36924 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 141 / Friday, July 24, 2009 / Notices 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology; Notice of 

Meeting 

ACTION: Public Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

meeting of the President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology 

(PCAST), and describes the functions of 

the Council. Notice of this meeting is 

required under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: August 6, 2009–August 7, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Washington, DC. On August 

6, 2009, the meeting will be held in 

Room 100 of the Keck Center of the 

National Academies at 500 5th St., NW., 

Washington, DC. On August 7, 2009, the 

meeting will be held in the Truman 

Room of the White House Conference 

Center, 726 Jackson Place, Washington, 

DC. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Further details on the meeting agenda 

will be posted on the PCAST Web site 

at: http://www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

August 6, 2009 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m., 

when they will break for lunch. They 

will resume meeting in open session 

from 2 p.m.–6 p.m. On August 7, 2009, 

PCAST will meet in open session from 

10 a.m.–12 p.m., when they will break 

for lunch. They will resume meeting in 

open session from 2 p.m.–5 p.m. During 

these open meetings, PCAST is 

tentatively scheduled to hear 

presentations from representatives of 

the Office of Science and Technology 

Policy, the Department of Energy, the 

Environmental Protection Agency, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, including a panel of speakers 

on health information technology and 

comparative effectiveness research. In 

addition, PCAST will discuss possible 

studies it may conduct. Additional 

information and the agenda will be 

posted at the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. 

PCAST will conduct administrative 

work on August 6, 2009 from 8 a.m.–10 

a.m. This administrative work session is 

closed to the public under 41 CFR 102– 

3.40(b). Additionally, PCAST will have 

a closed meeting of approximately 1 

hour with the President, which must 

take place in the Oval Office or the 

Roosevelt Room of 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). The precise 

time of this meeting has not yet been 

determined but will take place on 

August 7, 2009. 

Public Comments: There will be time 

allocated for the public to comment on 

the above agenda items in afternoon of 

August 6, 2009. This public comment 

period is designed for substantive 

commentary on PCAST’s work topics, 

not for business marketing purposes. 

Members of the public wishing to 

reserve speaking time must contact Dr. 

Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive 

Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 

456–6006, or fax your request/ 

comments to (202) 456–6021, at least 

five (5) business days in advance of the 

meeting. To accommodate as many 

speakers as possible, the time for public 

comments will be limited to no more 

than five (5) minutes per person, with 

a total public comment period of 30 

minutes. Requests for public comment 

will be honored on a first-come, firstserve basis. Speakers are asked to bring 

extra copies of their comments and/or 

presentation for distribution to PCAST 

at the meeting. 

Written comments are also welcome 

at any time before or following the 

meeting. Written comments received at 

least five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting will be made available to the 

members before their meeting. Written 

comments received after that point may 

not be reviewed by the members until 

after the meeting takes place. 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding agenda, time, and 

location will be made available on the 

PCAST Web site at: http:// 

www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. Questions about 

the meeting should be directed to Dr. 

Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive 

Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 

456–6006, or fax your request/ 

comments to (202) 456–6021 prior to 3 

p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. 

Please note that public seating for this 

meeting is limited and is available on a 

first-come, first-served basis. In order to 

access the White House Conference 

Center, you must indicate your plan to 

attend the meeting by 3 p.m. on August 

5, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology was 

established by Executive Order 13226 

on September 30, 2001. The President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology (PCAST) is an advisory 

group of the nation’s leading scientists 

and engineers who directly advise the 

President and the Executive Office of 

the President. PCAST makes policy 

recommendations in the many areas 

where understanding of science, 

technology, and innovation is key to 

strengthening our economy and forming 

policy that works for the American 

people. PCAST is administered by the 

Office of Science and Technology Policy 

(OSTP). PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. 

John Holdren, Assistant to the President 

for Science and Technology, and 

Director of the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy; Dr. Harold Varmus, 

President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering 

Cancer Center; and Dr. Eric Lander, 

Founding Director, Broad Institute. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access the public 

meetings listed above should contact Dr. 

Stine at least five business days prior to 

the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Exceptional Circumstances Justifying 

14-Day Notice: This notice is being 

published in the Federal Register 14 

calendar days prior to the meeting, 

rather than 15 days prior, due to 

exceptional circumstances. It took 

longer than anticipated to find an 

available and accessible meeting 

location near the White House which 

could provide the enhanced webcasting 

services necessary to keep the meeting 

open and transparent to the public. 

Deborah D. Stine, 

Executive Director, President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology Policy. 

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