[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68605-68606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19215]


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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 a partially-closed virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a partially-closed virtual meeting of 
the

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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: Thursday, September 12, 2024; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

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

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

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. Melissa A. Edwards. Information about PCAST can be found at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.

Tentative Agenda

    Open portion: PCAST may discuss transportation research to support 
future innovations.
    Closed portion: PCAST may hold a closed meeting of approximately 
one hour with the President and/or senior administration officials on 
topics related to transportation innovation on September 12th or 13th, 
which must take place at the scheduling convenience of the President 
and to maintain Secret Service protection. This session will be closed 
to the public because the session is likely to disclose matters that 
are to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign 
policy under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
    Public Participation: The open sessions are 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 
September 12, 2024, at a 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.
    Oral Comments: 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. Eastern Time on September 6, 
2024. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public 
comments will be limited to two (2) 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.
    Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted 
continuously, written comments should be submitted to 
[email protected] no later than 12 p.m. Eastern Time on September 6, 
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 August 21, 2024, by David Borak, 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 August 22, 2024.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-19215 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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