Notice2024-22599
Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee
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Published
October 2, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22599]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and
Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The Federal Advisory
Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES:
Thursday, October 24, 2024; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT.
Friday, October 25, 2024; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person with an additional
option to observe remotely via Zoom: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &
Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions for Zoom, as well as any updates to meeting times or
meeting agenda, can be found on the BERAC meeting website at: <a href="https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings">https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tristram West, BERAC Executive
Secretary, BERAC, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office
of Biological and Environmental Research, BER/Germantown Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290. Phone 301-903-5155;
fax (301) 903-5051 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4531372c36313724286b322036310536262c202b26206b212a206b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a4e4853494e485b57144d5f494e7a4959535f54595f145e555f145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: To provide advice on a continuing basis
to the Director, Office of Science of the Department of Energy, on the
many complex scientific and technical issues that arise in the
development and implementation of the Biological and Environmental
Research Program.
Tentative Agenda:
<bullet> News from the Office of Biological and Environmental Research
<bullet> News from the Biological Systems Science and Earth and
Environmental Systems Sciences Divisions
<bullet> Briefings from Urban Integrated Field Labs
<bullet> Briefings from recent Workshops
<bullet> Discussion on AI in climate and environment
<bullet> BERAC business and discussion
<bullet> Public comment
Public Participation: The two-day meeting is open to the public. If
you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may
do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make
oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, please send
an email request to both Tristram West (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd898f948e898f9c90d38a988e89bd8e9e9498939e98d3999298d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a2a4bfa5a2a4b7bbf8a1b3a5a296a5b5bfb3b8b5b3f8b2b9b3f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>)
and Andrew Flatness (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a5aaa0b6a1b3eaa2a8a5b0aaa1b7b784b7a7ada1aaa7a1eaa0aba1eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14757a706671633a727875607a7167675467777d717a77713a707b713a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>). You must make
your request for an oral statement at least five business days before
the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled
oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will
conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
Public comments will be limited to five minutes each. If you have any
questions or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for this event, please send your request to Andrew
Flatness at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a4aba1b7a0b2eba3a9a4b1aba0b6b685b6a6aca0aba6a0eba1aaa0eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f6e616b7d6a782169636e7b616a7c7c4f7c6c666a616c6a216b606a21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, two weeks but no later
than 48 hours, prior to the event. Closed captions will be enabled
during this event.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 45 days at the BERAC website: <a href="https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings/BERAC-Minutes">https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Meetings/BERAC-Minutes</a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on September 26, 2024, by David Borak, Committee Management
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 27, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-22599 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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