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Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program 

by January 2015. 

Tentative Agenda Items 

• Approval of the report of the Strategic 

Plan Subcommittee 

• DOE/SC Perspective 

• FES Perspective 

• Update on the charge on the 

Committee of Visitors for FES 

• Public Comment 

• Adjourn 

Note: Remote attendance of the FESAC 

meeting will be possible via ReadyTalk. 

Instructions can be found on FESAC Web 

site: (http://science.energy.gov/fes/fesac/

meetings/) or by contacting Dr. Samuel J. 

Barish by email: sam.barish@science.doe.gov 

or by phone (301) 903–2917. 

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 an oral statement regarding any 

of the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Dr. Ed Synakowski at (301) 903– 

8584 (fax) or Ed.Synakowski@

science.doe.gov (email). Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements during the 

Public Comments time 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 30 days on the Fusion 

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

Web site—http://science.energy.gov/fes/ 

fesac/ 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 26, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20904 Filed 9–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. 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: Wednesday, September 17, 2014; 

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, 

September 18, 2014; 8:00 a.m.–12:15 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Shilo Inn Convention 

Center, 780 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho 

Falls, Idaho 83402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Borak, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202) 

586–9928. 

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, September 17, 2014 

Æ EM Program Update 

Æ EM SSAB Chairs’ Round Robin: 

Topics, Achievements, and 

Accomplishments 

Æ EM SSAB Chairs’ Roundtable: 

Setting Budget Priorities 

Æ EM Acquisition and Project 

Management Presentation 

Æ Public Comment Period 

Thursday, September 18, 2014 

Æ DOE Headquarters News and Views 

Æ EM Headquarters Waste Disposition 

Strategies 

Æ Public Comment 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB 

Chairs welcome 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 David Borak 

at least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

either before or after the meeting with 

the Designated Federal Officer, David 

Borak, at the address or telephone listed 

above. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should also contact David Borak. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The 

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 comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling David Borak at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://

www.em.doe.gov/stakepages/

ssabchairs.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 26, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20907 Filed 9–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology 

AGENCY: Office of Science, 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: September 19, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Academy of 

Sciences, (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 

Web cast and an archive of the Web cast 

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. Ashley Predith 

at apredith@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456– 

4444. 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, 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 

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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 

September 19, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to 

discuss its work on education 

information technology and its work on 

advanced manufacturing. PCAST will 

also hear from speakers who will remark 

about the future of science and 

technology and from presenters who 

will talk about science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics education 

and training. 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 19, 2014, 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 September 

19, 2014 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 

Time on September 11, 2014. 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 up to 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. 

Eastern Time on September 11, 2014 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. Ashley 

Predith at least ten business days prior 

to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2014. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20953 Filed 9–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Commission to Review the 

Effectiveness of the National Energy 

Laboratories 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Commission to 

Review the Effectiveness of the National 

Energy Laboratories (Commission). The 

Commission was created pursuant 

section 319 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 

No. 113–76, and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. This notice is provided 

in accordance with the Act. 

DATES: Monday, September 15, 2014; 

10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Institute for Defense 

Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, 

Alexandria, VA 22311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–3787; email crenel@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Commission was 

established to provide advice to the 

Secretary on the Department’s national 

laboratories. The Commission will 

review the DOE national laboratories for 

alignment with the Department’s 

strategic priorities, clear and balanced 

missions, unique capabilities to meet 

current energy and national security 

challenges, appropriate size to meet the 

Department’s energy and national 

security missions, and support of other 

Federal agencies. The Commission will 

also look for opportunities to more 

effectively and efficiently use the 

capabilities of the national laboratories 

and review the use of laboratory 

directed research and development 

(LDRD) to meet the Department’s 

science, energy, and national security 

goals. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

is the second meeting of the 

Commission. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 10:30 a.m. on September 15, 

2014. The tentative meeting agenda 

includes a review of a few prior studies 

focused on the DOE national labs, 

discussion with DOE Office Directors 

with oversight of national labs and user 

facilities, and comments from the 

public. The meeting will conclude at 

approximately 4:00 p.m. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 

email crenel@hq.doe.gov. Please provide 

your name, organization, citizenship, 

and contact information. Anyone 

attending the meeting will be required 

to present government issued 

identification. Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions may do so at the end of the 

meeting. Approximately 30 minutes will 

be reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but will not 

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