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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Public ICWG Announcement—2013 

This notice informs the public that 

the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 

Directorate will be hosting a Public 

Interface Control Working Group 

(ICWG) meeting for the NAVSTAR GPS 

public signals in space (SiS) documents 

and ICD–GPS–870; IS–GPS–200 

(Navigation User Interfaces), IS–GPS– 

705 (User Segment L5 Interfaces), IS– 

GPS–800 (User Segment L1C Interface), 

and the Navstar Next Generation GPS 

Operational Control Segment (OCX) to 

User Support Community Interfaces 

(ICD–GPS–870). Dates and times can be 

found below. 

The purpose of this meeting will be 

twofold: (1) To resolve the comments 

against the public signals-in-space (SiS) 

documents with respect to the six issues 

outlined below, and (2) to collect issues/ 

comments outside the scope of the 

issues outlined below for analysis and 

possible integration into the following 

release. The ICWG is open to the general 

public. For those who would like to 

attend and participate in this ICWG 

meeting, we request that you register no 

later than August 6, 2013. Please send 

the registration to 

mark.marquez.2.ctr@us.af.mil or 

SMCGPER@us.af.mil and provide your 

name, organization, telephone number, 

address, and country of citizenship. 

Please note that the Directorate’s 

primary focus will be the disposition of 

the comments against the following GPS 

related topics: 

1. L1C Week Number of Operation 

(WNOP) 

2. Removal of Obsolete Information 

from the Public Signals-in-Space (SiS) 

Documents 

3. CNAV Reference Times 

4. PRN Mission Assignments 211–1023 

5. CNAV Broadcast Intervals 

6. Document Baseline for User 

Community & Zero AOD User 

Interfaces 

All comments must be submitted in 

Comments Resolution Matrix (CRM) 

form. These forms along with the Was/ 

Is Matrix, current versions of the 

documents, and the official meeting 

notice will be posted at: http:// 

www.gps.gov/technical/icwg/. 

Comments outside the scope of the 

above issues will be collected, 

catalogued, and discussed during the 

public ICWG as potential inclusions to 

the version following this release. If 

accepted, these changes will be 

processed through the formal 

Directorate change process for IS–GPS– 

200, IS–GPS–705, IS–GPS–800, and 

ICD–GPS–870. 

There will also be a special topic that 

will be discussed at the Public ICWG. 

1. Adjacent Band Compatibility (ABC) 

Study Group Kickoff 

Please provide them in the CRM form 

and submit to the SMC/GPER mailbox at 

SMCGPER@us.af.mil or to Mark 

Marquez at 

mark.marquez.2.ctr@us.af.mil by 

August 7, 2013. 

Public Interface Control Working 

Group Meeting (ICWG) 

Date(s) and Times: 24–25 Sep 2013 

(0800–1700) (Pacific Daylight Time 

P.D.T) 

Dial-in Information and Location: 1– 

800–366–7242, Code: 1528652 

ADDRESSES: SAIC Facility 300 North 

Sepulveda Blvd., 2nd Floor, Conference 

Room 2060 El Segundo CA 90245. 

Identification will be required at the 

entrance of the SAIC facility (Passport, 

state ID, or Federal ID) SAIC Facility 

phone number: 310–416–8300. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF High Energy Physics 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Friday, September 

6, 2013, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel; U.S. 

Department of Energy; SC–25/ 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–1298. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance on a continuing 

basis to the Department of Energy and 

the National Science Foundation on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

high energy physics research. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

September 5–6, 2013 

• Discussion of Department of Energy 

High Energy Physics Program 

• Discussion of National Science 

Foundation Elementary Particle 

Physics Program 

• Reports on and Discussions of Topics 

of General Interest in High Energy 

Physics 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule) 

Public Participation: The 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 

these items on the agenda, you should 

contact John Kogut, (301) 903–1298 or 

by email at: 

John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. You must 

make your request for an oral statement 

at least 5 business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Panel will conduct 

the meeting to facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Public comment 

will follow the 10-minute rule. 

Note: Those wishing to attend the HEPAP 

meeting may do so by emailing their full 

name and affiliation to Latia Mills at: 

lmills@nsf.gov, no later than September 3, 

2013, so a visitor pass can be prepared. 

Passes may be collected on the day of the 

meeting by showing a photo ID at the Visitors 

Desk in the northwest lobby of the NSF 

building (4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA; 

1 block south of the Ballston Metro station, 

at the SE corner of 9th and Stuart Street. The 

meeting will be in Stafford II, Room 555. 

More information about visiting the NSF can 

be found at http://www.nsf.gov/about/visit/. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Office of High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel Web site at: 

www.science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/ 

meetings. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

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ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 

5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Bob Ruud Community 

Center, 150 N. Highway 160, Pahrump, 

Nevada 89060. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator, 

232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 630– 

0522; Fax (702) 295–5300 or Email: 

NSSAB@nnsa.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

1. Overview of the Independent Peer 

Review for Rainier Mesa—Work 

Plan Item #3 

2. Discussion and recommendation 

development for Community 

Environmental Monitoring 

Program—Work Plan Item #6 

3. Discussion and recommendation 

development for Waste Acceptance 

Review Panel—Work Plan Item #7 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Barbara 

Ulmer at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral presentations pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Barbara Ulmer at 

the telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

public comments will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Barbara Ulmer at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/Meeting

Minutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 26, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

member nominations. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of 

Energy is soliciting nominations for 

candidates to fill vacancies on the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Committee). 

DATES: The deadline for Committee 

member nominations will be accepted 

on or before August 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The nominations for 

members must include: nominee’s 

name, resume, biography, and any 

letters of support and are to be 

submitted via one of the following 

methods: 

(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Overnight delivery service to: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

1476; Email: elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

Committee Web site: http:// 

biomassboard.gov/committee/ 

committee.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Biomass Research and Development Act 

of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224] 

requires cooperation and coordination 

in biomass research and development 

(R&D) between the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). The 

Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008 

by section 9008 of the Food, 

Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 

(FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 

enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. 

FCEA section 9008(d) established the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee and lays 

forth its meetings, coordination, duties, 

terms, and membership types. 

Committee members are paid travel and 

per diem for each meeting. The 

Committee must meet quarterly and 

should not duplicate the efforts of other 

Federal advisory committees. Meetings 

are typically two days in duration. 

Three meetings are held in the 

Washington DC area and the fourth is 

held at a site to be determined each 

year. The Committee advises DOE and 

USDA points of contact with respect to 

the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative) 

and priority technical biomass R&D 

needs as well as makes written 

recommendations to the Biomass R&D 

Board (Board). Those recommendations 

regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are 

distributed and used consistent with 

Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are 

open and competitive with awards 

made annually; (C) objectives and 

evaluation criteria of the solicitations 

are clear; and (D) the points of contact 

are funding proposals selected on the 

basis of merit, and determined by an 

independent panel of qualified peers. 

The committee members may serve 

up to two three-year terms and must 

include: (A) An individual affiliated 

with the biofuels industry; (B) an 

individual affiliated with the biobased 

industrial and commercial products 

industry; (C) an individual affiliated 

with an institution of higher education 

that has expertise in biofuels and 

biobased products; (D) 2 prominent 

engineers or scientist from government 

or academia that have expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (E) an 

individual affiliated with a commodity 

trade association; (F) 2 individuals 

affiliated with environmental or 

conservation organizations; (G) an 

individual associated with state 

government who has expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (H) an 

individual with expertise in energy and 

environmental analysis; (I) an 

individual with expertise in the 

economics of biofuels and biobased 

products; (J) an individual with 

expertise in agricultural economics; (K) 

an individual with expertise in plant 

biology and biomass feedstock 

development; (L) an individual with 

expertise in agronomy, crop science, or 

soil science; and (M) at the option of the 

points of contact, other members (REF: 

FCEA 2008 section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All 

nominees will be carefully reviewed for 

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