[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02518]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MG-2016-01; Docket No. 2016-0002; Sequence No. 2]


Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green 
Building Advisory Committee; Notification of Upcoming Public Advisory 
Committee Meeting and Conference Calls

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Meeting Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of this meeting and these conference calls is being 
provided according to the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). This notice provides the agenda 
and schedule for the April 28, 2016 meeting of the Green Building 
Advisory Committee (the Committee) and schedule for a series of 
conference calls, supplemented by Web meetings, for a new task group of 
the Committee. The meeting is open to the public and the site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. The conference calls are 
open for the public to listen in. Interested individuals must register 
to attend as instructed below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: Meeting date: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, 
2016, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and ending no 
later than 3:30 p.m.
    Green Leasing task group conference call dates: The Green Leasing 
task group will hold recurring, weekly conference calls on Tuesdays 
beginning March 1, 2016 through April 26, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m., (EDT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ken Sandler, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, Office of 
Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-219-1121 (Note: This is not a 
toll-free number). Additional information about the Committee, 
including meeting materials and updates on the task groups and their 
schedules, will be available on-line at http://www.gsa.gov/gbac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment: Contact Mr. Ken 
Sandler at [email protected], to register to attend the meeting and/
or listen in to any or all of these conference calls. To attend the 
meeting and/or conference calls, submit your full name, organization, 
email address, and phone number. Requests to attend the April 28, 2016 
meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m., (EDT) on Wednesday, April 20, 
2016. Requests to listen in to the calls must be received by 5:00 p.m., 
(EDT) on Friday, February 26, 2016 (GSA will be unable to provide 
technical assistance to any listener experiencing technical 
difficulties. Testing access to the Web meeting site in advance of 
calls is recommended.)
    Contact Ken Sandler at [email protected] to register to comment 
during the April 28, 2016 meeting public comment period. Registered 
speakers/organizations will be allowed a maximum of 5 minutes each, and 
will need to provide written copies of their presentations. Requests to 
comment at the meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m., (EDT) on 
Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Written comments also may be provided to Mr. 
Sandler at [email protected] by the same deadline.
    Background: The Administrator of the General Services 
Administration established the Committee on June 20, 2011 (Federal 
Register/Vol. 76, No. 118), pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, 42 U.S.C. 17123). Under 
this authority, the Committee advises GSA on the rapid transformation 
of the Federal building portfolio to sustainable technologies and 
practices. The Committee reviews strategic plans, products, and 
activities of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 
and provides advice regarding how the Office can accomplish its mission 
most effectively.
    The Green Leasing task group will pursue the Committee's motion to 
``provide recommendations to improve federal government leasing 
language and requirements regarding . . . sustainability goals.''
    The conference calls will allow the task group to coordinate the 
development of consensus recommendations to the full Committee, which 
will in turn decide whether to proceed with formal advice to GSA based 
upon these recommendations. The task group will provide recommendations 
in support of GSA's development of model commercial leasing provisions, 
a requirement of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 (42 
U.S.C. 17062).
    April 28, 2016 Meeting Agenda:
     Welcome, Introductions, Updates & Plans for Today
     Portfolio Prioritization: Task Group Report & Discussion
     Green Leasing: Task Group Report & Discussion
     Working Lunch (with Presentation)
     Energy Use Index: Task Group Report & Discussion
     Discussion of the Committee's Overall Direction
     Topics Proposed by Committee Members
     Public Comment Period
     Closing comments
     Adjourn
    Detailed agendas, background information, and updates for the 
meeting and conference calls will be posted on GSA's Web site at http://www.gsa.gov/gbac.
    Meeting Access: The Committee will convene its April 28, 2016 
meeting at the General Services Administration building, Room 6159, 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, and the site is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities.

Kevin Kampschroer,
Federal Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 
General Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-02518 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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