[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29383]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of 
the following advisory committee meeting:
    Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Openness Advisory Panel.
    Dates and Times: Tuesday, December 3, 1996, 1:30 pm-5:30 pm; 
Wednesday, December 4, 1996, 8:30 am-5:00 pm.
    Place: Covington and Burling Law Firm, Conference Center (11th 
Floor), 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cheney, Acting Executive 
Director, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 
586-7092.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the 
Openness Advisory Panel is to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board regarding the current status and strategic direction for 
the Department's classification and declassification policies and 
programs, as well as other aspects of the Department's ongoing Openness 
Initiative. The Panel's work will help institutionalize the 
Department's Openness Initiative.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, December 3, 1996
1:30 pm-2:00 pm--Opening Remarks
2:00 pm-3:00 pm--Overviews of the DOD and CIA Openness Programs
3:00 pm-5:00 pm--Subgroup Reports and Discussion: Priorities in 
Declassification, Accessibility, Declassification Productivity, Legal 
Issues
5:00 pm-5:30 pm--Public Comment
5:30 pm--Adjourn.
Wednesday, December 4, 1996
8:30 am-5:00 pm--Working Session.

    A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The Chairman of the Panel is empowered to 
conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's judgment, 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its meeting in 
Washington, D.C. the Panel welcomes public comment. Members of the 
public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the 
beginning of the meeting. The Panel will make every effort to hear the 
views of all interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to 
David Cheney, Acting Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory 
Board, AB-1, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585.
    Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be available 
for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the 
meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 
between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on November 12, 1996.
Rachel Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-29383 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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