80 FR 8652 - Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green Building Advisory Committee; Notification of Upcoming Public Advisory Committee Meeting and Conference Calls

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

Page Range		8652-8652
FR Document		2015-03400

Notice of this meeting and these conference calls is being provided according to the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). This notice provides the agenda and schedule for the April 23, 2015 meeting of the Green Building Advisory Committee (the Committee) and schedule for a series of conference calls, supplemented by Web meetings, for two task groups of the Committee. The meeting is open to the public and the site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. The conference calls are open for the public to listen in. Interested individuals must register to attend as instructed below under Supplementary Information.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green 
Building Advisory Committee; Notification of Upcoming Public Advisory 
Committee Meeting and Conference Calls

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of this meeting and these conference calls is being 
provided according to the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). This notice provides the agenda 
and schedule for the April 23, 2015 meeting of the Green Building 
Advisory Committee (the Committee) and schedule for a series of 
conference calls, supplemented by Web meetings, for two task groups of 
the Committee. The meeting is open to the public and the site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. The conference calls are 
open for the public to listen in. Interested individuals must register 
to attend as instructed below under Supplementary Information.

DATES: Meeting date: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 
2015, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and ending no later 
than 4:00 p.m.
    Task group conference call dates: The conference calls will be held 
according to the following schedule:
    The Portfolio Prioritization task group will hold conference calls 
every Monday from March 9, 2015 to April 20, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. eastern daylight time.
    The Energy Use Index task group will hold conference calls every 
Monday from March 9, 2015 to April 20, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
eastern daylight time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ken Sandler, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, Office of 
Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-219-1121 (note: this is not a 
toll-free number). Additional information about the Committee, 
including meeting materials and updates on the task groups and their 
schedules, will be available on-line at http://www.gsa.gov/gbac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment: Contact Mr. Ken 
Sandler at [email protected] to register to attend the meeting and/or 
listen in to any or all of these conference calls. To attend the 
meeting and/or conference calls, submit your full name, organization, 
email address, and phone number. Requests to attend the April 23, 2015 
meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern daylight time on 
Thursday, April 16, 2015. Requests to listen in to the calls must be 
received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (GSA will 
be unable to provide technical assistance to any listener experiencing 
technical difficulties. Testing access to the Web meeting site in 
advance of calls is recommended.)
    Contact Ken Sandler at [email protected] to register to comment 
during the April 23, 2015 meeting public comment period. Registered 
speakers/organizations will be allowed a maximum of 5 minutes each and 
will need to provide written copies of their presentations. Requests to 
comment at the meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern daylight 
time on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Written comments also may be provided 
to Mr. Sandler at [email protected] by the same deadline.
    Background: The Administrator of the U.S. General Services 
Administration established the Committee on June 20, 2011 (Federal 
Register/Vol. 76, No. 118) pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, 42 U.S.C. 17123). Under 
this authority, the Committee advises GSA on the rapid transformation 
of the Federal building portfolio to sustainable technologies and 
practices. The Committee reviews strategic plans, products and 
activities of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings 
and provides advice regarding how the Office can accomplish its mission 
most effectively.
    The Portfolio Prioritization task group will pursue the motion of a 
committee member to ``propose a process for Federal agencies to 
consistently incorporate green building and resilience requirements 
into their capital investment criteria and strategies.'' The Energy Use 
Index task group will pursue the motion of a committee member to 
``develop guidelines for creating a new energy intensity metric [to 
reflect impacts of] densified facilities, centrally located workplace 
sites . . . and expansion of telework and hoteling.''
    The conference calls will focus on how the task groups can best 
refine these motions into consensus recommendations of each group to 
the full Committee, which will in turn decide whether to proceed with 
formal advice to GSA based upon these recommendations.

 April 23, 2015 Meeting Agenda

     Welcome, Introductions, Updates & Plans for Today;
     Daylighting Research Findings & Federal Applications;
     Portfolio Prioritization: Task Group Report & Discussion;
     Working Lunch (with Presentation);
     Climate Change: Progress & Opportunities;
     Energy Use Index: Task Group Report & Discussion;
     Federal Building Performance Labels: Final Proposal;
     Topics Proposed by Committee Members;
     Public Comment Period;
     Closing comments;
     Adjourn.
    Detailed agendas, background information and updates for the 
meeting and conference calls will be posted on GSA's Web site at http://www.gsa.gov/gbac.
    Meeting Access: The Committee will convene its April 23, 2015 
meeting at the U.S. General Services Administration building, Room 
1153, 1800 F Street NW., Washington DC 20405, and the site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.

