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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Friday, Feb. 28
AGENCIES
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Listings are taken primarily from the Federal Register. Agency activities may also be found elsewhere in the daybook.
Feb. 24 - 28. OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY — The Water Power Program within the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy holds an External Merit Review of current projects and to provide feedback on technical/scientific/business merit, the actual or anticipated results, and the productivity and management effectiveness of projects.
Location: DoubleTree Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.
Contacts: Stephanie Shuff, sshuff@energetics.com
Feb. 27 - March 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — Meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board.
Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Full Board Open Session (closed from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.).
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D) Open Session.
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Assessment Development Committee (ADC) Open Session.
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM) Open Session. (Closed from 11:20 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.)
Location: Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street.
Contacts: Munira Mwalimu, 202-357-6938
Feb. 27 - 28. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS — Subcommittees of the Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board will meet: Career Development Award Program; Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Rehabilitation.
Location: VHA National Conference Center, 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.
Contacts: Tiffany Asqueri, 202-443-5757
Feb. 27 - 28. 8:30 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY — Meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC).
Location: Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.
Contacts: Katie Perine, 301-903-6529
Feb. 27 - 28. 8:30 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY — Meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.
Location: Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Rd. NW.
Contacts: Elliott Levine, 202-586-1476
Feb. 27 - 28. 9 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a meeting; the primary topic of discussion will be the Ryan White Program. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver remarks at 9:45 a.m.
Location: 200 Independence Avenue SW.
Contacts: Caroline Talev, 202-205-1178
HHS Press Office media@hhs.gov (202-692-4638)
8 a.m. - 4:20 p.m. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION — Meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. (At least one portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.)
Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 Conference Center, the Great Room (rm. 1503 B and C), Silver Spring, MD.
Contacts: Prabhakara Atreya, 301-827-0314
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION — The fourth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 228 — Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Location: RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 910.
Contacts: RTCA Secretariat, 202-330-0662
11 a.m. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION — Vote in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-450 and 731-TA-1122 (Review) (Laminated Woven Sacks from China). The Commission is currently scheduled to complete and file its determinations and views of the Commission on March 11, 2014.
Location: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.
Contacts: n/a, 202-205-2000
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE — Meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
Location: Pentagon Conference Center B6 (escorts will be provided from the Pentagon Metro entrance).
Contacts: Melody McDonald, 571-372-0880
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