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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 Site Specific 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

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**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/

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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 meetingis 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,