[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 65568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22765]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science; Biological and Environmental Research Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and 
Environmental Research Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these 
meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, November 29, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Friday, 
November 30, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David Thomassen (301-903-9817; 
[email protected]) Designated Federal Officer, Biological 
and Environmental Research Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental 
Research, SC-23/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-1290. The most current information concerning this 
meeting can be found on the Web site: http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/announce.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: To provide advice on 
a continuing basis to the Director, Office of Science of the Department 
of Energy, on the many complex scientific and technical issues that 
arise in the development and implementation of the Biological and 
Environmental Research Program.

Tentative Agenda

    Thursday, November 29, 2007, and Friday, November 30, 2007:
     Updates on the Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (FACE) 
Report, Integrated Assessment Program Report, and Climate Change 
Committee of Visitors Report.
     Update on the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory 
(EMSL).
     Updates on BERAC Charges.
     Update on GTL Bioenergy Research Centers: Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the 
University of Wisconsin.
     AmeriFlux Status Report, Ken Davis, Penn State University.
     National Academies of Science Report on Nuclear Medicine.
     Report by the Acting Associate Director of Science for 
Biological and Environmental Research.
     Report on FACE Research Workshop, Cheryl Kuske, Los Alamos 
National Laboratory.
     Science Talk, Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Hurricanes and Climate 
Change.
     Perspectives from the Office of Management and Budget, 
Mike Holland, OMB.
     New business.
     Public comment (10 minute rule).
    Public Participation: The day and a half meeting is open to the 
public. If you would like to file a written statement with the 
Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you 
would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the 
agenda, you should contact David Thomassen at the address or telephone 
number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement 
at least five business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision 
will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. 
The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate 
the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-
minute rule. This notice is being published less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting due to programmatic issues.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 45 days at the BERAC Web site, http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/Minutes.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2007.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-22765 Filed 11-20-07; 8:45 am]
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