[Federal Register: July 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 141)]
[Notices]
[Page 36923-36924]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24jy09-177]
[[Page 36923]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Part V
Office of Science and Technology Policy
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice of
Meeting; Notice
[[Page 36924]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice
of Meeting
ACTION: Public Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
meeting 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).
DATES: August 6, 2009-August 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Washington, DC. On August 6, 2009, the meeting will be held
in Room 100 of the Keck Center of the National Academies at 500 5th
St., NW., Washington, DC. On August 7, 2009, the meeting will be held
in the Truman Room of the White House Conference Center, 726 Jackson
Place, Washington, DC.
Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. Further details on the meeting
agenda will be posted on the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/cs/
pcast.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session
on August 6, 2009 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., when they will break for lunch.
They will resume meeting in open session from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. On August
7, 2009, PCAST will meet in open session from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., when
they will break for lunch. They will resume meeting in open session
from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. During these open meetings, PCAST is tentatively
scheduled to hear presentations from representatives of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Energy, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human
Services, including a panel of speakers on health information
technology and comparative effectiveness research. In addition, PCAST
will discuss possible studies it may conduct. Additional information
and the agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://
www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast.
PCAST will conduct administrative work on August 6, 2009 from 8
a.m.-10 a.m. This administrative work session is closed to the public
under 41 CFR 102-3.40(b). Additionally, PCAST will have a closed
meeting of approximately 1 hour with the President, which must take
place in the Oval Office or the Roosevelt Room of the White House for
the President's scheduling convenience and to maintain Secret Service
protection. This meeting will be closed to the public because such
portion of the meeting is likely to disclose matters that are to be
kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy under
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The precise time of this meeting has not yet been
determined but will take place on August 7, 2009.
Public Comments: There will be time allocated for the public to
comment on the above agenda items in afternoon of August 6, 2009. This
public comment period is designed for substantive commentary on PCAST's
work topics, not for business marketing purposes.
Members of the public wishing to reserve speaking time must contact
Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov,
(202) 456-6006, or fax your request/comments to (202) 456-6021, at
least five (5) business days in advance of the meeting. To accommodate
as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments will be
limited to no more than five (5) minutes per person, with a total
public comment period of 30 minutes. Requests for public comment will
be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis. Speakers are asked to
bring extra copies of their comments and/or presentation for
distribution to PCAST at the meeting.
Written comments are also welcome at any time before or following
the meeting. Written comments received at least five (5) business days
prior to the meeting will be made available to the members before their
meeting. Written comments received after that point may not be reviewed
by the members until after the meeting takes place.
Please note that because PCAST operates under 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding agenda, time,
and location will be made available on the PCAST Web site at: http://
www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. Questions about the meeting should be directed
to Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive Director, at
dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456-6006, or fax your request/comments to
(202) 456-6021 prior to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Please
note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available
on a first-come, first-served basis. In order to access the White House
Conference Center, you must indicate your plan to attend the meeting by
3 p.m. on August 5, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226 on
September 30, 2001. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (PCAST) is an advisory group of the nation's leading
scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the
Executive Office of the President. PCAST makes policy recommendations
in the many areas where understanding of science, technology, and
innovation is key to strengthening our economy and forming policy that
works for the American people. PCAST is administered by the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John
Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; Dr. Harold
Varmus, President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; and Dr. Eric
Lander, Founding Director, Broad Institute.
Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation
to access the public meetings listed above should contact Dr. Stine at
least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Exceptional Circumstances Justifying 14-Day Notice: This notice is
being published in the Federal Register 14 calendar days prior to the
meeting, rather than 15 days prior, due to exceptional circumstances.
It took longer than anticipated to find an available and accessible
meeting location near the White House which could provide the enhanced
webcasting services necessary to keep the meeting open and transparent
to the public.
Deborah D. Stine,
Executive Director, President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-17905 Filed 7-23-09; 1:00 pm]
BILLING CODE 3170-W9-P