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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 educationinformation 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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1 For 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