[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56610-56611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17749]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the 
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of 
these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Friday, September 8, 2023; 11:10 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Information for viewing the livestream of the meeting can be 
found on the PCAST website closer to the meeting at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Reba Bandyopadhyay, Designated 
Federal Officer, PCAST, email: [email protected]v; telephone: (202) 
881-7163.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the White 
House, cabinet departments, and other Federal agencies. See the 
Executive Order at whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on and provides 
analyses and recommendations concerning a wide range of issues where 
understanding of science, technology, and innovation may bear on the 
policy choices before the President. The Designated Federal Officer is 
Dr. Reba Bandyopadhyay. Information about PCAST can be found at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
    Tentative Agenda: PCAST will hear from invited speakers on recent 
advances in the social sciences. PCAST may also discuss and consider 
for approval a report from the PCAST subcommittee on greenhouse gas 
monitoring. Additional information and the meeting agenda, including 
any changes that arise, will be posted on the PCAST website at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
meeting will be held virtually for members of the public. It is the 
policy of the PCAST to accept written public comments no longer than 10 
pages 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 
September 8, 2023, at times specified in the meeting agenda. 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 
[email protected]v, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 
1, 2023. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for

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public comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per person, with a 
total public comment period of up to 10 minutes per day. If more 
speakers register than there is space available on the agenda, PCAST 
will select speakers on a first-come, first-served basis from those who 
registered. Those not able to present oral comments may file written 
comments with the council.
    Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted 
continuously, written comments should be submitted to 
[email protected]v no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 
1, 2023, so that the comments can be made available to the PCAST 
members for their consideration prior to this meeting.
    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 website at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available within 45 days at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2023.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17749 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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