[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 59013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23336]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

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 
conference 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 conference call is to 
discuss PCAST's Cyber-security report.

DATES: The public conference call will be held on Monday, October 7, 
2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., (ET). To receive the call-in 
information, attendees should register for the conference call on the 
PCAST Web site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast no later than 
12:00 p.m. (ET) on Friday, October 4, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the call agenda, 
time, and how to register for the call is available on the PCAST Web 
site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. Questions about the 
conference call should be directed to Ms. Marjory Blumenthal, PCAST 
Executive Director, by email at: [email protected], (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 conference 
call in open session on October 7, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(ET)
    During the conference call, PCAST will discuss its Cyber-security 
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 
October 7, 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://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. (ET) on 
Wednesday, October 2, 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 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. (ET) on Friday, October 4, 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-23336 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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