[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47450-47451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19134]


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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 an 
open 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 education information technology and nanotechnology 
reports.

DATES: The public conference call will be held on Thursday, August 28, 
2014 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 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 Tuesday, August 26, 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. Knatokie Ford, PCAST AAAS S&T 
Policy Fellow, by email at: [email protected], or telephone at: (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 August 28, 2014 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 
Eastern Time (ET).
    During the conference call, PCAST will discuss its education 
information technology and nanotechnology 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: 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 
August 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 Thursday, 
August 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 Tuesday, August 26, 2014, so that the 
comments may be made available to the PCAST members

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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. Ford at least ten 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19134 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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