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June 10-11 2021 NCSTAC Meeting

NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NCSTAC) MEETING

June 10-11, 2021
Web Conference
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899

AGENDA


MEETING GOALS:

  • Review NIST’s response to the NCSTAC’s 2020 Report to Congress,
  • review the status of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s effects on Puerto Rico,
  • review progress on the implementation of NCST Joplin tornado investigation’s recommendations, and
  • develop the Committee’s annual report to Congress.                                               
            

                                                                                                          June 10, 2021

            
            

Opening Remarks

            
            

11:00 am – 11:05 am

            

 

            
            

Call to Order
            Roll Call
            Safety Briefing

            
            

Ben Davis       

Management and Program Analyst 
NCST Designated Federal Officer  

NIST

            
            

11:05 am – 11:20 am

            

 

            
            

Welcome
            Opening Remarks

            
            

James K. Olthoff 

NIST Acting Director

            
            

11:20 am – 11:35 am

            

 

            
            

FACA Ethics Briefing

            

 

            
            

Rebecca Hermanowicz

Senior Attorney, Ethics Law and Programs Division
Office of the General Counsel
Department of Commerce

            
11:35 am - 11:45 am Meeting Goals
Review of Agenda
Reggie DesRoches
NCSTAC Chairperson
Provost
Rice University
11:45 am - 12:00 pm NIST Response to the NCSTAC’s 2020 Report to Congress

Maria Dillard
Acting Director, Disaster & Failure Studies Program
NIST

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
            
Committee Discussion of the NIST Response to the 2020 Report to Congress Reggie DesRoches
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm BREAK  
                                                                                                 Hurricane Maria NCST Updates
            

12:30 pm – 12:50 pm

            
            

Summary of Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Progress

            
            

Joseph Main Team Lead,

Hurricane Maria NCST

NIST

           
            

12:50 pm – 1:25 pm

             
            
            

Hazard Characterization Project Update

            
            

DongHun Yeo
Research Structural Engineer,
Structures Group
NIST


Scott Weaver
Director, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program
NIST

           
            
            

1:25 pm - 1:40 pm

Building Performance Project Update             

Joseph Main

          

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm LUNCH BREAK  
            

 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm

            

 

            
            

Emergency Communications Project Update

            
            

Katherine “Jo” Johnson
Research Social Scientist,
Earthquake Engineering Group
NIST

                 
            

2:30 pm - 2:50 pm

            

 

            
Morbidity and Mortality Project Update             

Judith Mitrani-Reiser

Associate Chief, Materials and Structural Systems Division

NIST

            

2:50 pm - 3:20 pm

            

 

            
            

Committee Discussion of the Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Progress

            

Reggie DesRoches

           
            

3:30

            
ADJOURN (DAY 1) Ben Davis
            
                                                                                                                                    June 11, 2021
Time (EST) Topic Discussion Leader
            

11:00 am - 11:05 am

            

 

            

Call To Order

Roll Call

Ben Davis
                                                                 Progress on Implementation of NCST Investigation Recommendations
11:05 am - 11:35 am Summary of Progress on Prior Investigations
• World Trade Center Recommendations
• Joplin Recommendations

Long Phan
Leader, Structures Group
NIST


Marc Levitan
Research Wind Engineer, Structures Group
NIST

11:35 am – 11:55 am Committee Discussion of the Progress on Implementation Reggie DesRoches
                                                                                                                    Hurricane Maria NWIRP Updates
11:55 am - 12:25 pm Hurricane Maria NWIRP Projects
● Recovery of Infrastructure
● Recovery of Business and Supply Chain
● Recovery of Social Functions
Kenneth Harrison
Operations Research Analyst,
Community Resilience Group
NIST
Jennifer Helgeson
Research Economist,
Applied Economics Office
NIST
Maria Dillard
12:25 pm – 12:40 pm Committee Discussion of the Hurricane Maria NWIRP Updates Reggie DesRoches
12:40 pm – 12:55 pm Public Comment Period Ben Davis
12:55 pm – 1:10 pm BREAK  
                                                                                              Disaster and Failure Studies Program Updates
1:10 pm - 1:30 pm DFS Updates on Enhancing the Readiness of Teams Maria Dillard
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Committee Discussion of the DFS Updates Reggie DesRoches
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Summary Remarks Joannie Chin
Acting Director, Engineering Laboratory
NIST
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm LUNCH BREAK  
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm NCSTAC Preparation of Annual Report to Congress Reggie DesRoches
3:30 pm ADJOURN (DAY 2) Ben Davis
Created June 15, 2021, Updated April 5, 2022
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