80 FR 51794 - President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)
| Page Range | 51794-51795 | |
| FR Document | 2015-21130 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 51794-51795] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21130] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of partially-closed meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a partially-closed meeting 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: September 18, 2015--9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. [[Page 51795]] ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC in the Lecture Room. 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: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video webcast and an archive of the webcast after the event are expected to be available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The archived video will be available within one week of the meeting. Questions about the meeting should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith at [email protected], (202) 456-4444. Please note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-come, first- served basis. 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 http://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 and Closed. Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on September 18, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Open Portion of Meeting: During this open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to discuss its studies on the future of cities and on technology for older Americans. They will also hear from speakers who will remark on science, technology, and standards. Additional information and the agenda, including any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST may hold a closed meeting of approximately one hour with the President on September 18, 2015, which must take place in 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). 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 September 18, 2015 at a time specified in the meeting agenda posted on the PCAST Web site at http://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 http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10, 2015. Phone 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 15 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. Speakers are requested to bring at least 25 copies of their oral comments for distribution to the PCAST members. 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 September 10, 2015 so that the comments may be made available to the PCAST members prior to this meeting for their consideration. Information regarding how to submit comments and documents to PCAST is available at http://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 Dr. Ashley Predith at least ten business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2015. LaTanya R. 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Electronic Filing by Email FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014).5 Parties that ensure that all documents are filed in a
may oppose this Application should timely manner. Any hardcopy filing
fergas@hq.doe.gov.
address these issues in their comments submitted greater in length than 50
Regular Mail and/or protests, as well as other issues pages must also include, at the time of
deemed relevant to the Application. the filing, a digital copy on disk of the
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
The National Environmental Policy entire submission.
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security A decisional record on the
Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Application will be developed through
requires DOE to give appropriate
P.O. Box 44375,Washington, DC 20026– responses to this notice by parties,
consideration to the environmental
4375. including the parties’ written comments
effects of its proposed decisions. No
Hand Delivery or Private Delivery final decision will be issued in this and replies thereto. Additional
Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) proceeding until DOE has met its procedures will be used as necessary to
environmental responsibilities. achieve a complete understanding of the
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
facts and issues. If an additional
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security Public Comment Procedures procedure is scheduled, notice will be
and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
In response to this Notice, any person provided to all parties. If no party
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
may file a protest, comments, or a requests additional procedures, a final
Independence Avenue SW.,
motion to intervene or notice of Opinion and Order may be issued based
Washington, DC 20585.
intervention, as applicable. Due to the on the official record, including the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: complexity of the issues raised by the Application and responses filed by
Larine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf, Applicant, interested persons will be parties pursuant to this notice, in
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), provided 60 days from the date of accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security publication of this Notice in which to The Application is available for
and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, submit comments, protests, motions to inspection and copying in the Division
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 intervene, or notices of intervention. of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities
Independence Avenue SW., Any person wishing to become a party docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478; to the proceeding must file a motion to Independence Avenue SW.,
(202) 586–7991. intervene or notice of intervention. The Washington, DC 20585. The docket
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department filing of comments or a protest with room is open between the hours of 8:00
of Energy (GC–76), Office of the respect to the Application will not serve a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Assistant General Counsel for Electricity to make the commenter or protestant a Friday, except Federal holidays. The
and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, party to the proceeding, although Application and any filed protests,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., protests and comments received from motions to intervene or notice of
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9793. persons who are not parties will be interventions, and comments will also
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: considered in determining the be available electronically by going to
appropriate action to be taken on the the following DOE/FE Web address:
DOE/FE Evaluation Application. All protests, comments, http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
The Application will be reviewed motions to intervene, or notices of gasregulation/index.html.
pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 intervention must meet the Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20,
U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider requirements specified by the 2015.
any issues required by law or policy. To regulations in 10 CFR Part 590. John A. Anderson,
the extent determined to be relevant, Filings may be submitted using one of Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
these issues will include the domestic the following methods: (1) emailing the and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
need for the natural gas proposed to be filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE [FR Doc. 2015–21127 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]
exported, the adequacy of domestic Docket No. 15–78–LNG in the title line; BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
natural gas supply, U.S. energy security, (2) mailing an original and three paper
and the cumulative impact of the copies of the filing to the Office of Oil
requested authorization and any other and Gas Global Security and Supply at DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
LNG export application(s) previously the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3)
approved on domestic natural gas hand delivering an original and three President’s Council of Advisors on
supply and demand fundamentals. DOE paper copies of the filing to the Office Science and Technology
may also consider other factors bearing of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the AGENCY: Office of Science, Department
on the public interest, including the address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings of Energy.
impact of the proposed exports on the must include a reference to FE Docket
ACTION: Notice of partially-closed
U.S. economy (including GDP, No. 15–78–LNG. Please Note: If
submitting a filing via email, please meeting.
consumers, and industry), job creation,
the U.S. balance of trade, and include all related documents and SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
international considerations; and attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the schedule and summary agenda for a
whether the authorization is consistent original email correspondence. Please partially-closed meeting of the
with DOE’s policy of promoting do not include any active hyperlinks or President’s Council of Advisors on
competition in the marketplace by password protection in any of the Science and Technology (PCAST), and
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allowing commercial parties to freely documents or attachments related to the describes the functions of the Council.
negotiate their own trade arrangements. filing. All electronic filings submitted to The Federal Advisory Committee Act
Additionally, DOE will consider the DOE must follow these guidelines to (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires
following environmental document: that public notice of these meetings be
5 The Addendum and related documents are
Addendum to Environmental Review announced in the Federal Register.
available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-
Documents Concerning Exports of environmental-review-documents-concerning- DATES: September 18, 2015—9:30 a.m.
