41234 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 13, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with Title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the Advanced 

Scientific Computing Advisory 

Committee will be renewed for a twoyear period beginning July 1, 2011. The 

Committee provides advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

program in response only to charges 

from the Director of the Office of 

Science, except as described: 

—Periodic reviews of elements of 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Research program and 

recommendations based thereon; 

—Advice on the computing long-range 

plans, priorities, and strategies to 

address more effectively the scientific 

aspects of advanced scientific 

computing including the relationship 

of advanced scientific computing to 

other scientific disciplines; 

—Advice on appropriate levels and 

sector allocation of funding to 

develop those plans, priorities, and 

strategies and to help maintain 

appropriate balance among elements 

of the program; and 

—Advice on national policy and 

scientific issues related to advanced 

scientific computing that are of 

concern to the Department of Energy 

as requested by the Secretary or the 

Under Secretary for Science. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee has been 

determined to be essential to conduct 

Department of Energy business and to 

be in the public interest in connection 

with the performance of duties imposed 

upon the Department of Energy by law 

and agreement. The Committee will 

operate in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and rules and 

regulations issued in implementation of 

that Act. 

Further information regarding this 

Advisory Committee may be obtained 

from Mrs. Christine Chalk at (301) 903– 

5152. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 1, 2011. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17647 Filed 7–12–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). 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: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 

2011, 9 a.m. to 12 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; 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

• News from Office of Science/DOE. 

• News from the Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences. 

• Materials by Design. 

• R&D Coordination. 

• Follow-up on the Mesoscale Charge 

to BESAC. 

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 

(e-mail). 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 at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room; 

1G–033, Forrestal Building; 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2011. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF High Energy Physics 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). 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, October 27, 2011; 

9 a.m.–6 p.m. and Friday, October 28, 

2011; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel; U.S. 

Department of Energy; SC–25/ 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: 301–903–1298 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance on a continuing 

basis to the Department of Energy and 

the National Science Foundation on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

high energy physics research. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

Thursday, October 27, 2011 and Friday, 

October 28, 2011 

• Discussion of Department of Energy 

High Energy Physics Program. 

• Discussion of National Science 

Foundation Elementary Particle Physics 

Program. 

• Reports on and Discussions of 

Topics of General Interest in High 

Energy Physics. 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule). 

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 

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