83 FR 29776 - Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)

Page Range		29776-29776
FR Document		2018-13693

This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-13693]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Basic Energy Sciences 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 Basic Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires 
that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Thursday, July 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 13, 
2018 8:00, a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Drive, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Runkles, Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903-
6529.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of this Board is to make 
recommendation to DOE-SC with respect to the basic energy sciences 
research program.

Tentative Agenda

 Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
 News From the Office of Science
 News From the Office of Basic Energy Sciences
 BES 40th Report Presentations
 Materials Sciences and Engineering Division COV Report
 Scientific User Facilities Division COV Meeting Announcement
 Public Comments
 Adjourn
Breaks Taken as Appropriate

    Public Participation: The 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, you should contact 
Katie Runkles at (301) 903-6594 (fax), or [email protected] 
(email). Reasonable provisions 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 comment will follow the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 45 days on the Committee's website: 
www.science.energy.gov/bes/besac/meetings.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on June 21, 2018.
Latanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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public and Federal agencies with an Report (APR). The APR is required • Public Comments
opportunity to comment on proposed, under 2 CFR 200.328 and 34 CFR 75.118 • Adjourn
revised, and continuing collections of and 75.590. The annual report provides Breaks Taken as Appropriate
information. This helps the Department data on the status of the funded project
assess the impact of its information that corresponds to the scope and Public Participation: The meeting is
collection requirements and minimize objectives established in the approved open to the public. If you would like to
the public’s reporting burden. It also application and any amendments. To file a written statement with the
helps the public understand the ensure that accurate and reliable data Committee, you may do so either before
Department’s information collection are reported to Congress on program or after the meeting. If you would like
requirements and provide the requested implementation and performance to make oral statements regarding any of
data in the desired format. ED is outcomes, the MSAP APR collects the the items on the agenda, you should
soliciting comments on the proposed raw data from grantees in a consistent contact Katie Runkles at (301) 903–6594
information collection request (ICR) that format to calculate these data in the (fax), or katie.runkles@science.doe.gov
is described below. The Department of aggregate. (email). Reasonable provisions will be
Education is especially interested in made to include the scheduled oral
Dated: June 20, 2018. statements on the agenda. The
public comment addressing the
Tomakie Washington, Chairperson of the Committee will
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Acting Director, Information Collection conduct the meeting to facilitate the
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy orderly conduct of business. Public
Department; (2) will this information be
Officer, Office of Management. comment will follow the 10-minute
processed and used in a timely manner;
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(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
the quality, utility, and clarity of the will be available for public review and
information to be collected; and (5) how copying within 45 days on the
might the Department minimize the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Committee’s website:
burden of this collection on the www.science.energy.gov/bes/besac/
respondents, including through the use Basic Energy Sciences Advisory meetings.
of information technology. Please note Committee
Issued at Washington, DC, on June 21,
that written comments received in AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 2018.
response to this notice will be of Energy. Latanya Butler,
considered public records. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Deputy Committee Management Officer.
Title of Collection: Magnet Schools
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Assistance Program—Government SUMMARY: This notice announces a
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Performance and Results Act (GPRA) meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences
Table Form. Advisory Committee (BESAC). The
OMB Control Number: 1855–0025. Federal Advisory Committee Act
Type of Review: An extension of an DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
requires that public notice of these
existing information collection. meetings be announced in the Federal Agency Information Collection
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Register. Extension
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual DATES: Thursday, July 12, 2018, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2018 AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
Responses: 116.
Total Estimated Number of Annual 8:00, a.m. to 12:00 noon. ACTION: Notice and request for
Burden Hours: 58. ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott comments.
Abstract: The collection of this Hotel and Conference Center, 5701
information is part of the government- Marinelli Drive, Rockville, MD 20852. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
wide effort to improve the performance (DOE) has submitted an information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and accountability of all federal collection request to the OMB for
Katie Runkles, Office of Basic Energy
programs, under the Government extension under the provisions of the
Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy,
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
Germantown Building, 1000
passed in 1993, the Uniform Guidance, information collection package requests
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
and EDGAR. Under GPRA, a process for a three-year extension of ‘‘Industrial
DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–6529.
using performance indicators to set Relations,’’ OMB Control Number 1910–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 0600. This proposed collection covers
program performance goals and to Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
measure and report program results was major Departmental Contractor Human
this Board is to make recommendation Resource Information necessary for
established. To implement GPRA, ED to DOE–SC with respect to the basic
developed GPRA measures at every contract management, administration,
energy sciences research program. and cost control.
program level to quantify and report
program progress required by the Tentative Agenda DATES: Comments regarding this
Elementary and Secondary Education • Call to Order, Introductions, Review proposed information collection must
Act of 1965, as amended. Under the of the Agenda be received on or before July 26, 2018.
Uniform Guidance and EDGAR, • News From the Office of Science If you anticipate that you will be
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recipients of federal awards are required • News From the Office of Basic Energy submitting comments, but find it
to submit performance and financial Sciences difficult to do so within the period of
expenditure information. The GPRA • BES 40th Report Presentations time allowed by this notice, please
program level measures and budget • Materials Sciences and Engineering advise the Desk Officer for the
information for the Magnet Schools Division COV Report Department of Energy of your intention
Assistance Program (MSAP) are • Scientific User Facilities Division to make a submission as soon as
reported in the Annual Performance COV Meeting Announcement possible.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		Thursday, July 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2018 8:00, a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Contact		Katie Runkles, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903- 6529.
FR Citation		83 FR 29776