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:

• News from the Office of Biological and Environmental Research
• News from the Biological Systems Science and Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Divisions
• Briefings from Urban Integrated Field Labs
• Briefings from recent Workshops
• Discussion on AI in climate and environment
• BERAC business and discussion
• 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 ( tristram.west@science.doe.gov) and Andrew Flatness ( andrew.flatness@science.doe.gov). 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 andrew.flatness@science.doe.gov, 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: https://science.osti.gov/​ber/​berac/​Meetings/​BERAC-Minutes.

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 .

89 FR 80233