[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 35479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17160]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Research


Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is given of a meeting of 
the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee.

DATE: Wednesday, July 30, 1997-8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Thursday, July 31, 
1997-8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, August 1, 1997-8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 
20877.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Patricia M. Dehmer, Basic Energy 
Sciences Advisory Committee, U. S. Department of Energy, ER-10, GTN, 
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, Telephone: (301) 903-
3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Purpose of the Meeting: The Committee will provide advice and 
guidance with respect to the basic energy sciences research program.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting will be devoted in its entirety to 
the general issue of neutron science capabilities in the U.S. under the 
circumstances surrounding the current shutdown of the High Flux Beam 
Reactor (HFBR) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Presentations and 
discussion will cover the capabilities of the major neutron sources in 
the U.S.; the impacts of the loss of the HFBR on U.S. neutron sciences 
research; the extent to which other facilities can accommodate the 
scientific users displaced from HFBR now and in the future; the cost 
and timing of alternative restart scenarios for the HFBR; and the most 
appropriate course to pursue in the context of U.S. neutron science and 
in the context of the entire portfolio of research supported by BES. A 
detailed agenda will be available two weeks before the meeting from the 
Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairperson of the Committee is empowered to conduct the meeting in a 
fashion that will, in his judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. Any member of the public who wishes to make oral statements 
pertaining to agenda items should contact Patricia Dehmer at the 
address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received at 
least five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be 
made to include the presentation on the agenda. Public comment will 
follow the 10 minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 
1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20585, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 26, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-17160 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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