distinguished service in their
professional community, their
knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP,
and to reflect the wide diversity of
technical disciplines, competencies, and
communities involved in earthquake
hazards reduction. In addition, the
Chairperson of the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake
Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC)
serves as an ex-officio member of 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;
• 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 https://nehrp.gov/.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
ACEHR will hold an open meeting via
webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
There will be no central meeting
location. Interested members of the
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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 finalize the Committee’s 2015 Report
on the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The
agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda
and any meeting materials will be
posted prior to the meeting on the
NEHRP Web site at https://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 and
detailed instructions on how to join the
webinar from a remote location in order
to participate by submitting their
request to Felicia Johnson at
felicia.johnson@nist.gov or 301–975–
5324 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
Approximately 15 minutes will be
reserved from 2:45 p.m.–3:00 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 three 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 ACEHR, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 100
Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899–8604, via fax at (301)
975–4032, 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 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in
order to be included. Please submit your
full name, email address, and phone
number to Felicia Johnson at
felicia.johnson@nist.gov or (301) 975–
5324. After pre-registering, participants
will be provided with detailed
instructions on how to join the webinar
from a remote location in order to
participate.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award and
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
The Board of Overseers of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Board of Overseers) and the
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award (Judges Panel)
will meet together in open session on
Thursday, June 11, 2015, from 8:30 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of
Overseers, appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce, reports the results of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Award) activities to the Director
of The National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) each year, along
with its recommendations for the
improvement of the Award process. The
Judges Panel, also appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce, ensures the
integrity of the Award selection process
and recommends Award recipients to
the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose
of this meeting is to discuss and review
information received from the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
and from the Chair of the Judges Panel.
The agenda will include: Baldrige
Program Update, Baldrige Fundraising
Update, Baldrige Judges Panel Update,
Ethics Review, Applicants and
Eligibility, and New Business/Public
Comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.
Eastern time until 3:00 p.m. Eastern
time. The meeting will be open to the
public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Building 101, Lecture
Room A, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please
note admittance instructions under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–1020, telephone number (301)
975–2360, or by email at
robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1), 15 U.S.C.
3711a(d)(2)(B) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
Board of Overseers and the Judges Panel
will meet together in open session on
Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of
Overseers, composed of approximately
eleven members preeminent in the field
of organizational performance
excellence and appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce, make an annual
report on the results of Award activities
to the Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST),
along with its recommendations for
improvement of the Award process. The
Judges Panel consists of twelve
members with balanced representation
from U.S. service, manufacturing,
nonprofit, education, and health care
industries. The Panel includes members
familiar with the quality improvement
operations and competitiveness issues
of manufacturing companies, service
companies, small businesses, health
care providers, and educational
institutions. The Judges Panel
recommends Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award recipients to the
Secretary of Commerce.
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss and review information received
from the National Institute of Standards
and Technology and from the Chair of
the Judges Panel of the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award. The
agenda will include: Baldrige Program
Update, Baldrige Fundraising Update,
Baldrige Judges Panel Update, Ethics
Review, Applicants and Eligibility, and
New Business/Public Comment. The
agenda may change to accommodate the
Judges Panel and Board of Overseers
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the NIST Baldrige
Performance Excellence Web site at
https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/
community/overseers.cfm. The meeting
is open to the public. Individuals and
representatives of organizations who
would like to offer comments and
suggestions related to the Board’s affairs
and/or the Panel of Judges’ general
process are invited to request a place on
the agenda. On June 11, 2015,
approximately one-half hour will be
reserved in the afternoon 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
about 3 minutes each. The exact time for
public comments will be included in
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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 an open meeting via webinar on Friday, June
12, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose
of this meeting is to finalize the Committee's 2015 Report on the
Effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
(NEHRP). The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The
final agenda and any draft meeting materials will be posted prior to
the meeting on the NEHRP Web site at https://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 webinar on Friday, June 12,
2015, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be
open to the public.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 804,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604. For instructions on how to
participate in the meeting via webinar, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program
Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Engineering
Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8604. Ms. Faecke's email address is tina.faecke@nist.gov
and her phone number is (301) 975-5911.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance
with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act
of 2004 (Public Law 108-360). The Committee is composed of 15 members
appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their
established records of distinguished service in their professional
community, their knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, and to reflect
the wide diversity of technical disciplines, competencies, and
communities involved in earthquake hazards reduction. In addition, the
Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake
Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves as an ex-officio member of
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;
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 https://nehrp.gov/.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ACEHR will hold an open
meeting via webinar on Friday, June 12, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m. Eastern Time. There will be no central meeting location.
Interested members of the
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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 finalize the Committee's 2015 Report on the Effectiveness
of the NEHRP. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business.
The final agenda and any meeting materials will be posted prior to the
meeting on the NEHRP Web site at https://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 and detailed instructions on
how to join the webinar from a remote location in order to participate
by submitting their request to Felicia Johnson at
felicia.johnson@nist.gov or 301-975-5324 no later than 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Approximately 15 minutes will be
reserved from 2:45 p.m.-3:00 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 three 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 ACEHR, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8604, via fax at (301) 975-4032, 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in order to be included. Please submit your full
name, email address, and phone number to Felicia Johnson at
felicia.johnson@nist.gov or (301) 975-5324. After pre-registering,
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join
the webinar from a remote location in order to participate.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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