Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 75 / Monday, April 20, 2015 / Notices 21715 

Dated: April 15, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08977 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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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). 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: May 15, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC in the Lecture Room. 

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. 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 

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: Partially Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

May 15, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to 

hear from speakers about the 

Quadrennial Energy Review and about 

the Precision Medicine Initiative. The 

Council will discuss and hear remarks 

about reimagining business roles to 

address significant societal challenges. 

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 May 15, 2015, 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 15, 2015 

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 May 7, 2015. 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 15 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 May 7, 2015 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 April 14, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08981 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

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), Portsmouth. 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: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 6:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Simonton, Alternate Deputy Designated 

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