President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 59756-59757 [2015-25107]

Download as PDF 59756 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 191 / Friday, October 2, 2015 / Notices Transmission Charge: The initial charge for transmission and Ancillary Services will be the Customer’s ratable share of the charges for transmission, distribution, and ancillary services paid by the Government. The charges for transmission and ancillary services are governed by and subject to refund based upon the determination in proceedings before FERC or other overseeing entity involving the TVA’s and other transmission provider’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). Proceedings before FERC or other overseeing entity involving the OATT or the Distribution charge may result in the separation of charges currently included in the transmission rate. In this event, the Government may charge the Customer for any and all separate transmission, ancillary services, and distribution charges paid by the Government in behalf of the Customer. 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Applicability: This rate schedule shall be applicable to the sale of wholesale energy purchased to meet contract minimum energy sold under appropriate contracts between the Government and the Customer. Character of Service: The energy supplied hereunder will be delivered at the delivery points provided for under VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:43 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 238001 BILLING CODE 6450–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science. ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference. This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a conference call of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. 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. SUMMARY: October 23, 2015, 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. DATES: To receive the call-in information, attendees should register for the conference call on the PCAST Web site, https://www.whitehouse.gov/ ostp/pcast no later than 12:00 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, October 21, 2015. E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1 EN02OC15.017</GPH> mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES will be subject to annual true-up adjustment described below. Monthly Rate: The initial monthly base rate for capacity and energy sold under this rate schedule shall be: Initial Base Demand charge (includes 1500 hours of energy annually): $3.115 per kilowatt/month of total contract demand. Initial Base Energy Charge: None. Initial Base Additional Energy Charge: 11.612 mills per kilowatt-hour. True-up Adjustment: The base demand charge and base additional energy charge under this scenario will be subject to annual adjustment on April 1 of each year based on transfers to specific power plant-in-service. Under this scenario 3, the adjustment is for each increase of $1,000,000 to specific power plant-in-service an increase of $ 0.003 per kilowatt per month added to the base Capacity rate and an increase of 0.012 mills per kilowatt-hour added to the additional energy rate. Southeastern will give written notice to the Customer of the amount of the true-up by February 1 of each year. Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 191 / Friday, October 2, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting agenda, time, location, and how to register for the meeting is available on the PCAST Web site at: https:// whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. Questions about the meeting should be directed to Ms. Jennifer Michael at: Jennifer_L_ Michael@ostp.eop.gov, (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, 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 public conference call on October 23, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Open Portion of Meeting: During this open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to discuss its study of hearing technologies as part of a larger project about technologies to help older Americans live independently as they age. Additional information and the agenda, including any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST’s 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 October 23, 2015, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:43 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 238001 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. (Eastern Time) on October 14, 2015. Telephone 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 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 comments with the committee. 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 October 14, 2015, so the comments may be made available to the PCAST members, for their consideration, prior to the meeting. 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 Ms. Jennifer Michael at least ten business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2015. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–25107 Filed 10–1–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P PO 00000 59757 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [EERE–2015–BT–BC–0001] Updating and Improving the DOE Methodology for Assessing the CostEffectiveness of Building Energy Codes Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department) has updated its methodology for assessing the cost-effectiveness of building energy codes. The Department relies upon this methodology in evaluating both potential code changes and entire new editions of model codes, such as the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1. DOE developed its methodology through a public process, and reviews its methods regularly to ensure its underlying analysis and assumptions remain valid. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremiah Williams; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW. EE–5B, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 287–1941; Jeremiah.Williams@ee.doe.gov. For legal issues, please contact Kavita Vaidyanathan; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 1000 Independence Avenue SW. GC–33, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–0669; Kavita.Vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE issued a recent request for information (RFI) to seek public input on proposed updates to its methodology, and as part of a regular effort to ensure its analysis and underlying assumptions remain valid (80 FR 19974).1 The Department reviewed and considered each comment received, and has revised its methodology based on feedback resulting from the RFI. Updated methodology reports for residential and commercial buildings, respectively, are available on the DOE Building Energy Codes Program Web site: • Residential: https:// www.energycodes.gov/development/ residential/methodology. SUMMARY: 1 Recent request for information published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2015 (Docket No. EERE–2015–BT–BC–0001). Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59756-59757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25107]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science.

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a 
conference call of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. 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: October 23, 2015, 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: To receive the call-in information, attendees should 
register for the conference call on the PCAST Web site, https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast no later than 12:00 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, 
October 21, 2015.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting 
agenda, time, location, and how to register for the meeting is 
available on the PCAST Web site at: https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 
Questions about the meeting should be directed to Ms. Jennifer Michael 
at: Jennifer_L_Michael@ostp.eop.gov, (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, 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 public 
conference call on October 23, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Open Portion of Meeting: During this open meeting, PCAST is 
scheduled to discuss its study of hearing technologies as part of a 
larger project about technologies to help older Americans live 
independently as they age. Additional information and the agenda, 
including any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST's 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 
October 23, 2015, 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. (Eastern Time) on 
October 14, 2015. Telephone 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 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 comments with the committee.
    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 October 14, 2015, so the comments may 
be made available to the PCAST members, for their consideration, prior 
to the meeting. 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 Ms. Jennifer Michael at 
least ten business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-25107 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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