[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26735-26736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10699]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Science, 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 antimicrobial resistance report and advanced 
manufacturing reports.

DATES: The public conference call will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 
2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time (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, May 23, 2014.

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 Dr. Ashley Predith, PCAST 
Assistant Executive Director, by email at: [email protected], or 
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 the following Web site: 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

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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 Wednesday, May 28, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 
p.m.
    During the conference call, PCAST will discuss its antimicrobial 
resistance report and advanced manufacturing reports. 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: PCAST's policy is 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 May 
28, 2014 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, May 21, 2014. 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, May 23, 2014, 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. Predith at least ten 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-10699 Filed 5-8-14; 8:45 am]
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