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[FR Doc. 2012–4239 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 11–162–LNG] 

Cameron LNG, LLC; Application for 

Long-Term Authorization To Export 

Domestically Produced Liquefied 

Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade 

Agreement Countries for 20 Years 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on December 21, 

2011, by Cameron LNG, LLC (Cameron), 

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1Cameron states that 12 mtpa of LNG is 

equivalent to approximately 1.7 Bcf per day of 

natural gas. 

2The United States currently has free trade 

agreements requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas with Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, 

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, 

Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, 

Oman, Peru, and Singapore. FTAs with Costa Rica 

and Israel do not require national treatment for 

trade in natural gas. FTAs with Colombia, Panama, 

and South Korea have been ratified by Congress but 

have not yet taken effect. 

requesting long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export up to 12 million 

metric tons per annum (mtpa) of 

domestically produced liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) (equivalent to approximately 

620 billion cubic feet [Bcf] per year of 

natural gas) for a 20-year period, 

commencing on the earlier of the date 

of first export or seven years from the 

date of issuance of the requested 

authorization. Cameron seeks 

authorization to export LNG from the 

Cameron LNG Terminal, owned by 

Cameron, in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, 

to any country (1) with which the 

United States does not have a free trade 

agreement (FTA) requiring national 

treatment for trade in natural gas, (2) 

which has or in the future develops the 

capacity to import LNG via ocean-going 

carrier, and (3) with which trade is not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy. 

Cameron is requesting this authorization 

both on its own behalf and as agent for 

other parties who hold title to the LNG 

at the time of export. The Application 

was filed under section 3 of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA). Protests, motions to 

intervene, notices of intervention, and 

written comments are invited. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed using 

procedures detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, April 23, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal under FE Docket 

No. 11–162–LNG: http://www.

regulations.gov. 

Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.

doe.gov. 

Regular Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities, Office of Fossil 

Energy, P.O. Box 44375, Washington, 

DC 20026–4375. 

Hand Delivery or Private Delivery 

Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office 

of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Lisa Tracy, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–4523. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Cameron is a Delaware limited 

liability company with executive offices 

in San Diego, California. Cameron LNG 

is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of 

Sempra Energy, a publicly-traded 

corporation. Cameron owns and 

operates the Cameron LNG Terminal 

(Terminal) in Cameron Parish 

Louisiana. 

In 2003, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

approved the construction and 

operation of the Terminal, authorizing a 

maximum send-out of 1.5 Bcf/d of 

regasified LNG from the facility to 

domestic markets. In a subsequent 

order, issued in 2007, the FERC 

authorized Cameron to construct and 

operate additional facilities expanding 

the maximum send-out capacity to 1.8 

Bcf/d. 

Cameron LNG completed construction 

of the Terminal and placed it into 

service in July 2009. Initially, the 

Terminal was used for the sole purpose 

of receiving and storing foreign-sourced 

LNG, regasifying it, and sending to out 

for delivery to domestic markets. In 

January 2011, the FERC authorized 

Cameron to operate the Terminal for the 

additional purpose of exporting LNG, 

which had been previously imported. 

The Terminal has an existing 

interconnection with Cameron Interstate 

Pipeline LLC (Cameron Interstate), an 

affiliate of Cameron LNG. Cameron 

Interstate, an interstate pipeline 

regulated by the FERC, consists of a 36.2 

mile pipeline connecting the Terminal 

with five other interstate pipelines. 

These interstate pipelines provide 

Cameron, directly or indirectly, with 

access to all of the major gas producing 

basins in the Gulf Coast and 

Midcontinent regions of the United 

States, including areas with recent 

discoveries of shale gas and other 

unconventional reserves. 

Cameron currently is finalizing the 

design for natural gas processing and 

liquefaction facilities to receive and 

liquefy domestically produced natural 

gas at the Terminal for export to foreign 

markets (the ‘‘Project’’). Cameron states 

that its liquefaction Project will be 

integrated with existing facilities at its 

Terminal. Existing facilities at the 

Terminal presently consist of two 

marine berths, three full containment 

LNG storage tanks, LNG vaporization 

systems, and associated utilities. 

