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and activities authorized by Title VIII of 

EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov). 

• Public Comment (10 minutes) 

• Discussion of the HTAC Annual 

Report 

• Miscellaneous HTAC Business 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

meeting of HTAC and to make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. The public 

comment period will take place between 

2:00 p.m. and 2:10 p.m. on February 15, 

2013. To attend the meeting and/or to 

make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, please email 

HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days 

before the meeting. Please indicate if 

you will be attending the meeting, 

whether you want to make an oral 

statement, and what organization you 

represent (if appropriate). Members of 

the public will be heard in the order in 

which they sign up for the public 

comment period. Oral comments should 

be limited to two minutes in length. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The chair of the 

committee will make every effort to hear 

the views of all interested parties and to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the committee, 

you may do so either by submitting a 

hard copy at the meeting or by 

submitting an electronic copy to via 

email to: HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 23, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01805 Filed 1–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

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: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 

9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. 

Friday, February 22, 2013, 8:30 a.m.– 

12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/ 

Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting 

Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, 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 

Committee’s Web site: http:// 

science.energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, 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 

• Update from the Office of Science 

• Report from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Divisions 

• Discussion of charge to prioritize 

scientific user-facilities for the Office of 

Science 

• Updates on Knowledgebase (KBase) 

and Next-Generation Ecosystem 

Experiments (NGEE) 

• Workshop updates 

• Science talk 

• 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://science.energy.gov/ber/ 

berac/meetings/berac-minutes/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01807 Filed 1–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advanced Scientific 

Computing Advisory Committee 

(ASCAC). 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: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 9:00 

a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical 

Union (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20009–1277. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melea Baker, Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research; SC–21/ 

Germantown Building; U. S. Department 

of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW; Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone (301) 903–7486 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Department of 

Energy on scientific priorities within the 

field of advanced scientific computing 

research. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• View from Washington 

• View from Germantown 

• Report from DOE data-intensive 

science and Facilities prioritization 

subcommittees 

• Computational Science Graduate 

Fellowship (CSGF) Longitudinal Study 

• Update on Exascale including 

technical talks from ASCR researchers 

• Facilities update 

• ESnet-5 

• Co-design 


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