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• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda 

• Administrative Issues 

• Public Comments (15 minutes) 

• Adjourn 

Breaks Taken As Appropriate. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Paducah, 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 Jennifer 

Woodard as soon as possible 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 Jennifer 

Woodard at the telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received as 

soon as possible 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. The EM SSAB, Paducah, 

will hear public comments pertaining to 

its scope (clean-up standards and 

environmental restoration; waste 

management and disposition; 

stabilization and disposition of nonstockpile nuclear materials; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship; risk assessment and 

management; and clean-up science and 

technology activities). Comments 

outside of the scope may be submitted 

via written statement as directed above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Jennifer Woodard at 

the address and phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http://www.

pgdpcab.energy.gov/2014Meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01956 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). 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 26, 2015 8:00 a.m. 

to 5:15 p.m. 

Friday, February 27, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 noon. 

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Hotel and 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

Bethesda, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine, Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

SC–22/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

this Board is to make recommendation 

to DOE–SC with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Annual Ethics Briefing (BESAC 

Members Only) 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of the Agenda 

• News from the Office of Science 

(Budget) 

• News from the Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences (Budget) 

• Report by the BESAC Subcommittee 

on Transformational Opportunities 

• NSLS–II Update 

• BES Nanocenters Update 

• Committee of Visitors for the 

Materials Sciences and Engineering 

Division 

• Public Comments 

• Adjourn 

Breaks Taken As Appropriate 

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 Katie Perine at (301) 903–6594 

(fax) or katie.perine@science.doe.gov 

(email). 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 30 days by contacing 

Ms. Perine at the address listed above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 27, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01906 Filed 1–30–15; 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 26, 2015, 

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, February 

27, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Tysons Hotel, 

8661 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael Kuperberg, 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 

301–903–3511; fax (301) 903–5051 or 

email: michael.kuperberg@

science.doe.gov. The most current 

information concerning this meeting can 

be found on the Web site: http://science.

energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: 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: 

• Report 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 

• Response to the Biological Systems 

Science Division Committee of Visitors 

Report 

• Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Division data activities 

• Climate modeling update 

• Integrated Field Laboratory 

workshop report and discussion 

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