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Dated: April 27, 2012. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10692 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, DoE. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Northern New 

Mexico. 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, May 30, 2012; 1:00 

p.m.–7:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Lodge at Santa Fe, 750 

North St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 

87501. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board 

(NNMCAB), 94 Cities of Gold Road, 

Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995– 

0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: 

msantistevan@doeal.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 

1:00 p.m. Call to Order by Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer (DDFO), 

Ed Worth. 

• Establishment of a Quorum: Roll 

Call and Excused Absences, Karen 

Erickson. 

• Welcome and Introductions, Ralph 

Phelps, Chair. 

• Approval of Agenda and March 28, 

2012, Meeting Minutes. 

1:15 p.m. Public Comment Period. 

1:30 p.m. Old Business. 

• Written Reports. 

• Report on Spring EM SSAB Chairs’ 

Meeting, Ralph Phelps and Carlos 

Valdez. 

• Other Items. 

2:00 p.m. New Business. 

• Letter from EM SSAB Chairs to 

Dave Huizenga, Senior Advisor for 

EM. 

• Appointment of Nominating 

Committee for September Elections. 

• Other Items. 

2:15 p.m. Items from the DDFO, Ed 

Worth. 

• Update from DOE. 

• Definition of One Contaminant. 

• Other Items. 

2:30 p.m. New Mexico Environment 

Department (NMED—State 

Regulator), John Kieling. 

• Status of Consent Order. 

• Overview of RCRA Permit. 

• NMED Top Three Issues. 

3:15 p.m. Break. 

3:30 p.m. ‘‘State of the Laboratory,’’ 

Pete Maggiore and Michael Graham. 

• Organizational Charts (Los Alamos 

Site Office, Los Alamos National 

Security and DOE–EM). 

• EM Baseline. 

• Progress in Clean-up. 

• Framework Agreement. 

• Top Three Issues. 

• Future Activities. 

4:30 p.m. Environmental Protection 

Agency (Federal Regulator), Rich 

Mayer. 

• Federal Facilities Compliance Act. 

• National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) Permit 

Program. 

• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). 

• Other EPA Regulatory Activities at 

Los Alamos National Laboratory. 

5:15 p.m. Dinner Break. 

6:00 p.m. Public Comment Period. 

6:15 p.m. Update on ‘‘3706 TRU Waste 

Campaign,’’ Lee Bishop. 

6:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Comments 

from Board Members, Ralph Phelps. 

7:00 p.m. Adjourn, Ed Worth, DDFO. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Northern New Mexico, 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 Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days 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 Menice 

Santistevan at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received five days 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. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: http:// 

www.nnmcab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 30, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10672 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6405–01–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, May 25, 2012; 9:00 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Marriott Metro Center (in Ballroom 

Salon A), 775 12th Street 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 


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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 

Friday, May 25, 2012, from 9:00 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear from speakers who 

will provide information on the 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, the U.S. Chief Technology 

Officer Team Agenda 2012, and two 

information technology applications— 

IBM’s Watson Project and Google’s SelfDriving Car. PCAST will also receive an 

update on the status of several of its 

studies including those on the Future of 

the U.S. Science and Technology 

Research Enterprise and Realizing the 

Full Potential of Government-Held 

Spectrum to Spur Economic Growth. 

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 May 25, 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 May 25, 

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. (EST) on 

Thursday, May 17, 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 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. (EST) 

on Thursday, May 17, 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 the 

telephone or email address listed above, 

at least ten business days prior to the 

meeting, so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 27, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10723 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Nuclear Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory 

Committee (NEAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. Law 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, June 12, 2012; 8:30 

a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 

20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Chuck Wade, Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(301) 903–6509; Email: 

Kenneth.wade@nuclear.energy.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Nuclear Energy 

Advisory Committee (NEAC), formerly 

the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory 

Committee (NERAC), was established in 

1998 by the U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) to provide advice on complex 

scientific, technical, and policy issues 

that arise in the planning, managing, 

and implementation of DOE’s civilian 

nuclear energy research programs. The 

committee is composed of 23 

individuals of diverse backgrounds 

selected for their technical expertise and 

experience, established records of 

distinguished professional service, and 

their knowledge of issues that pertain to 

nuclear energy. 

Purpose of the Meeting: Briefing the 

committee on recent developments and 

current status of research programs and 

projects pursued by the Department of 

Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy; and 

receiving advice and comments in 

return from the committee. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting is 

expected to include presentations that 

cover such topics as the Office of 

Nuclear Energy’s (NE) 2013 Budget, the 

status of NE’s Small Modular Reactor 

Program, and the status of NE’s Used 

Fuel Disposition Program. In addition, 


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