    Dated: February 12, 2015.
Kevin Kampschroer,
Federal Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 
General Services Administration.
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GENERAL SERVICES ken.sandler@gsa.gov to register to attend advice to GSA based upon these
ADMINISTRATION the meeting and/or listen in to any or all recommendations.
of these conference calls. To attend the
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meeting and/or conference calls, submit
your full name, organization, email • Welcome, Introductions, Updates &
Office of Federal High-Performance address, and phone number. Requests to Plans for Today;
attend the April 23, 2015 meeting must • Daylighting Research Findings &
Green Buildings; Green Building
be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern Federal Applications;
Advisory Committee; Notification of
daylight time on Thursday, April 16, • Portfolio Prioritization: Task Group
Upcoming Public Advisory Committee
2015. Requests to listen in to the calls Report & Discussion;
Meeting and Conference Calls • Working Lunch (with Presentation);
must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
AGENCY: Office of Government-wide time, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (GSA • Climate Change: Progress &
Policy, General Services Administration will be unable to provide technical Opportunities;
(GSA). • Energy Use Index: Task Group
assistance to any listener experiencing
ACTION: Meeting notice.
Report & Discussion;
technical difficulties. Testing access to
• Federal Building Performance
the Web meeting site in advance of calls
SUMMARY: Notice of this meeting and Labels: Final Proposal;
is recommended.) • Topics Proposed by Committee
these conference calls is being provided Contact Ken Sandler at ken.sandler@
according to the requirements of the Members;
gsa.gov to register to comment during • Public Comment Period;
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 the April 23, 2015 meeting public
U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). This notice • Closing comments;
comment period. Registered speakers/ • Adjourn.
provides the agenda and schedule for organizations will be allowed a
the April 23, 2015 meeting of the Green Detailed agendas, background
maximum of 5 minutes each and will information and updates for the meeting
Building Advisory Committee (the need to provide written copies of their
Committee) and schedule for a series of and conference calls will be posted on
presentations. Requests to comment at GSA’s Web site at http://www.gsa.gov/
conference calls, supplemented by Web the meeting must be received by 5:00
meetings, for two task groups of the gbac.
p.m. eastern daylight time on Thursday, Meeting Access: The Committee will
Committee. The meeting is open to the April 16, 2015. Written comments also
public and the site is accessible to convene its April 23, 2015 meeting at
may be provided to Mr. Sandler at the U.S. General Services
individuals with disabilities. The ken.sandler@gsa.gov by the same
conference calls are open for the public Administration building, Room 1153,
deadline. 1800 F Street NW., Washington DC
to listen in. Interested individuals must Background: The Administrator of the
register to attend as instructed below 20405, and the site is accessible to
U.S. General Services Administration individuals with disabilities.
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. established the Committee on June 20,
DATES: Meeting date: The meeting will 2011 (Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 118) Dated: February 12, 2015.
be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy Kevin Kampschroer,
starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Independence and Security Act of 2007 Federal Director, Office of Federal High-
Time, and ending no later than 4:00 (EISA, 42 U.S.C. 17123). Under this Performance Green Buildings, General
p.m. authority, the Committee advises GSA Services Administration.
Task group conference call dates: The on the rapid transformation of the [FR Doc. 2015–03400 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am]
conference calls will be held according Federal building portfolio to sustainable BILLING CODE 6820–14–P
to the following schedule: technologies and practices. The
The Portfolio Prioritization task group Committee reviews strategic plans,
will hold conference calls every products and activities of the Office of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Monday from March 9, 2015 to April 20, Federal High-Performance Green HUMAN SERVICES
2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Buildings and provides advice regarding
eastern daylight time. how the Office can accomplish its Agency for Healthcare Research and
The Energy Use Index task group will mission most effectively. Quality
hold conference calls every Monday The Portfolio Prioritization task group
from March 9, 2015 to April 20, 2015 will pursue the motion of a committee Agency Information Collection
from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern member to ‘‘propose a process for Activities: Proposed Collection;
daylight time. Federal agencies to consistently Comment Request
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. incorporate green building and AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
Ken Sandler, Designated Federal resilience requirements into their and Quality, HHS.
Officer, Office of Federal High- capital investment criteria and ACTION: Notice.
Performance Green Buildings, Office of strategies.’’ The Energy Use Index task
Government-wide Policy, General group will pursue the motion of a SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Services Administration, 1800 F Street, committee member to ‘‘develop intention of the Agency for Healthcare
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone guidelines for creating a new energy Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
202–219–1121 (note: this is not a toll- intensity metric [to reflect impacts of] that the Office of Management and
free number). Additional information densified facilities, centrally located Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
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about the Committee, including meeting workplace sites . . . and expansion of changes to the currently approved
materials and updates on the task telework and hoteling.’’ information collection project: ‘‘Medical
groups and their schedules, will be The conference calls will focus on Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance
available on-line at http://www.gsa.gov/ how the task groups can best refine Component.’’ In accordance with the
gbac. these motions into consensus Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
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Procedures for Attendance and Public full Committee, which will in turn comment on this proposed information
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Action		Meeting notice.
Dates		Meeting date: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and ending no later than 4:00 p.m.
Contact		Mr. Ken Sandler, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-219-1121 (note: this is not a toll-free number). Additional information about the Committee, including meeting materials and updates on the task groups and their schedules, will be available on-line at http://www.gsa.gov/gbac.
FR Citation		80 FR 8652