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(67 FR 79068); June 11, 2001 (66 FR 

31218); and January 17, 2001 (66 FR 

4003). 

Purpose 

EEOICPA established a program to 

provide compensation to individuals 

who developed illnesses because of 

their employment in nuclear weapons 

production-related activities of DOE or 

its predecessor agencies. Covered 

employees include current or former 

employees of a ‘‘beryllium vendor’’ as 

defined by the Act. On December 7, 

2000, the President issued Executive 

Order 13179, ‘‘Providing Compensation 

to America’s Nuclear Weapons 

Workers,’’ which directed the Secretary 

of Energy to, among other things, 

publish in the Federal Register a ‘‘list 

of facilities owned and operated by a 

beryllium vendor, within the meaning 

of section 3621(6)’’ (42 U.S.C. 7384l(6)) 

of the Act. The Department’s initial 

listing was published on January 17, 

2001 (66 FR 4003), and DOE has 

periodically updated the listing as new 

information has become available. In 

addition, DOE maintains a database of 

covered facilities online at https://

ehss.energy.gov/search/facility/index. 

Section 3621(6) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

7384l(6)) defines ‘‘beryllium vendor’’ as 

any of the following: ‘‘(A) Atomics 

International; (B) Brush Wellman, 

Incorporated, and its predecessor, Brush 

Beryllium Company; (C) General 

Atomics; (D) General Electric Company; 

(E) NGK Metals Corporation and its 

predecessors, Kawecki-Berylco, Cabot 

Corporation, BerylCo, and Beryllium 

Corporation of America; (F) Nuclear 

Materials and Equipment Corporation; 

(G) StarMet Corporation and its 

predecessor, Nuclear Metals, 

Incorporated; (H) Wyman Gordan, 

Incorporated; (I) Any other vendor, 

processor, or producer of beryllium or 

related products designated as a 

beryllium vendor for purposes of the 

compensation program under section 

3622 [42 U.S.C. 7384m].’’ The beryllium 

vendors listed in Section 3621(6) of the 

Act (42 U.S.C. 7384l(6)), are sometimes 

referred to as ‘‘statutory beryllium 

vendors’’ because they are specifically 

identified by name in the statute. 

In 1969, the Brush Beryllium 

Company opened the Beryllium Mill in 

Delta and since then, the facility has 

processed two types of ore to extract 

beryllium—locally mined bertrandite 

ore and beryl ore imported from various 

suppliers. From the Beryllium Mill in 

Delta, beryllium products are shipped to 

another Materion Brush, Inc. beryllium 

vendor facility in Elmore, Ohio to 

produce metallic beryllium, beryllium 

alloys, and beryllia ceramic feedstock. 

The Beryllium Mill in Delta was 

operated by Brush Beryllium Company 

from 1969–1971, Brush Wellman, Inc. 

from 1971-January 23, 2001, Brush 

Resources, Inc. from January 23, 2001- 

March 8, 2011, and Materion Natural 

Resources, Inc. from March 8, 2011– 

Present. For purposes of coverage under 

EEOICPA, all references to ‘‘Brush 

Wellman Incorporated’’ or ‘‘Brush 

Wellman, Inc.’’ include its predecessor 

and successor entities, including the 

aforementioned entities. 

Due to Brush Wellman, Inc.’s status as 

a statutory beryllium vendor, all 

employees of Brush Wellman, Inc. in 

the U.S., regardless of location, are 

covered for the entire period for which 

Brush Wellman, Inc., its predecessors, 

and successor entities have supplied 

beryllium to DOE or its predecessor 

agencies. That period is defined as 

August 13, 1943, and continuing. While 

DOE is publishing this Notice to update 

its list of covered facilities to reflect the 

fact that the Beryllium Mill in Delta is 

owned by a successor to Brush 

Wellman, Inc., and therefore, is a 

covered beryllium vendor facility under 

EEOICPA, DOE notes that the beryllium 

facilities operated by Brush Wellman, 

Inc., its predecessors, and successor 

entities are covered beryllium facilities 

under EEOICPA because they are 

facilities of a statutory beryllium 

vendor, regardless of whether the 

facility is listed by DOE in a Federal 

Register notice. DOE will maintain and 

continually update its database of 

covered facilities online at https://

ehss.energy.gov/search/facility/index. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 11, 

2023, by Todd N. Lapointe, Director, 

Office of Environment, Health, Safety 

and Security, 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 September 

11, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19919 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

closed meeting of the 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 14, 2023; 

3:00 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: The White House, 1600 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20500. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Reba Bandyopadhyay, Designated 

Federal Officer, PCAST, email: PCAST@

ostp.eop.gov; telephone: (202) 881– 

7163. 

