Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices 53685 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or have insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to Amy Bodette, U.S. 

Department of Energy 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, e-mail to 

SEAB@hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Ms. 

Bodette. She may be reached at the 

postal address or e-mail address above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21866 Filed 8–31–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). 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, September 16, 2010, 9 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, September 

17, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Hotel, 620 Perry 

Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone 

301–903–9817; fax (301) 903–5051 or email: david.thomassen@science.doe.gov. 

The most current information 

concerning this meeting can be found 

on the Web site: http:// 

www.science.doe.gov

loberlberaclannounce.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, on the many 

complex scientific and technical issues 

that arise in the development and 

implementation of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• Report from the Office of Science. 

• Report from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research. 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Divisions. 

• Discussions on the Climate 

Research Roadmap Workshop, BER 

Grand Challenge Workshop Report, and 

Systems Biology Knowledgebase Report. 

• BER Communications Update. 

• New Business. 

• Public Comment. 

Public Participation: The day and a 

half 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 David 

Thomassen at the address or telephone 

number listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least five business days before the 

meeting. 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 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://www.science.doe.gov/

ober/beraciAfinutes.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21673 Filed 8–31–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Blue Ribbon Commission on 

America’s Nuclear Future 

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Blue Ribbon 

Commission on America’s Nuclear 

Future (the Commission). The 

Commission was organized pursuant to 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). 

This notice is provided in accordance 

with the Act. 

DATES: Tuesday, September 21, 2010. 

8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Wednesday, 

September 22, 2010. 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott Hotel, 

1221 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Phone: 202–872–1500. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy A. Frazier, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–4243 or facsimile (202) 586–0544; 

e-mail 

CommissionDFO@nuclear.energy.gov. 

Additional information will be available 

at http://www.brc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The President directed 

that the Commission be established to 

conduct a comprehensive review of 

policies for managing the back end of 

the nuclear fuel cycle. The Commission 

will provide advice and make 

recommendations on issues including 

alternatives for the storage, processing, 

and disposal of civilian and defense 

spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste. 

The Commission is scheduled to submit 

a draft report to the Secretary of Energy 

in July 2011 and a final report in 

January 2012. 

This is the fourth full Commission 

meeting. Previous meetings were held in 

March, May, and July 2010. Webcasts of 

the previous meetings along with 

meeting transcripts and presentations 

are available at http://www.brc.gov. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting 

will provide the Commission an 

opportunity to hear presentations and 

statements covering four broad areas: 

Nuclear waste program governance, 

international perspectives and 

implications of U.S. decisions regarding 

the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, 

the ethical foundations for nuclear 

waste management, and experiences 

and perspectives on public engagement 

in the facility siting process. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting is 

expected to start at 8:30 a.m. on 

Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The 

schedule for the 21st will include 

presentations and statements to the 

Commission. The meeting will resume 

at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 

22, 2010, with presentations and 

statements to the Commission and 

Commission discussions lasting until 

about noon. The meeting will conclude 

with public statements and will end 

about 1 p.m. 

Public Participation: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions may do so at the end of the 

public session on Wednesday, 

September 22, 2010. Approximately 

1 hour will be reserved for public 

comments from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. 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 


hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES