8358 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2011 / Notices 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). The 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: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, March 10, 

2011, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 

2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Biological and Environmental 

Research, SC–23/Germantown Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; phone: 

(301) 903–9817; fax (301) 903–5051 or email: david.thomassen@science.doe.gov. 

The most current information 

concerning this meeting can be found 

on the Web site: http:// 

www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/ 

announce.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice on the many complex scientific 

and technical issues that arise in the 

development and implementation of the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics 

• Report from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Divisions 

• Discussions on the Climate and 

Environmental Sciences Division 

Committee of Visitors Response and the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Long-Term Vision Response 

• Joint Genome Institute Update and 

ARM review outbrief 

• 2012 Budget briefing 

• New Business 

• Public Comment 

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 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact David Thomassen at the address 

or telephone number listed above. 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 comment will follow 

the 10-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://www.science.doe.gov/ 

ober/berac/Minutes.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on February 8, 

2011. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3234 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF High Energy Physics 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

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, March 17, 2011, 10 

a.m.–6 p.m., and Friday, March 18, 

2011, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

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 or email: 

John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. 

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: 

• 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 at (301) 903–1298 or 

by e-mail 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. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Office of High Energy 

Physics Web site at http:// 

www.science.doe.gov/hep/panels/ 

hepap.shtml. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3236 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). 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, March 17, 2011; 10 

a.m.–5 p.m. and Friday, March 18, 2011; 

9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

ADDRESS: Bethesda North Hotel and 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine; Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

• News from Office of Science/DOE. 

• News from the Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences. 


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