[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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