[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16934-16935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06194]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE/Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and 
Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, April 16, 2020; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held digitally via webcast using Zoom. 
Instructions for Zoom, as well as any updates to meeting times or 
meeting agenda, can be found on the BERAC meeting website at: https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tristram West, Designated Federal 
Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of 
Biological and Environmental Research, SC-23/Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290. Phone 301-903-5155; 
fax (301) 903-5051 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: To provide advice on a continuing basis 
to the Director, Office of Science of the Department of Energy, on the 
many complex scientific and technical issues that arise in the 
development and implementation of the Biological and Environmental 
Research Program.

Tentative Agenda Topics

 News from the Office of Biological and Environmental Research 
(BER)
 News from the Biological Systems Science and Climate and 
Environmental Sciences Divisions

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 Report brief(s)
 BERAC business and discussion
 Public comment

    Public Participation: The daylong meeting is open to the public. If 
you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may 
do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make 
oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should 
contact Tristram West at: [email protected] (email) or 301-
903-5051 (fax). You must make your request for an oral statement at 
least five business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will 
be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The 
Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the 
orderly conduct of business. Public comment will be limited to five 
minutes each.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 45 days at the BERAC website: https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings/BERAC-Minutes.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2020.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-06194 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P