President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 75078 [2015-30453]

Download as PDF 75078 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 230 / Tuesday, December 1, 2015 / Notices changes to the EDFacts data collection. In addition to reviewing the proposed changes (detailed in Attachment C and the B Attachments), ED requests that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Attachment D. Dated: November 25, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. Eric S. Lander, President, Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard. 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. [FR Doc. 2015–30417 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] Issued in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2015. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P [FR Doc. 2015–30453 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of solicitation for comments. AGENCY: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is interested in hearing from stakeholders on a series of questions related to forensic science. DATES: Please submit all responses by December 23, 2015, 12:00 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: input must be submitted electronically using the Web-based form available at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/webform/pcastforensic-science-solicitation-questions0. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific questions about this notice should be sent via email to Ms. Jennifer Michael at Jennifer_L_Michael@ ostp.eop.gov. 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. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:35 Nov 30, 2015 Jkt 238001 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy National Offshore Wind Strategy Workshop Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notification of public meeting. AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE) Wind and Water Power Technologies Office (WWPTO) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office (BOEM) are convening a workshop to obtain individual stakeholder insight into the technical and market challenges and potential pathways to facilitate the development of the offshore wind industry in the United States. The workshop seeks individual input across the range of U.S. offshore wind stakeholders to better inform efforts to update and refine the 2011 A National Offshore Wind Strategy. DATES: DOE and DOI will hold a workshop on Thursday, December 10th, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Washington, DC. RSVP is required by December 7th, 2015. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Hotel Palomar DC located at 2121 P St NW., Washington, DC 20037. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be directed to Greg Matzat, Department of Energy at (202) 586–2776 or Greg.Matzat@ee.doe.gov, or Jim Bennett, Department of the Interior at (703) 787–1300 or James.Bennett@ boem.gov. SUMMARY: Since the release of the 2011 A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States, DOE has invested in 55 projects and demonstrations and DOI has held SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 five offshore wind lease sales. A 2016 update to A National Offshore Wind Strategy is currently underway at the agencies, which aims to better understand how the industry has changed in the past five years, identify the key challenges still facing the U.S. industry, explore potential pathways for offshore wind in the U.S., and identify the activities needed to facilitate offshore wind development. The focus of the workshop will be for agencies to receive public input, questions, and recommendations for areas of potential improvement in the refinement and updating of the 2011 A National Offshore Wind Strategy. Particular areas of interest will include technical and market challenges facing offshore wind and potential pathways forward. Participants should limit information and comments to those based on personal experience, individual advice, information, or facts regarding these topics. It is not the object of this session to obtain any group position or consensus relating to the strategic actions or inactions of the industry as a whole or those of DOE or DOI; rather, the agencies are seeking as much insight as possible from all the individuals at this meeting. To most effectively use the limited time please refrain from passing judgment on another participant’s recommendations or advice and, instead, concentrate on your individual experiences. Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public, subject to space availability. Stakeholders from all sectors in U.S. offshore wind energy are encouraged to attend. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Pre-Registration: To pre-register, please include/enter your registration information at the following URL online: https://goo.gl/forms/1zm7N P2wCt. If you have any questions about registration, please contact Ronee Penoi via email at rpenoi@cbuilding.org or by telephone at (202) 853–9005. Participants interested in attending should pre-register no later than the close of business on December 7th, 2015. All attendees are required to preregister. Space will be limited, and DOE and DOI will continue to accept RSVPs until they have reached maximum attendance based on space limitations. Privacy Notice: DOE and DOI are requesting your name, company/ organization, work email address and work telephone number in order to register you for this government-led event and to facilitate feedback, provide updates, and potentially to plan for future workshops. Providing this information is voluntary, but is E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for comments.

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SUMMARY: The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 
(PCAST) is interested in hearing from stakeholders on a series of 
questions related to forensic science.

DATES: Please submit all responses by December 23, 2015, 12:00 p.m. 
EST.

ADDRESSES: input must be submitted electronically using the Web-based 
form available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/pcast-forensic-science-solicitation-questions-0.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific questions about this notice 
should be sent via email to Ms. Jennifer Michael at 
Jennifer_L_Michael@ostp.eop.gov.

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.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-30453 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am]
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