Notice of Renewal of the Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee, 13875 [E8-5194]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 51 / Friday, March 14, 2008 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC. William A. Lewis, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity. [FR Doc. E8–5144 Filed 3–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee Department of Energy; Office of Science. ACTION: Notice of open teleconference meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee. 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, April 3, 2008, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. E.D.T. ADDRESSES: Participants may call Ms. Joanne Corcoran at (301) 903–6488 to receive a call-in number by April 1, 2008. Public participation is welcomed; however, the number of teleconference lines is limited and available on a first come basis. 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Orbach, Under Secretary for Science. • Discussion of joint ASCAC/BERAC subcommittee report to identify the key computational and information technology obstacles to advancing climate change science, improving climate change projections using stateof-the-science coupled climate models, and how progress could be accelerated VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:17 Mar 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 through targeted investments in applied mathematics, computer science, and computational climate science. See complete BERAC Charge dated June 26, 2007. • New business. • Public Comment. Copies of the Charge letters may be found at https://www.sc.doe.gov/ober/ berac/charges.html. Draft Subcommittee reports are not public documents and are only made publicly available after BERAC approval. All BERAC reports, once approved, are posted on the BERAC Web site at: https://www.science.doe.gov/ ober/berac/Reports.html. Public Participation: The teleconference meeting is open to the public. 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Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–5197 Filed 3–13–08; 8:45 am] 13875 following consultation with the other Federal agencies responsible for preparing Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Synthesis and Assessment Products that are required to comply with Section 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–606), notice is hereby given that the Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee has been renewed for a twoyear period. The Committee will draft a specific CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product on climate modeling at the request of the Department of Energy in accordance with the Guidelines for producing the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. The Committee will update the Department of Energy on the progress during the development of the product and will agree upon the contents of the product before advising the Department to adopt the language. The Committee will function solely as an advisory body. The Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal of the Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee is essential to the conduct of the Department’s business and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed by law upon the Department of Energy. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the General Services Administration Final Rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, and other directives and instructions issued in implementation of those acts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rachel Samuel at (202) 586–3279. Issued in Washington, DC on March 11, 2008. Carol A. Matthews, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Renewal of the Climate Change Science Program Product 
Development Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy; Office of Science.

ACTION: Notice of Renewal.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act and in accordance with Title 41 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Section 102-3.65, and following consultation with the 
other Federal agencies responsible for preparing Climate Change Science 
Program (CCSP) Synthesis and Assessment Products that are required to 
comply with Section 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (Pub. 
L. 101-606), notice is hereby given that the Climate Change Science 
Program Product Development Advisory Committee has been renewed for a 
two-year period.
    The Committee will draft a specific CCSP Synthesis and Assessment 
Product on climate modeling at the request of the Department of Energy 
in accordance with the Guidelines for producing the CCSP Synthesis and 
Assessment Products. The Committee will update the Department of Energy 
on the progress during the development of the product and will agree 
upon the contents of the product before advising the Department to 
adopt the language. The Committee will function solely as an advisory 
body. The Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal of the 
Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee 
is essential to the conduct of the Department's business and in the 
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed by 
law upon the Department of Energy. The Committee will continue to 
operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the General Services Administration 
Final Rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, and other 
directives and instructions issued in implementation of those acts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rachel Samuel at (202) 586-3279.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 11, 2008.
Carol A. Matthews,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-5194 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]
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