[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19582-19583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05761]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

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 
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 11, 2024; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT.
    Friday, April 12, 2024; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT.

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, BER/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 
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complex scientific and technical issues that arise in the development 
and implementation of the Biological and Environmental Research 
Program.
    Tentative Agenda:

 News from the Office of Biological and Environmental Research
 News from the Biological Systems Science and Earth and 
Environmental Systems Sciences Divisions
 Update from the BERAC Subcommittee on Unified Data
 Update from the BERAC Subcommittee on Low Dose Radiation
 Update from the BERAC Subcommittee on Project Prioritization
 Briefings from recent Workshops
 BERAC business and discussion
 Public comment

    Public Participation: The two-day 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, please send 
an email request to both Tristram West at [email protected] 
and Andrew Flatness at [email protected]. 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 comments will be limited to five minutes each. If you have any 
questions or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with 
Disabilities Act for this event, please send your request to Andrew 
Flatness at [email protected], two weeks but no later 
than 48 hours, prior to the event. Closed captions will be enabled 
during this event.
    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.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on March 13, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy Committee Management 
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-05761 Filed 3-18-24; 8:45 am]
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