Biomass Research and Development Board
The Biomass Research and Development Board (Board) was created by the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000, as amended. The Board’s mission is to coordinate federal research and development activities relating to biobased fuels, power, and products. The Biomass Research and Development Board (Board) is currently focused on addressing challenges and offering solutions to the President’s 20-in-10 plan and the biofuels aspects of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), specifically Section 202. The Board is developing a National Biofuels Action Plan for release in the summer 2008
Membership includes the following agencies:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Department of Energy
- National Science Foundation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Department of the Interior
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Defense
Agency representatives to the Biomass Research and Development Board for 2007 are:
Co-Chairs
Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development, USDA
Alexander A. Karsner, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE
Members
C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, DOI
Dana Arnold, Chief of Staff, OFEE
Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, Acting Deputy Secretary, DOT
Alex Beehler, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Environment, Safety & Occupational Health, DOD
Dr. Arden Bement, Director, NSF
Dr. Gale Buchanan, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, USDA
Dr. George Gray, Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, Science Advisor, EPA
Dr. Sharon Hays, Associate Director and Deputy Director for Science, OSTP
Dr. Raymond Orbach, Under Secretary for Science, DOE
Dr. Willie E. May, Director of Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC
Phillip Swagel, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Treasury
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