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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 Reinhard 

Knerr 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 Reinhard 

Knerr 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 Reinhard Knerr at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.pgdpcab.org/meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on June 25, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15905 Filed 6–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Commission on the BP 

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 

Offshore Drilling 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Fossil Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the National 

Commission on the BP Deepwater 

Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling 

(the Commission). The Commission was 

organized pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). The Act 

requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register. The 

Charter of the Commission can be found 

at: http://energy.gov/news/documents/

EXEC–2010–010234_2.pdf. 

DATES: Monday, July 12, 2010, 9 a.m.– 

6 p.m. and Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 9 

a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton New Orleans 

Riverside, River Room and Port 

Starboard Room, Two Poydras Street, 

New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone 

number: 1–504–561–0500. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher A. Smith, Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone 

(202) 586–0716 or facsimile (202) 586– 

6221; e-mail BPDeepwaterHorizon

Commission@hq.doe.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The President directed 

that the Commission be established to 

examine the relevant facts and 

circumstances concerning the root 

causes of the Deepwater Horizon 

explosion, fire and oil spill and develop 

options to guard against, and mitigate 

the impact of, any oil spills associated 

with offshore drilling in the future. 

The Commission is composed of 

seven members appointed by the 

President to serve as special 

Government employees. The members 

were selected because of their extensive 

scientific, legal, engineering, and 

environmental expertise, and their 

knowledge of issues pertaining to the oil 

and gas industry. 

Purpose of the Meeting: Inform the 

Commission members about the current 

status of the oil spill in the Gulf of 

Mexico. The meeting will provide the 

Commission with the opportunity to 

hear presentations and statements from 

various experts and provide additional 

information for the Commission’s 

consideration. 

Tentative Agenda: The first day of the 

meeting is expected to start on July 12 

at 9 a.m. Presentations to the 

Commission are expected to begin 

shortly thereafter. Public comments can 

be made on July 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 

p.m. The second day of the meeting is 

expected to start on July 13 at 9 a.m. 

Presentations to the Commission are 

expected to begin shortly thereafter. 

Public comments can be made on July 

13 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Public Participation: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments may do so 

on July 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 

July 13 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Approximately three hours total will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but will not 

exceed 5 minutes. The Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Those wishing to speak on 

July 12 should register to do so 

beginning on July 12 at 9 a.m. and those 

wishing to speak on July 13 should 

register to do so beginning on July 13 at 

9 a.m. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or have insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to Christopher A. Smith, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, or e-mail 

BPDeepwaterHorizon

Commission@hq.doe.com. This notice is 

being published less than 15 days before 

the date of the meeting due to the 

national emergency that the 

Commission is addressing. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Mr. 

Smith. He may be reached at the postal 

address or e-mail address above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 25, 

2010. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15985 Filed 6–28–10; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear 

Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). 

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: Friday, July 30, 2010. 9 a.m.–4 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Crystal City Marriott at 

Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson 

Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 

22202, 703–413–5500. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of 

Energy; SC–26/Germantown Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: 301–903–0536. 

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 

basic nuclear science research. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

Friday, July 30, 2010 

• Perspectives from Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation. 

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