[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 36802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09664]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of an 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: Wednesday, May 22, 2024; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Information for viewing the livestream of the meeting will 
be posted on the PCAST website at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Melissa A. Edwards, Designated 
Federal Officer, PCAST, Email: [email protected]; Phone: (202) 881-
9018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: 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. Melissa A. Edwards. Information about PCAST can be found at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
    Tentative Agenda: PCAST may discuss the future of research and 
actions and activities spurred by previous published PCAST reports. 
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 PCAST to accept written public comments no longer than 10 
pages and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. 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 May 22, 2024, 
at the time specified in the meeting agenda. This public comment period 
is designed only for substantive commentary on PCAST's work, not for 
business marketing purposes. To be considered for the public speaker 
list at the meeting, interested parties should register to speak at 
[email protected], no later than 12 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2024. To 
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments 
will be limited to two minutes per person, with a total public comment 
period of up to 10 minutes. 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. 
Although written comments are accepted continuously, written comments 
should be submitted to [email protected] no later than 12 p.m. EDT on 
May 15, 2024, 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.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on April 26, 2024, by Alyssa Petit, Acting 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 April 30, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-09664 Filed 5-2-24; 8:45 am]
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