[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2259-2260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00329]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
teleconference call of the President's Council of Advisors on Science
and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council.
Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App 2. The purpose of this teleconference call is
to discuss PCAST's Climate and Energy letter report.
DATES: Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EST). To
receive the call-in information, attendees should register for the
conference call on the PCAST Web site at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, January 16,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting
agenda, time, and how to register for the meeting is available on the
PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. Questions about
the teleconference call should be directed to Dr. Amber Hartman Scholz,
PCAST Acting Executive Director, by email at: ascholz@ostp.eop.gov, or
by telephone: (202) 456-4444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is an advisory group of the nation's
leading scientists and engineers, appointed by the President to augment
the science and technology advice available to him from inside the
White House and from cabinet departments and other Federal agencies.
See the Executive Order at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. PCAST
is consulted about and provides analyses and recommendations concerning
a wide range of issues where understandings from the domains of
science, technology, and innovation may bear on the policy choices
before the President. PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John P. Holdren,
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Director,
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the
President, The White House; and Dr. Eric S. Lander, President, Broad
Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to hold a teleconference
call in open session on January 17, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
During the conference call, PCAST will discuss its Climate and
Energy letter report. Additional information and the agenda, including
any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.
Public Comments: It is the policy of the PCAST to accept written
public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments
whenever possible. The PCAST expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or
written statements.
The public comment period for this meeting will take place on
January 17, 2013 at a time specified in the meeting agenda posted on
the PCAST Web site at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. This public
comment period is designed only for substantive commentary on PCAST's
work, not for business marketing purposes.
Oral Comments: To be considered for the public speaker list at the
meeting, interested parties should register to speak at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January
16, 2013. Phone or email reservations to be considered for the public
speaker list will not be accepted. To accommodate as many speakers as
possible, the time for public comments will be limited to two (2)
minutes per person, with a total public comment period of 10 minutes.
If more speakers register than there is space available on the agenda,
PCAST will randomly select speakers from among those who applied. Those
not selected to present oral comments may always file written
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comments with the committee as described below.
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the
date of the meeting, written comments should be submitted to PCAST no
later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January 16, 2013, so that the comments
may be made available to the PCAST members prior to the meeting for
their consideration. Information regarding how to submit comments and
documents to PCAST is available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in
the section entitled ``Connect with PCAST.''
Please note that because PCAST operates under the provisions of
FACA, all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as
public documents and will be made available for public inspection,
including being posted on the PCAST Web site.
Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation
to access this public meeting should contact Dr. Scholz at least five
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can
be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-00329 Filed 1-9-13; 8:45 am]
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