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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST)
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
open meeting of the President’s Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology
(PCAST). The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) requires that
public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Monday, October 18, 2021; 12:00
p.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET. Tuesday, October
19, 2021; 12:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Information to participate
virtually can be found on the PCAST
website closer to the meeting at:
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Sarah Domnitz, Designated Federal
Officer, PCAST, email: PCAST@
ostp.eop.gov or telephone: (202) 881–
6399.
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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 the White House,
cabinet departments, and other Federal
agencies. See the Executive Order at
whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on
and provides analyses and
recommendations concerning a wide
range of issues where understanding of
science, technology, and innovation
may bear on the policy choices before
the President. The Designated Federal
Officer is Sarah Domnitz. Information
about PCAST can be found at:
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Tentative Agenda: PCAST will hear
from invited speakers on and discuss
various aspects of combatting and
adapting to climate change, including
ongoing work within individual federal
agencies, implications for national
security, and achieving net zero
emissions by 2050. Additional
information and the meeting agenda,
including any changes that arise, will be
posted on the PCAST website at:
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. It is the policy of the
PCAST to accept written public
comments no longer than 10 pages 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 19,
2021, at a time specified in the meeting
agenda. 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 PCAST@ostp.eop.gov, no later
than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 12, 2021. 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 select speakers on a firstcome, first-served basis from those who
registered. Those not able to present oral
comments may file written comments
with the council.
Written Comments: Although written
comments are accepted continuously,
written comments should be submitted
to PCAST@ostp.eop.gov no later than
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 12,
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2021, so that the comments may be
made available to the PCAST members
for their consideration prior to this
meeting.
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 website
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Minutes: Minutes will be available
within 45 days by emailing PCAST@
ostp.eop.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September
24, 2021.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the President's
Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these
meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Monday, October 18, 2021; 12:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET. Tuesday,
October 19, 2021; 12:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Information to participate virtually can be found on the
PCAST website closer to the meeting at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sarah Domnitz, Designated Federal
Officer, PCAST, email: [email protected] or telephone: (202) 881-6399.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the White
House, cabinet departments, and other Federal agencies. See the
Executive Order at whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on and provides
analyses and recommendations concerning a wide range of issues where
understanding of science, technology, and innovation may bear on the
policy choices before the President. The Designated Federal Officer is
Sarah Domnitz. Information about PCAST can be found at:
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Tentative Agenda: PCAST will hear from invited speakers on and
discuss various aspects of combatting and adapting to climate change,
including ongoing work within individual federal agencies, implications
for national security, and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Additional information and the meeting agenda, including any changes
that arise, will be posted on the PCAST website at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. It is the
policy of the PCAST to accept written public comments no longer than 10
pages 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 19, 2021, at a time specified in the meeting agenda. 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
[email protected], no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October
12, 2021. 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 select
speakers on a first-come, first-served basis from those who registered.
Those not able to present oral comments may file written comments with
the council.
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted
continuously, written comments should be submitted to
[email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 12,
2021, so that the comments may be made available to the PCAST members
for their consideration prior to this meeting.
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 website www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Minutes: Minutes will be available within 45 days by emailing
[email protected].
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2021.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-21169 Filed 9-28-21; 8:45 am]
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