Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 13, 2013 / Notices 68041 

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: Open and Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

November 21, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear from speakers who 

will provide information on privacy and 

other topics. PCAST will also provide 

updates on its studies of education 

information technology and cybersecurity. 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 one hour with the 

President on November 21, 2013, 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 November 

21, 2013 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 the following Web site: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/;ostp/pcast, no later 

than 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 

November 14, 2013. 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 30 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 November 14, 2013, 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 Ms. Marjory 

Blumenthal at least ten business days 

prior to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 6, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27106 Filed 11–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Department of Energy and 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Regarding Implementation of 

Executive Order 13186, 

Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to 

Protect Migratory Birds 

AGENCY: Office of Health, Safety and 

Security, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is informing the public of the 

availability of its Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The 

purpose of the MOU is to strengthen 

migratory bird conservation through 

enhanced collaboration between DOE 

and the FWS, in coordination with state, 

tribal, and local governments. The MOU 

identifies specific areas in which 

cooperation between DOE and the FWS 

will substantially contribute to the 

conservation and management of 

migratory birds and their habitats. 

ADDRESSES: The MOU is available at 

http://energy.gov/hss/downloads/

memorandum-understandingresponsibilities-federal-agencies-protectmigratory-birds. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

Powers, Office of Sustainability 

Support, Office of Health, Safety, and 

Security, at jane.powers@hq.doe.gov or 

202–586–7301 or Josh Silverman, 

Director, Office of Sustainability 

Support, Office of Health, Safety, and 

Security, at josh.silverman@hq.doe.gov 

or 202–586–6535. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This MOU 

is pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (MBTA) and Executive Order (EO) 

13186. The MBTA is the domestic law 

that affirms the United States’ 

commitment to four international 

conventions (with Canada, Japan, 

Mexico, and Russia) for the protection 

of a shared migratory bird resource. 

Each of the conventions protect selected 

species of birds that are common to both 

countries (i.e., they occur in both 

countries at some point during their 

annual life cycle). The MBTA protects 

migratory birds by governing the taking, 

killing, possession, transportation, and 

importation of such birds, their eggs, 

parts, or nests. 

E.O. 13186, Responsibilities of 

Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory 

Birds, signed on January 10, 2001, 

directs Federal agencies to take certain 

actions to further implement the MBTA 

and promote the conservation of 

migratory bird populations. E.O. 13186 

outlines Federal agency responsibilities 


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68042 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 13, 2013 / Notices 

1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

and establishes an interagency Council 

for the Conservation of Migratory Birds 

to oversee the implementation of this 

Order. It requires agencies to avoid or 

minimize the adverse impact of their 

actions on migratory birds and ensure 

that environmental analyses under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

evaluate the effects of proposed Federal 

actions on such species. 

DOE and FWS entered into the first 

MOU on migratory bird protection in 

2006. This updated MOU, signed 

September 12, 2013, took effect upon 

signature of DOE and FWS and remains 

in effect for five years. Section F.9 of the 

MOU directs DOE to advise the public 

of this MOU through a notice published 

in the Federal Register. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 

2013. 

Andrew C. Lawrence, 

Director, Office of Environmental Protection, 

Sustainability Support and Corporate Safety 

Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27120 Filed 11–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CD–009] 

Petition for Waiver and Notice of 

Granting the Application for Interim 

Waiver of Indesit Company From the 

DOE Residential Clothes Dryer Test 

Procedure 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Petition for Waiver, 

Granting of Application for Interim 

Waiver, and Request for Public 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of and publishes the Indesit Company 

(Indesit) petition for waiver from 

specified portions of the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) test 

procedure for determining the energy 

consumption of residential clothes 

dryers. The waiver request pertains to 

Indesit’s specified models of condensing 

residential clothes dryers. The existing 

test procedure does not apply to 

condensing clothes dryers. In addition, 

today’s notice grants Indesit an interim 

waiver from the DOE test procedure 

applicable to residential clothes dryers. 

DOE solicits comments, data, and 

information concerning Indesit’s 

petition. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to 

Indesit’s Petition until December 13, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number CD–009, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: AS_Waiver_Requests@

ee.doe.gov. Include the case number 

[Case No. CD–009] in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Petition for Waiver Case No. CD–009, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed original paper copy. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed original paper copy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

review the background documents 

relevant to this matter and comments 

received, you may visit the U.S. 

Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., (Resource Room of the 

Building Technologies Program), 

Washington, DC, 20024; (202) 586–2945, 

between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at the above telephone number 

for additional information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: 

Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6309, as codified), established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances, which 

includes the residential clothes dryers 

that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B 

includes definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. Further, Part B 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 

prescribe test procedures that are 

reasonably designed to produce results 

which measure energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated operating costs, 

and that are not unduly burdensome to 

conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)). The test 

procedure for clothes dryers is 

contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix D. 

DOE’s regulations set forth in 10 CFR 

430.27 contain provisions that enable a 

person to seek a waiver from the test 

procedure requirements for covered 

consumer products. A waiver will be 

granted by the Assistant Secretary for 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (the Assistant Secretary) if it is 

determined that the basic model for 

which the petition for waiver was 

submitted contains one or more design 

characteristics that prevents testing of 

the basic model according to the 

prescribed test procedures, or if the 

prescribed test procedures may evaluate 

the basic model in a manner so 

unrepresentative of its true energy 

consumption characteristics as to 

provide materially inaccurate 

comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(1). 

Petitioners must include in their 

petition any alternate test procedures 

known to the petitioner to evaluate the 

basic model in a manner representative 

of its energy consumption. The 

Assistant Secretary may grant the 

waiver subject to conditions, including 

adherence to alternate test procedures. 

10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in 

effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 

CFR 430.27(m). 

The waiver process also allows the 

Assistant Secretary to grant an interim 

waiver from test procedure 

requirements to manufacturers that have 

petitioned DOE for a waiver of such 

prescribed test procedures if it is 

determined that the applicant will 

experience economic hardship if the 

application for interim waiver is denied, 

if it appears likely that the petition for 

waiver will be granted, and/or if the 

Assistant Secretary determines that it 

would be desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant immediate relief 

pending a determination on the petition 

for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2); 

430.27(g). An interim waiver remains in 

effect for a period of 180 days or until 

DOE issues its determination on the 


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