Natural Gas From the United States, 79 exports-natural-gas-united-states. to 12:00 p.m.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at President on September 18, 2015, which for public inspection, including being
the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 must take place in the White House for posted on the PCAST Web site.
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, the President’s scheduling convenience Meeting Accommodations:
DC in the Lecture Room. and to maintain Secret Service Individuals requiring special
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: protection. This meeting will be closed accommodation to access this public
Information regarding the meeting to the public because such portion of meeting should contact Dr. Ashley
agenda, time, location, and how to the meeting is likely to disclose matters Predith at least ten business days prior
register for the meeting is available on that are to be kept secret in the interest to the meeting so that appropriate
the PCAST Web site at: http:// of national defense or foreign policy arrangements can be made.
whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20,
webcast and an archive of the webcast Public Comments: It is the policy of 2015.
after the event are expected to be the PCAST to accept written public LaTanya R. Butler,
available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ comments of any length, and to Deputy Committee Management Officer.
pcast. The archived video will be accommodate oral public comments
[FR Doc. 2015–21130 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]
available within one week of the whenever possible. The PCAST expects
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
meeting. Questions about the meeting that public statements presented at its
should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith meetings will not be repetitive of
at apredith@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456– previously submitted oral or written DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
4444. Please note that public seating for statements.
this meeting is limited and is available The public comment period for this [FE Docket No. 15–96–LNG]
on a first-come, first-served basis. meeting will take place on September
18, 2015 at a time specified in the Port Arthur LNG, LLC; Application for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Long-Term, Multi-Contract
President’s Council of Advisors on meeting agenda posted on the PCAST
Web site at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ Authorization To Export Liquefied
Science and Technology (PCAST) is an Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade
advisory group of the nation’s leading pcast. This public comment period is
designed only for substantive Agreement Nations for a 20-Year
scientists and engineers, appointed by Period
the President to augment the science commentary on PCAST’s work, not for
and technology advice available to him business marketing purposes. AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
from inside the White House, cabinet Oral Comments: To be considered for ACTION: Notice of application.
departments, and other Federal the public speaker list at the meeting,
agencies. See the Executive Order at interested parties should register to SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
PCAST is consulted about and provides pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern gives notice of receipt of an application
analyses and recommendations Time on September 10, 2015. Phone or (Application), filed on June 15, 2015, by
concerning a wide range of issues where email reservations will not be accepted. Port Arthur LNG, LLC (Port Arthur
understandings from the domains of To accommodate as many speakers as LNG), requesting long-term, multi-
science, technology, and innovation possible, the time for public comments contract authorization to export
may bear on the policy choices before will be limited to two (2) minutes per domestically produced liquefied natural
the President. PCAST is co-chaired by person, with a total public comment gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to
Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the period of up to 15 minutes. If more approximately 517 billion cubic feet per
President for Science and Technology, speakers register than there is space year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (1.42 Bcf/
and Director, Office of Science and available on the agenda, PCAST will day). Port Arthur LNG seeks to export
Technology Policy, Executive Office of randomly select speakers from among the LNG from a proposed natural gas
the President, The White House; and Dr. those who applied. Those not selected processing, liquefaction, and export
Eric S. Lander, President, Broad to present oral comments may always project it intends to construct, own, and
Institute of the Massachusetts Institute file written comments with the operate in Port Arthur, Texas (Port
of Technology and Harvard. committee. Speakers are requested to Arthur LNG Project). Port Arthur LNG
Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. bring at least 25 copies of their oral requests authorization to export this
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The comments for distribution to the PCAST LNG to any country with which the
President’s Council of Advisors on members. United States does not have a free trade
Science and Technology (PCAST) is Written Comments: Although written agreement (FTA) requiring national
scheduled to meet in open session on comments are accepted continuously, treatment for trade in natural gas, and
September 18, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 written comments should be submitted with which trade is not prohibited by
p.m. to PCAST no later than 12:00 p.m. U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).
Open Portion of Meeting: During this Eastern Time on September 10, 2015 so Port Arthur LNG requests the
open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to that the comments may be made authorization for a 20-year term to
discuss its studies on the future of cities available to the PCAST members prior commence on the earlier of the date of
and on technology for older Americans. to this meeting for their consideration. first commercial export or seven years
They will also hear from speakers who Information regarding how to submit from the date the requested
will remark on science, technology, and comments and documents to PCAST is authorization is granted. Port Arthur
standards. Additional information and available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ LNG seeks to export this LNG on its
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the agenda, including any changes that pcast in the section entitled ‘‘Connect own behalf and as agent for other
arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web with PCAST.’’ entities who will hold title to the LNG
site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ Please note that because PCAST at the time of export. The Application
pcast. operates under the provisions of FACA, was filed under section 3 of the Natural
Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST all public comments and/or Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can
may hold a closed meeting of presentations will be treated as public be found in Port Arthur LNG’s
approximately one hour with the documents and will be made available Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web
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| Action | Notice of partially-closed meeting. | |
| Dates | September 18, 2015--9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | Information regarding the meeting agenda, time, location, and how to register for the meeting is available on the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video webcast and an archive of the webcast after the event are expected to be available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The archived video will be available within one week of the meeting. Questions about the meeting should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith at [email protected], (202) 456-4444. Please note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-come, first- served basis. | |
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