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. Reba Bandyopadhyay. 

Information about PCAST can be found 

at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST. 

Tentative Agenda 

Closed portion of the meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately one hour with the 

President on September 14, 2023, or 

September 15, 2023, which must take 

place in the White House for scheduling 

convenience and to maintain Secret 

Service protection. This meeting will be 

closed to the public because a 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). 


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1Notice of Intent and Request for Information: 

Responsible Carbon Management Initiative, https:// 

www.energy.gov/fecm/notice-intent-and-requestinformation-responsible-carbon-managementinitiative. 

This notice is being published less 

than 15 days prior to the meeting due 

to scheduling difficulties. 

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. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

8, 2023. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19872 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Intent and Request for 

Information Regarding Launching a 

Responsible Carbon Management 

Initiative; Reopening of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Reopening of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is reopening the public 

comment period for its Notice of Intent 

(NOI) and Request for Information (RFI) 

regarding launching a Responsible 

Carbon Management Initiative which 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 11, 2023. The published NOI 

and RFI established a 30-day public 

comment period that ended on 

September 11, 2023. DOE received 

requests to extend the comment period. 

DOE reviewed the requests and 

announced on the Office of Fossil 

Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) 

website on September 6, 2023, that it 

would extend the comment period until 

September 30, 2023. Accordingly, DOE 

is reopening the public comment period 

to allow comments to be submitted until 

September 30, 2023. 

DATES: The comment period for the NOI 

and RFI published on August 11, 2023 

(88 FR 54608), and closed on September 

11, 2023, is reopened until September 

30, 2023. DOE will accept comments 

regarding this NOI and RFI received on 

and before September 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments electronically to 

responsiblecarbonmanagemen

tinitiative@hq.doe.gov and include 

‘‘Responsible Carbon Management 

Initiative’’ in the subject line of the 

email. Responses must be provided as 

attachments to an email. Only electronic 

responses will be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelli Roemer, email: responsible

carbonmanagementinitiative@

hq.doe.gov or phone: (240) 309–9639. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

11, 2023, DOE published a NOI and RFI 

in the Federal Register soliciting public 

input on its intent to launch a 

Responsible Carbon Management 

Initiative to recognize and encourage 

project developers and others in 

industry to pursue the highest levels of 

safety, environmental stewardship, 

accountability, community engagement, 

and societal benefits in carbon 

management projects. DOE stated it 

would accept written comments through 

September 11, 2023. DOE received 

requests to extend the public comment 

period. DOE has reviewed these 

requests and considered the benefit to 

stakeholders in providing additional 

time to review the NOI and RFI and 

provide information that DOE is 

seeking. DOE announced on the FECM 

website on September 6, 2023, that it 

would extend the comment period until 

September 30, 2023.1 Accordingly, DOE 

is reopening the comment period and 

will accept comments on and before 

September 30, 2023. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 8, 

2023, by Brad Crabtree, Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, 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 September 

11, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19877 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023; 9:00 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. EST 

Thursday, October 5, 2023; 8:30 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. EST 

ADDRESSES: DoubleTree Hotel, 215 S 

Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Snyder, EM SSAB Designated 

Federal Officer. Phone: (702) 918–6715; 

Email: kelly.snyder@em.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 Topics: 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 

• Public Comment 

• Presentations by DOE 

• Board Business/Open Discussion 

Thursday, October 5, 2023 

• Public Comment 

• Board Business/Open Discussion 

Public Participation: DOE welcomes 

the attendance of the public at their 

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 Kelly Snyder at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number or email listed above. 

Written public comment statements may 

be filed either before or after the 

meeting with the Designated Federal 

Officer, Kelly Snyder, at the phone 

number or email listed above. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

public comment should also contact 

Kelly Snyder. Requests must be received 

five days prior to the meeting. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comment will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. The Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 


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