Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2012 / Notices 38277 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, DoE. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

partially closed meeting of the 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST), and 

describes the functions of the Council. 

Notice of this meeting is required under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 

DATES: July 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: National Academy of 

Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC in Room 125. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

webcast and an archive of the webcast 

after the event are expected to be 

available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast. The archived video will be 

available within one week of the 

meeting. Questions about the meeting 

should be directed to Dr. Deborah D. 

Stine, PCAST Executive Director, at 

dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456–6006. 

Please note that public seating for this 

meeting is limited and is available on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (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 inside the White House and from 

cabinet departments and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

PCAST is consulted about and provides 

analyses and recommendations 

concerning a wide range of issues where 

understandings from the domains of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. PCAST is co-chaired by 

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President, Broad 

Institute of the Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology and Harvard. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

July 19, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear from speakers who 

will provide information on nuclear 

physics and neuroscience. PCAST will 

also receive an update on the status of 

several of its studies including those on 

the Future of the U.S. Science and 

Technology Research Enterprise and 

Agriculture Preparedness and U.S. 

Agricultural Research. Additional 

information and the agenda, including 

any changes that arise, will be posted at 

the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately 1 hour with the President 

on July 19, 2012, which must take place 

in the White House for the President’s 

scheduling convenience and to maintain 

Secret Service protection. This meeting 

will be closed to the public because 

such portion of the meeting 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 Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, 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 July 19, 2012 

at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda posted on the PCAST Web site 

at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

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 http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast, no later than 12 p.m. Eastern 

Time on July 12, 2012. Phone or email 

reservations will not be accepted. 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 30 minutes. If more speakers 

register than there is space available on 

the agenda, PCAST will randomly select 

speakers from among those who 

applied. Those not selected to present 

oral comments may always file written 

comments with the committee. Speakers 

are requested to bring at least 25 copies 

of their oral comments for distribution 

to the PCAST members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted continuously, 

written comments should be submitted 

to PCAST no later than 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on July 12, 2012 so that 

the comments may be made available to 

the PCAST members prior to this 

meeting for their consideration. 

Information regarding how to submit 

comments and documents to PCAST is 

available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast in the section entitled ‘‘Connect 

with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because 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 Web site. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this public 

meeting should contact Dr. Stine at least 

ten business days prior to the meeting 

so that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 

2012. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15778 Filed 6–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Wind and Water Power Program 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) Wind and Water Power Program 

is planning a coordination workshop to 

exchange information among parties 

engaged in Mid-Atlantic marine 

ecological survey, modeling, and 

database efforts. This meeting will be a 

technical discussion to provide those 

involved in these activities with 

information regarding the current efforts 

of others involved in similar or related 

efforts. 

DATES: DOE will hold a workshop on 

Tuesday, July 24, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, July 25, 

2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in 

Silver Spring, MD. RSVP is required by 

July 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at NOAA’s Silver Spring headquarters 


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