[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01931]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the President's Council of 
Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Notice of this meeting is 
required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., 
App. 2.

DATES: October 23, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The meeting was held at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the meeting should be 
directed to Dr. Ashley Predith 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, 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: Closed.
    Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors on Science 
and Technology (PCAST) met with the President of the United States from 
1:45-2:45 p.m. ET on October 23, 2014 at the White House. The location 
was chosen for the President's scheduling convenience and to maintain 
Secret Service protection. This meeting was planned and held on short 
notice due to the urgency of the topic and a Federal Register Notice 
could not be published before the meeting. PCAST has the authority to 
hold closed meetings with the President.
    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. Written comments are accepted continuously. 
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 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 January 27, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01931 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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