Cameron notes that the new facilities 

proposed as part of the Project will 

include natural gas pre-treatment, 

liquefaction, and export facilities with a 

capacity of up to 12 mtpa of LNG 1, plus 

upgrades to the existing equipment and 

additional utilities. 

Cameron states that its proposed 

facilities will permit gas to be received 

by pipeline at the Terminal, where it 

will be liquefied and then loaded from 

the Terminal’s storage tanks onto 

vessels berthed at its existing marine 

facility. Cameron states that, once 

operational, the terminal will have the 

capability to (i) liquefy domestically 

produced gas for export, or (ii) import 

LNG and either re-gasify it for delivery 

to domestic markets or export it to 

foreign markets. Cameron states that the 

Project will not result in an increase in 

the number of ship transits currently 

authorized for the Terminal, and that 

the total amount of LNG processed 

would not exceed the current maximum 

authorized send-out rate of 1.8 Bcf/d. 

Cameron acknowledges that any 

modifications to the Terminal are 

subject to review and approval by the 

FERC. Cameron states that it will 

initiate the FERC mandatory pre-filing 

review process for Phase I of the project 

upon completion of Cameron’s initial 

facility planning and design. Cameron 

anticipates the pre-filing request to 

FERC will be made no later than the 

second quarter of 2012. 

Related Applications and 

Authorizations 

This Application is the second part of 

a two-phased authorization sought by 

Cameron to export domestically 

produced natural gas as LNG from the 

Cameron Terminal. On November 10, 

2011, in Docket No. 11–145–LNG, 

Cameron submitted an application to 

DOE/FE requesting authority to export 

domestically produced LNG to those 

countries with which the United States 

has an FTA or subsequently enters into 

an FTA requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas, provided that the 

destination country has the capacity to 

import LNG via ocean going vessels.2

The requested export volume in that 

application is identical to the export 

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volume in the current Application of 12 

million metric tons of LNG per year, 

equivalent to 620 Bcf/year, or 1.7 Bcf/ 

day of natural gas. The Cameron 

liquefaction facilities would be limited 

to exports of up to the equivalent of 620 

Bcf/year of natural gas, including both 

exports to FTA and non-FTA countries. 

On January 17, 2012, in DOE/FE Order 

No. 3059 (FE Docket No. 11–145–LNG), 

DOE/FE granted Cameron authority to 

export domestically produced LNG from 

the Terminal to those countries with 

which the United States has an FTA. 

On December 3, 2010, in DOE/FE 

Order No. 2885 (Docket No. 10–110– 

LNG), FE granted Sempra LNG 

Marketing, LLC (SLNG), an affiliate of 

Cameron, blanket authorization to 

export from the Terminal LNG that had 

been previously imported into the 

United States from foreign sources in an 

amount up to the equivalent of 250 Bcf 

of natural gas. The Order authorizes 

Cameron to export this LNG to any 

country with the capacity to import 

LNG via ocean-going carrier and with 

which trade is not prohibited by U.S. 

law or policy. The authorization in FE 

Docket No. 10–110–LNG, which does 

not permit the export of domestically 

produced LNG, extends from February 

1, 2011, through January 31, 2013. On 

June 22, 2010, in DOE/FE Order No. 

2806 (FE Docket No. 10–66–LNG), FE 

granted SLNG blanket authorization to 

import to the Terminal LNG from 

various international sources. DOE/FE 

Order No. 2806 extends from September 

1, 2010, through August 31, 2012. 

Cameron notes that nothing in its 

current application to export LNG to 

non-FTA nations is intended to 

supersede or otherwise modify the 

authorizations granted by DOE to SLNG. 

Current Application 

In the instant Application, Cameron 

seeks long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export up to 12 mtpa of 

domestically produced LNG from the 

Terminal, equivalent to approximately 

620 Bcf/year of natural gas for a 20-year 

period, commencing on the earlier of 

the date of first export or seven years 

from the date the authorization is 

issued. Cameron seeks authorization to 

export domestically produced LNG to 

countries with which the United States 

does not have an FTA and with which 

trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or 

policy. 

