04-13398. National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY:

National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of partially closed meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology announces that the National Construction Safety Team Federal Advisory Committee will meet on June 22-23, 2004.

DATES:

The meeting will convene on June 22, 2004, at 8 a.m. and will adjourn at 4 p.m. on June 23, 2004. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify Stephen Cauffman by close of business on Friday, June 18, 2004, per instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge, Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note admittance instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen Cauffman, National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8611, telephone [phone], fax [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given that the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, June 22, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, June 23, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The Committee was established pursuant to Section 11 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310). The Committee is composed 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 teams established under the NCST Act. The Committee will advise the Director of NIST on carrying out investigations of building failures conducted under the authorities of the NCST Act that became law in October 2002 and will review the procedures developed to implement the NCST Act and reports issued under section 8 of the NCST Act. Background information on the NCST Act and information on the NCST Advisory Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/​ncst.

The primary purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on the World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation. The agenda will also include a discussion on the Rhode Island Nightclub Investigation. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.nist.gov/​ncst.

Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs, the WTC Investigation, or the Rhode Island Investigation are invited to request a place on the agenda. On June 22, 2004, approximately one hour will be reserved 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 5 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 attend in person are invited to submit written statements to the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8611, via fax at [phone], or electronically via e-mail to [e-mail].

The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on May 28, 2004, that portions of the meeting of the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee that involve discussions regarding the proprietary information and trade secrets of third parties, personal privacy of third parties, preliminary findings the disclosure of which might jeopardize public safety, data collection status and the issuance of subpoenas, and matters the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action may be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (6), (3), (10), and (9)(B), respectively. The closed portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and to end at 4 p.m. on June 23, 2004. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the public.

All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of business Friday, June 18, 2004, in order to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Stephen Cauffman and he will provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Mr. Cauffman's e-mail address is [e-mail] and his phone number is [phone].

Dated: June 3, 2004.

Hratch G. Semerjian,

Acting Director.