[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81062-81063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23152]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of an open hybrid meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open hybrid meeting of the 
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of 
these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Friday, November 1, 2024; 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Information for viewing the livestream of the meeting can be 
found on the PCAST website closer to the meeting date at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings. Additionally, limited space is 
available to attend the PCAST meeting in person which will be held at 
the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC. To register to attend in-person, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#156770727c6661677467557678657c7b763b7b7061"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3143545658424543504371525c41585f521f5f5445">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Melissa A. Edwards, Designated 
Federal Officer, PCAST, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d0d1e1c0e091d322e292d7338322d733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8adac9cbd9decae5f9fefaa4efe5faa4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-881-
9018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 them from the White 
House,

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cabinet departments, and other Federal agencies. See the Executive 
order at whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on and provides analyses 
and recommendations concerning a wide range of issues where 
understanding of science, technology, and innovation may bear on the 
policy choices before the President. The Designated Federal Officer is 
Dr. Melissa A. Edwards. Information about PCAST can be found at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.

Tentative Agenda

    PCAST may discuss and consider for approval one or more reports on 
topics such as the Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development program, social science, and/or groundwater. Additional 
information and the meeting agenda, including any changes that arise, 
will be posted on the PCAST website at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.
    Public Participation: The open sessions are open to the public. The 
meeting will be held in a hybrid manner for members of the public. It 
is the policy of PCAST to accept written public comments no longer than 
10 pages and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. 
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 at a 
time specified in the meeting agenda. 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#500013110304103f2324207e353f207e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="752536342621351a0601055b101a055b121a03">[email protected]</span></a>, no later than 12 p.m. Eastern Time on October 25, 
2024. 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 10 minutes. If more speakers register 
than there is space available on the agenda, PCAST will select speakers 
on a first-come, first-served basis from those who registered. Those 
not able to present oral comments may file written comments with the 
council.
    Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted 
continuously, written comments should be submitted to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#247467657770644b5750540a414b540a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39697a786a6d79564a4d49175c5649175e564f">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 12 p.m. Eastern Time on October 25, 
2024, so that the comments can be made available to PCAST members for 
their consideration prior to this meeting.
    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 website at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available within 45 days at: 
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on October 2, 2024, by David Borak, Committee Management 
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2024.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-23152 Filed 10-4-24; 8:45 am]
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