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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
National Construction Safety Team
Advisory Committee Meeting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Construction
Safety Team (NCST) Advisory
Committee (Committee) will meet in
person and via teleconference on
Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The
primary purpose of this meeting is to
update the Committee on the progress of
the implementation of the
recommendations made as a result of
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Joplin tornado
investigation, provide the Committee an
overview of ongoing work focused on
enhancing the readiness and
effectiveness of future National
Construction Safety Teams in the field,
and provide NIST’s response to the
Committee’s 2016 Annual Report and
recommendations. The agenda may
change to accommodate Committee
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the NIST Web site at https://
www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failurestudies/national-construction-safetyteam-ncst/advisory-committee.
DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee
will meet on Thursday, September 28,
2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open
to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Heritage Room of Building 101,
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899. For instructions on
how to participate in the meeting,
please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Davis, Management and
Program Analyst, Community Resilience
Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST,
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604.
Mr. Davis’ email address is
Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov; and his phone
number is (301) 975–6071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established pursuant to
Section 11 of the NCST Act (Pub. L.
107–231, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7301 et
seq). The Committee is currently
composed of four members, appointed
by the Director of NIST, who were
selected on the basis of established
records of distinguished service in their
professional community and their
knowledge of issues affecting the
National Construction Safety Teams.
The Committee advises the Director of
NIST on carrying out the NCST Act;
reviews the procedures developed for
conducting investigations; and reviews
the reports issued documenting
investigations. Background information
on the NCST Act and information on the
NCST Advisory Committee is available
at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disasterfailure-studies/national-constructionsafety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
NCST Advisory Committee will meet on
Thursday, September 28, 2017, from
8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The meeting will be open to the public.
The meeting will be held in the Heritage
Room of Building 101, NIST, 100
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to update the Committee on
the progress of the implementation of
the NIST Joplin Tornado Investigation
Report’s recommendations, available at
https://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/
upload/Recommendations_Joplin.pdf,
and receive NIST’s response to the
Committee’s 2016 Annual Report
recommendations which can be found
at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disasterfailure-studies/national-constructionsafety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.
The agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business. The
final agenda will be posted on the NIST
Web site at https://www.nist.gov/topics/
disaster-failure-studies/nationalconstruction-safety-team-ncst/advisorycommittee-meetings.
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Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to
items on the Committee’s agenda for
this meeting are invited to request a
place on the agenda. On September 28,
2017, approximately fifteen minutes
will be reserved from 1:05 p.m. to 1:20
p.m. Eastern Time for public comments.
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 three
minutes each. Questions from the public
will not be considered during this
period. All those wishing to speak must
submit their request by email to the
attention of Mr. Benjamin Davis,
Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov, by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, Friday, September 8,
2017.
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 attend are invited
to submit written statements to the
NCST, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–
8604, or electronically by email to
Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov.
To participate in the teleconference,
please submit your first and last name,
email address, and phone number to
Benjamin Davis at Benjamin.Davis@
nist.gov or (301) 975–6071. After preregistering, participants will be
provided with detailed instructions on
how to join the teleconference remotely.
All visitors to the NIST site are required
to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone
wishing to attend this meeting must
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Friday, September 8, 2017, in order to
attend. Please submit your full name,
email address, and phone number to
Benjamin Davis at Benjamin.Davis@
nist.gov; his phone number is (301) 975–
6071. Non-U.S. citizens must submit
additional information; please contact
Mr. Davis. For participants attending in
person, please note that federal
agencies, including NIST, can only
accept a state-issued driver’s license or
identification card for access to federal
facilities if such license or identification
card is issued by a state that is
compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state that has
an extension for REAL ID compliance.
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NIST currently accepts other forms of
federal-issued identification in lieu of a
state-issued driver’s license. For
detailed information please contact
Benjamin Davis or visit: https://
www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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National Institute of Standards and
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[Docket No. 170804731–7731–01]
Building the Foundations for Quantum
Industry
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information
(RFI).
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
requests information about the broader
needs of the industrial community in
the area of quantum information science
(QIS). NIST seeks input from
stakeholders regarding opportunities for
research and development, means and
methods of inducing interaction and
collaboration, providing support for
emerging market areas, identifying
barriers to near-term and future
applications, and understanding
workforce needs. As part of this effort,
NIST will hold a workshop on
Thursday, October 5, 2017. The
information received in response to this
RFI and during the workshop will
inform recommendations for the
development and coordination of U.S.
Government policies, programs, and
budgets to advance U.S.
competitiveness in QIS.
DATES:
For Comments: Comments must be
received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 10, 2017. Written comments in
response to the RFI should be submitted
according to the instructions in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
For Workshop: The Workshop on
Building the Foundations for Quantum
Industry will be held on Thursday,
October 5, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time. Attendees must
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
September 29, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
For Comments: Written comments
may be submitted only by email to Dr.
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Jacob Taylor at qid@nist.gov in any of
the following formats: ASCII; Word;
RTF; or PDF. Please include your name,
organization’s name (if any), and cite
‘‘Building the Foundations for Quantum
Industry RFI’’ in the subject line of all
correspondence. All comments will be
made publicly available at https://
www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/
10/quantum-industry-day as submitted.
Accordingly, proprietary or confidential
information should not be included in
any comments, as they will be posted
without change.