Cameron requests authorization to 

export LNG on its own behalf (i.e., 

holding title to the LNG at the time of 

export) or by acting as agent for others. 

In the instances where Cameron will act 

as agent for other customers, Cameron 

states that it will comply with all DOE/ 

FE requirements for an exporter or 

agent. In this regard, Cameron 

referenced DOE/FE Order No. 2913 

(Order 2913), issued February 10, 2011, 

to Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and 

FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, in FE Docket 

No. 10–160–LNG, which approved a 

proposal by the applicant and 

established procedures to register 

entities for which the authorization 

holder will act as agent. Cameron also 

states that it will file with DOE/FE any 

relevant long-term commercial 

agreements reached with LNG title 

holders on whose behalf the LNG would 

be exported. 

Cameron states that the long-term 

authorization requested in this 

Application is necessary in order to 

permit Cameron to incur the substantial 

costs of developing the Project and 

secure customer contracts. Cameron 

notes that the contract terms between 

Cameron and its customers will be set 

forth in one or more long-term service 

or agency agreements. These agreements 

are expected to run for terms of up to 

20 years and will run concurrently with 

Cameron’s export authorization. 

Cameron states that is has not yet 

entered into any of these long-term 

arrangements, but that once executed, 

Cameron will file with DOE/FE any 

commercial agreements reached with 

title holders on whose behalf Cameron 

intends to export the LNG. 

Cameron states that the sources of 

natural gas for the Project will include 

supplies available from the Texas and 

Louisiana producing regions, as well as 

various unconventional supply areas, 

such as the Barnett, Haynesville, and 

Eagle Ford shale gas formations. 

Cameron states that their customers will 

be able to deliver natural gas supplies to 

the Terminal from five interstate 

pipelines: Florida Gas Transmission 

Company, Transcontinental Gas 

Pipeline Company, LLC, Texas Eastern 

Transmission Corporation, Tennessee 

Gas Pipeline Company, and Trunkline 

Gas Company. In addition, Cameron 

notes that the Terminal is in close 

proximity to the Henry Hub and to 11 

other market centers in Louisiana and 

Texas, which will give customers 

additional options for purchasing 

supplies. 

Cameron notes that in recent orders 

granting long-term authorizations to 

export LNG, DOE/FE did not require 

that applicants submit transactionspecific contract information with their 

applications, pursuant to Section 

590.202(b) of the DOE’s regulations. 

Cameron requests that the DOE 

maintain this same position in the 

review of its Application. Cameron 

maintains that the submittal of the 

transaction-specific information is only 

appropriate after a long-term contract 

has been executed. 

Lastly, Cameron requests that DOE/FE 

issue a conditional order authorizing the 

long-term export of LNG subject to 

completion of a satisfactory 

environmental review by FERC. 

Public Interest Considerations 

In support of its Application, 

Cameron states that section 3(a) of the 

NGA sets forth the statutory standard for 

review of this Application and creates a 

rebuttable presumption that proposed 

exports of natural gas are in the public 

interest. Cameron acknowledges that 

DOE has explained that opponents of an 

export application must make an 

affirmative showing of inconsistency 

with the public interest in order to 

overcome the rebuttable presumption 

favoring export applications. Cameron 

also notes that DOE has repeatedly 

reaffirmed the continued applicability 

of its policy guidelines and has held 

that they apply equally to export 

applications though originally written to 

apply to imports. In addition, Cameron 

highlights that the DOE, guided by its 

Policy Guidelines and DOE Delegation 

Order No. 0204–111, presumes that 

competitive markets largely free of 

governmentally-imposed restrictions 

will benefit the public. Cameron also 

states that DOE has applied additional 

considerations in determining whether 

proposed exports are in the public 

interest such as: whether the exports 

will be beneficial for regional 

economies, the extent to which the 

export will foster competition and 

mitigate trade imbalances with foreign 

nations, and the degree to which the 

export of LNG would encourage 

efficient management of U.S. domestic 

natural resources. Cameron contends 

that the export of LNG as proposed in 

the Application satisfies each of these 

considerations. 

