### 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]
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**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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• Discussion on the FY 2012 Budget.

• New charge to BESAC—Mesoscale Science.

• Follow-up on the Science for Energy Technologies Report.

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 Katie Perine at 301–903–6594 (fax) or katie.perine@science.doe.gov (email). 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 on the Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee’s Web site at http://www.science.doe.gov/bes/ BESAC/meetings.html.

Issued at Washington, DC on February 8, 2011. LaTanya Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–3287 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am]
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site**  **Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy (DOE). **ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. 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 :**  Thursday, March 3, 2011, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. **ADDRESSES :**  Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Joel Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy, Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, (740) 897–3822; e-mail: Joel.Bradburne@lex.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

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda.

• Approval of January Minutes.

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s Comments.

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments.

• Liaisons’ Comments.

• Plant Tour Safety Procedures.

• Administrative Issues: Æ Subcommittee Updates. Æ Discussion on Top 3 Issues, Accomplishments, and Major Board Activity.

Æ Discussion on Nevada Site-Specific Advisory Board Recommendation: Using Rail Transport for Moving Waste.

• Public Comments.

• Final Comments.

• Adjourn. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, 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 Joel Bradburne in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.

Issued at Washington, DC on February 8, 2011. LaTanya Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–3237 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am]
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory**  **Committee**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy, Office of Science. **ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). 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, March 2, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. **ADDRESSES :**  Hilton Washington DC/ Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 468–1100. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of Energy; SC–26/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290; telephone: (301) 903–0536 or e-mail: Brenda.May@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 basic nuclear science research. Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following: Wednesday, March 2, 2011

• Perspectives from Department of Energy and National Science Foundation.

• Update from the Department of Energy and National Science Foundation’s Nuclear Physics Office.

• Status of the Isotopes Program.

• Update on the Activities of the Neutron Charge Subcommittee.

• 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 Brenda L. May at (301) 903– 0536 or Brenda.May@science.doe.gov (email). 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 Committee 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 Nuclear Physics Web site for viewing at: http:// www.sc.doe.gov/np/nsac/index.shtml.

Issued at Washington, DC on February 8, 2011. LaTanya Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–3235 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am]
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**
**Western Area Power Administration Boulder Canyon Project** 

**AGENCY :**  Western Area Power Administration, DOE.