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waste management and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda 

• Administrative Issues 

• Public Comments (15 minutes) 

• Adjourn 

Breaks Taken as Appropriate. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Paducah, 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 Reinhard 

Knerr as soon as possible in advance of 

the meeting at the telephone number 

listed above. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board either before or 

after the meeting. Individuals who wish 

to make oral statements pertaining to 

agenda items should contact Reinhard 

Knerr at the telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received as 

soon as possible 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. The EM SSAB, Paducah, 

will hear public comments pertaining to 

its scope (clean-up standards and 

environmental restoration; waste 

management and disposition; 

stabilization and disposition of nonstockpile nuclear materials; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship; risk assessment and 

management; and clean-up science and 

technology activities). Comments 

outside of the scope may be submitted 

via written statement as directed above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Reinhard Knerr at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.pgdpcab.energy.gov/ 

2011Meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on August 21, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21038 Filed 8–24–12; 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. 

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. 2. 

DATES: Friday, September 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Academy of Sciences (in 

the Lecture Room), 2101 Constitution 

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 

telephone: (202) 456–6006. Please note 

that public seating for this meeting is 

limited and is available on a first-come, 

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 

Friday, September 7, 2012, from 9 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear from speakers who 

will provide information on innovation 

and public private partnerships, and 

innovation inducement prizes. PCAST 

will also receive an update on its study 

of the Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) program. 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 1 hour with the President 

on September 7, 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). 

This notice is being published less 

than 15 days prior to the meeting date 

due to programmatic issues, logistical 

circumstances, and member’s 

availability. 

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 September 7, 

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. (EDT) on 

Friday, August 31, 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 


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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. (EDT) 

on August 31, 2012, so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

PCAST members prior to this meeting 

for their consideration. Information 

regarding how to submit comments and 

documents to PCAST is available at 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in the 

section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because 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 Web site. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this public 

meeting should contact Dr. Stine at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

so that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 22, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21063 Filed 8–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

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). 

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: Friday, September 21, 2012, 9 

a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC 

North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877, 301– 

977–8900. 

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 

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: 

Friday, September 21, 2012 

• Perspectives from Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation 

• Update from the Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation’s Nuclear Physics Office 

• Presentation of the Charge for the 

Committee of Visitors 

• Status of the Charge for the 

Implementation of the Long Range 

Plan 

• Presentation on the NP2010 NRC 

Report 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule) 

Note: The NSAC Meeting will be broadcast 

live on the Internet. You may find out how 

to access this broadcast by going to the 

following site prior to the start of the 

meeting: www.tvworldwide.com/events/doe/ 

120921. A video record of the meeting 

including the presentations that are made 

will be archived at this site after the meeting 

ends. 

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, 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 Committee’s 

Web site at: http://science.energy.gov/ 

np/nsac Web site for viewing. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 21, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21039 Filed 8–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB 

review and comment. 

SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted an 

information collection request to the 

OMB for extension under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The information collection requests a 

three-year extension of its Uranium Data 

Program, OMB Control Number 1905– 

0160. The proposed collection will 

modify and continue the use of Form 

EIA–851A ‘‘Domestic Uranium 

Production Report (Annual),’’ Form 

EIA–851Q ‘‘Domestic Uranium 

Production Report (Quarterly),’’ and the 

Form EIA–858 ‘‘Uranium Marketing 

Annual Survey.’’ EIA proposed minor 

changes to Form EIA–851Q and its 

reporting instructions, and to the 

reporting instructions to Form EIA– 

851A and Form EIA–858. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before September 26, 

2012. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, please 

advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at 202–395–4718. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the 

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 

10102, 735 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

And to 

Department of Energy, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, Attn: 

Douglas Bonnar, EI–23, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202– 

586–1085, Fax at 202–586–3045, 

Email at douglas.bonnar@eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Douglas Bonnar at the 

contact information given above. Forms 

and instructions are also available on 

the Internet at: http://www.eia.gov/ 

survey/#uranium. 


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