In support of its Application, 

Cameron submitted the following 

studies: a study on natural gas prices 

commissioned by Cameron from the 

independent consulting firm of Black & 

Veatch, and an in-house economic 

impact study prepared by Cameron. In 

addition, in support of its Application, 

Cameron references numerous studies 

and reports published by the Energy 

Information Administration (EIA.) 

Based on these studies, Cameron 

contends that the export of domestically 

produced LNG, as proposed in the 

Application, is in the public interest for 

the following reasons: 

First, Cameron contends that 

sufficient reserves now exist to satisfy 

domestic demand as well as the 

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proposed LNG exports. Cameron points 

to the gains in drilling productivity and 

extraction technology enhancements 

that have enabled rapid growth in 

supplies from unconventional shale 

formations in the United States. In 

addition, Cameron states that, based on 

numerous studies and reports, the 

United States has an approximate 90- to 

100-year inventory of recoverable 

natural gas resources. 

Second, Cameron contends that over 

the past decade, there has been minimal 

growth in the demand for natural gas in 

the United States. Based on a 

comparison of actual demand and prices 

in 2010, along with forecasted demand 

and prices in the year 2025, Cameron 

contends that U.S. natural gas resources 

are more than sufficient to 

accommodate both domestic demand 

and the exports proposed in the 

Application. 

Third, based on the Black & Veatch 

analysis of the proposed LNG export 

impact on U.S. natural gas prices, 

Cameron concludes that the exports 

proposed in this Application will have 

a minimal impact on domestic natural 

gas prices. In addition, Cameron 

contends that any upward pressure on 

prices due to increased demand for 

export would likely be offset by a 

reduction in domestic price volatility. 

Fourth, Cameron states that the export 

of domestically produced LNG will 

provide the following economic 

benefits, as detailed by its own 

Economic Impact Assessment of the 

Project: 

A. There will be substantial benefits 

to the national, regional and local 

economies, including an improvement 

in the U.S. balance of trade of $2.8 

billion to nearly $7.1 billion per year, 

equal to 0.6 to 1.4 percent of the trade 

deficit, based on the expected value of 

the exports. 

B. There will be increased exports and 

international trade based on Cameron’s 

estimate that its customers will export 

an average of approximately $8.6 billion 

of LNG per year. Cameron contends that 

this will have a positive impact on the 

balance of trade between the United 

States and its international trading 

partners, and will promote liberalization 

of the global gas market by fostering 

increased liquidity and trade at prices 

established by market forces. 

C. There will be environmental 

benefits associated with LNG exports. 

Specifically, the United States will be in 

a position to provide countries with 

low-carbon natural gas as an alternative 

to higher CO2¥emitting fossil fuels such 

as coal and fuel oil. LNG exports from 

the United States would serve as an 

interim fuel for countries that are in the 

process of developing their own 

unconventional natural gas resources. 

Further details can be found in the 

Application, which has been posted at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. 

