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Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory
Committee
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
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Advisory Committee. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced
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DATES: January 31, 2013—9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hilton Gaithersburg, 620
Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edmund J. Synakowski, Designated
Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy;
1000 Independence Avenue SW.;
Washington, DC 20585–1290;
Telephone: (301) 903–4941.
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Purpose of the Meeting: To complete
the charge given to the Committee in the
letter from the Director, Office of
Science, dated April 13, 2012, to the
FESAC Chair asking an assessment by
FESAC of priorities among and within
the elements of the magnetic fusion
energy science program.
Tentative Agenda:
• FES Perspectives, including
Briefing on the new Facilities
Prioritization Charge.
• Briefing on the final report from the
Subcommittee on Magnetic Fusion
Energy Program Priorities.
• Presentation on the EU Pathway/
DEMO Studies.
• Discussions of the Report from the
Subcommittee on MFE Program
Priorities.
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Committee, you may do so either before
or after the meeting. If you would like
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Reasonable provision will be made to
include the scheduled oral statements
during the Public Comments time 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.
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Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
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Issued at Washington, DC, on January 4,
2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST)
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Teleconference.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and summary agenda for a
teleconference call 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), 5
U.S.C., App 2. The purpose of this
teleconference call is to discuss
PCAST’s Climate and Energy letter
report.
SUMMARY:
Thursday, January 24, 2013 from
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EST). To receive
the call-in information, attendees
should register for the conference call
on the PCAST Web site at: https://
www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast no later
than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday,
January 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding the meeting
agenda, time, and how to register for the
meeting is available on the PCAST Web
site at: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/
pcast. Questions about the
teleconference call should be directed to
Dr. Amber Hartman Scholz, PCAST
Acting Executive Director, by email at:
ascholz@ostp.eop.gov, or by telephone:
(202) 456–4444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
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
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from inside the White House and from
cabinet departments and other Federal
agencies. See the Executive Order at
https://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.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is
scheduled to hold a teleconference call
in open session on January 17, 2013
from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
During the conference call, PCAST
will discuss its Climate and Energy
letter report. Additional information
and the agenda, including any changes
that arise, will be posted at the PCAST
Web site at: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/
pcast.
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 January 17,
2013 at a time specified in the meeting
agenda posted on the PCAST Web site
at https://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: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/
pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on
January 16, 2013. Phone or email
reservations to be considered for the
public speaker list 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 10 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
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comments with the committee as
described below.
Written Comments: Although written
comments are accepted until the date of
the meeting, written comments should
be submitted to PCAST no later than
12:00 p.m. (EST) on January 16, 2013, so
that the comments may be made
available to the PCAST members prior
to the meeting for their consideration.
Information regarding how to submit
comments and documents to PCAST is
available at https://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 Dr. Scholz at
least five business days prior to the
meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 4,
2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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On December 7, 2012, in
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EPA failed to meet its obligations under
section 112(e)(1)(E) of the CAA to
promulgate emission standards for
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located at major sources by November
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Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
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and may be mailed to the mailing
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Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202)
564–7508; fax number (202) 564–5603;
email address: jordan.scott@epa.gov.
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Additional Information About the
Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would
resolve a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club
seeking to compel EPA to promulgate
emission standards for hazardous air
pollutant emissions from brick and
structural clay products manufacturing
facilities and clay ceramics
manufacturing facilities located at major
sources under section 112(e)(1)(E) of the
CAA. Under the proposed consent
decree, EPA shall no later than August
30, 2013, sign a notice of proposed
rulemaking to set national emission
standards for hazardous air pollutants
(‘‘NESHAP’’) pursuant to section 112(d)
of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7412(d), for brick
and structural clay products
manufacturing facilities and clay
ceramics manufacturing facilities
located at major sources. In addition,
under the proposed consent decree, EPA
shall no later than July 31, 2014, sign a
notice of final rulemaking to set
NESHAP for the source categories
covered by the proposed rule.
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The proposed consent decree further
requires that, within 10 business days of
signing a proposed or final rule, EPA
shall deliver a notice of such action to
the Office of the Federal Register for
publication and that once EPA fulfills
its obligations under the decree it may
move to have the decree terminated.
On December 7, 2012, the EPA
published a notice of the abovedescribed proposed consent decree and
invited written comments on the
proposed decree from persons who were
not named as parties or intervenors to
the litigation in question. 77 FR 73029.
This notice extends the public comment
period on the proposed consent decree
until January 14, 2013.
Please see the notice published at 77
FR 73029 (Dec. 7, 2012) for information
on how to obtain a copy of the proposed
consent decree and how, and to whom,
to submit comments concerning the
proposed decree.
Dated: January 1, 2013.
Lorie J. Schmidt,
Associate General Counsel.
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This document announces the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
teleconference call 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), 5 U.S.C., App 2. The purpose of this teleconference call is
to discuss PCAST's Climate and Energy letter report.
DATES: Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EST). To
receive the call-in information, attendees should register for the
conference call on the PCAST Web site at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, January 16,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting
agenda, time, and how to register for the meeting is available on the
PCAST Web site at: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. Questions about
the teleconference call should be directed to Dr. Amber Hartman Scholz,
PCAST Acting Executive Director, by email at: ascholz@ostp.eop.gov, or
by telephone: (202) 456-4444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on
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 and from cabinet departments and other Federal agencies.
See the Executive Order at https://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.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to hold a teleconference
call in open session on January 17, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
During the conference call, PCAST will discuss its Climate and
Energy letter report. Additional information and the agenda, including
any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.
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
January 17, 2013 at a time specified in the meeting agenda posted on
the PCAST Web site at https://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: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January
16, 2013. Phone or email reservations to be considered for the public
speaker list 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 10 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
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comments with the committee as described below.
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the
date of the meeting, written comments should be submitted to PCAST no
later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January 16, 2013, so that the comments
may be made available to the PCAST members prior to the meeting for
their consideration. Information regarding how to submit comments and
documents to PCAST is available at https://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 Dr. Scholz at least five
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can
be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-00329 Filed 1-9-13; 8:45 am]
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