For Workshop: The workshop will be
held at NIST, 100 Bureau Dr.,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Please note
admittance instructions under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice. To register, go to: https://
www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/
10/quantum-industry-day. Additional
information about the workshop will be
available at this web address as the
workshop approaches.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Emswiler, Jacob Taylor, or
Carl Williams by email at qid@nist.gov,
or Kimberly Emswiler by phone at (301)
975–4208. Please direct media inquiries
to NIST’s Office of Public Affairs at
(301) 975–2762.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Twenty five years of
research and development work in QIS
is producing dramatic new commercial
opportunities domestically, including
the first niche applications. There is
also an increasing level of international
activity and investment in the field.
NIST is requesting this information and
holding the workshop in support of the
Interagency Working Group (IWG) on
QIS of the National Science and
Technology Council, Committee on
Science, Subcommittee on Physical
Sciences. The IWG was chartered in
October 2014 to develop and coordinate
policies, programs, and budgets for QIS
research and development, and to
further develop the scientific basis,
infrastructure, future technical
workforce, and intellectual property that
will be required to address agency
missions and secure future U.S.
competitiveness in QIS. The IWG
includes participants from the
Departments of Commerce, Defense, and
Energy; the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence; and the National
Science Foundation. In 2016, the IWG
published an initial report identifying
key challenges for emerging quantum
industry, including: Institutional
boundaries, education and training,
technology development, and levels and
stability of funding.
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Request for Information
NIST seeks input from stakeholders
regarding opportunities for research and
development, emerging market areas,
barriers to near-term and future
applications, and workforce needs. The
objective of this RFI is to gather facts
that will assist the IWG’s formation of
recommendations for the development
and coordination of U.S. Government
policies, programs, and budgets to
advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS.
The questions below are intended to
assist in the formulation of comments
and should not be construed as a
limitation on the number of comments
that interested persons may submit or
the issues that may be addressed in such
comments. Comments containing
references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely
published should include copies of the
referenced materials. As noted above, all
comments will be made publicly
available as submitted; therefore
proprietary or confidential information
should not be included. NIST is
specifically interested in receiving input
pertaining to one or more of the
following questions:
(1) Identification of Opportunities
QIS includes, for example, quantum
computing and processing, quantum
algorithms and programming languages,
quantum communications, quantum
sensors, quantum devices, single photon
sources, and detectors. What areas of
pre-competitive QIS research and
development appear most promising?
What areas should be the highest
priorities for Federal investment? What
are the emerging frontiers? What
methods of monitoring new
developments are most effective? What
market areas are well-positioned to
benefit from new developments in QIS?
Where will a technology perspective
study help most? Where are roadmaps
useful for coordination?
(2) Surmounting Challenges
The 2016 report ‘‘Advancing
Quantum Information Science: National
Challenges and Opportunities’’ 1
identified institutional boundaries and
knowledge transfer challenges, as well
as workforce needs across the emerging
quantum industry. To what extent are
these challenges addressable by the
formation of consortia? May they be
addressed with structured academiccommercial or commercialgovernmental interactions? What
potential collaborative structures might
1 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/
whitehouse.gov/files/images/Quantum_Info_Sci_
Report_2016_07_22%20final.pdf.
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory
Committee (Committee) will meet in person and via teleconference on
Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The primary purpose of this meeting is to update the Committee on the
progress of the implementation of the recommendations made as a result
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Joplin
tornado investigation, provide the Committee an overview of ongoing
work focused on enhancing the readiness and effectiveness of future
National Construction Safety Teams in the field, and provide NIST's
response to the Committee's 2016 Annual Report and recommendations. The
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda
will be posted on the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.
DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, September 28,
2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be
open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room of Building
101, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. For
instructions on how to participate in the meeting, please see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Davis, Management and Program
Analyst, Community Resilience Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST,
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604.
Mr. Davis' email address is Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov; and his phone
number is (301) 975-6071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to
Section 11 of the NCST Act (Pub. L. 107-231, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7301
et seq). The Committee is currently composed of four members, appointed
by the Director of NIST, who were selected on the basis of established
records of distinguished service in their professional community and
their knowledge of issues affecting the National Construction Safety
Teams. The Committee advises the Director of NIST on carrying out the
NCST Act; reviews the procedures developed for conducting
investigations; and reviews the reports issued documenting
investigations. Background information on the NCST Act and information
on the NCST Advisory Committee is available at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the NCST Advisory Committee
will meet on Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting
will be held in the Heritage Room of Building 101, NIST, 100 Bureau
Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to update the Committee on the progress of the
implementation of the NIST Joplin Tornado Investigation Report's
recommendations, available at https://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/upload/Recommendations_Joplin.pdf, and receive NIST's response to the
Committee's 2016 Annual Report recommendations which can be found at
https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee. The agenda may change
to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on
the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure-studies/national-construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee-
meetings.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to items on the Committee's
agenda for this meeting are invited to request a place on the agenda.
On September 28, 2017, approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved
from 1:05 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. Eastern Time for public comments. 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 three minutes each. Questions from the
public will not be considered during this period. All those wishing to
speak must submit their request by email to the attention of Mr.
Benjamin Davis, Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Friday, September 8, 2017.
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 attend are invited to submit written
statements to the NCST, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8604, or
electronically by email to Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov.
To participate in the teleconference, please submit your first and
last name, email address, and phone number to Benjamin Davis at
Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov or (301) 975-6071. After pre-registering,
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join
the teleconference remotely. All visitors to the NIST site are required
to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting
must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 8, 2017, in
order to attend. Please submit your full name, email address, and phone
number to Benjamin Davis at Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov; his phone number
is (301) 975-6071. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional
information; please contact Mr. Davis. For participants attending in
person, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can only
accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card for
access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is
issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub.
L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance.
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NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in
lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information
please contact Benjamin Davis or visit: https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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