Environmental Impact 

Cameron states that in the next 

several months, it will initiate the prefiling review process at FERC for the 

proposed Project facilities. Cameron 

anticipates that, consistent with the 

requirements of the National 

Environment Policy Act (NEPA), FERC 

will act as the lead agency for 

environmental review, with DOE/FE 

acting as a cooperating agency. Cameron 

acknowledges that the requested 

authorization to be issued by DOE/FE 

would not take effect until FERC has 

completed its NEPA review and has 

granted Cameron authorization for the 

export of domestic LNG from the 

Cameron facility. Cameron requests that 

DOE/FE issue a conditional order 

authorizing the export of domestic LNG 

from the Terminal conditioned on 

completion of a satisfactory 

environmental review and subsequent 

authorization by FERC. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, as 

amended, and the authority contained 

in DOE Delegation Order No. 00– 

002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04E 

(April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG 

export Application, DOE will consider 

any issues required by law or policy. To 

the extent determined to be relevant or 

appropriate, these issues will include 

the impact of LNG exports associated 

with this Application, and the 

cumulative impact of any other 

application(s) previously approved, on 

domestic need for the gas proposed for 

export, adequacy of domestic natural 

gas supply, U.S. energy security, and 

any other issues, including the impact 

on the U.S. economy (GDP), consumers, 

and industry, job creation, U.S. balance 

of trade, international considerations, 

and whether the arrangement is 

consistent with DOE’s policy of 

promoting competition in the 

marketplace by allowing commercial 

parties to freely negotiate their own 

trade arrangements. Parties that may 

oppose this Application should 

comment in their responses on these 

issues, as well as any other issues 

deemed relevant to the Application. 

NEPA requires DOE to give 

appropriate consideration to the 

environmental effects of its proposed 

decisions. No final decision will be 

issued in this proceeding until DOE has 

met its NEPA responsibilities. 

Due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the Applicants, interested 

persons will be provided 60 days from 

the date of publication of this Notice in 

which to submit comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, or motions for additional 

procedures. 

Public Comment Procedures 

In response to this notice, any person 

may file a protest, comments, or a 

motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. Any person 

wishing to become a party to the 

proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene or notice of intervention, as 

applicable. The filing of comments or a 

protest with respect to the Application 

will not serve to make the commenter or 

protestant a party to the proceeding, 

although protests and comments 

received from persons who are not 

parties will be considered in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken on the Application. All protests, 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention must meet the 

requirements specified by the 

regulations in 10 CFR part 590. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: (1) Submitting 

comments in electronic form on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by following the 

on-line instructions and submitting 

such comments under FE Docket No. 

11–162–LNG. DOE/FE suggests that 

electronic filers carefully review 

information provided in their 

submissions and include only 

information that is intended to be 

publicly disclosed; (2) emailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE 

Docket No. 11–162–LNG in the title 

line; (3) mailing an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES; or (4) hand 

delivering an original and three paper 

copies of the filing to the Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. 

A decisional record on the 

Application will be developed through 

responses to this notice by parties, 

including the parties’ written comments 

and replies thereto. Additional 

procedures will be used as necessary to 

achieve a complete understanding of the 

facts and issues. A party seeking 

intervention may request that additional 

procedures be provided, such as 

additional written comments, an oral 

presentation, a conference, or trial-type 

hearing. Any request to file additional 

written comments should explain why 

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they are necessary. Any request for an 

oral presentation should identify the 

substantial question of fact, law, or 

policy at issue, show that it is material 

and relevant to a decision in the 

proceeding, and demonstrate why an 

oral presentation is needed. Any request 

for a conference should demonstrate 

why the conference would materially 

advance the proceeding. Any request for 

a trial-type hearing must show that there 

are factual issues genuinely in dispute 

that are relevant and material to a 

decision and that a trial-type hearing is 

necessary for a full and true disclosure 

of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the Application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

590.316. 

The Application filed by Cameron is 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities docket room, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

room is open between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, and comments will also 

be available electronically by going to 

the following DOE/FE Web address: 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. In addition, 

any electronic comments filed will also 

be available at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16, 

2012. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4205 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 

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: Friday, March 9, 2012, 10:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Carnegie Endowment for 

International Peace, (in the Root Room) 

at 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC, . 

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, by 

email at: dstine@ostp.eop.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 456–6006. Please 

note that public seating for this meeting 

is limited and is available on a firstcome, 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 

March 9, 2012, from 10 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 an overview of the 

Department of Agriculture’s science, 

technology, and innovation activities, 

and China and U.S. competitiveness. 

PCAST will also receive an update on 

the status of several of its studies 

including those on nanotechnology 

research and development, the future of 

the U.S. science and technology 

research enterprise, and advancing 

innovation in drug development and 

evaluation. 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 one hour with the 

President on March 9, 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 March 9, 

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 12:00 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time on March 1, 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. 

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