[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17826-17827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9506]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given 
of the following advisory committee meeting:
    Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Task Force on Education

DATES AND TIMES: Monday, April 20, 1998, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM.

ADDRESSES: Georgetown University Conference Center, Salon E, 3800 
Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20057.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Bornfleth, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-4040 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Task Force on Education 
is to provide information and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board on ways to make the Department's scientific, 
technical and supercomputing capabilities more available to our 
Nation's schools, colleges and universities, and to provide 
recommendations on how the Department can best enhance science, 
technology, engineering and mathematics education in the United States. 
The Task Force on Education will prepare a report for submission to the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, April 20, 1998

8:30-8:45 AM  Welcome and Opening Remarks--Dr. Hanna Gray, Task Force 
Chairman
8:45-10:15 AM  Discussion of Outcomes: DOE Education Activities
10:15-10:30 AM  Break
10:30-11:00 AM  Presentation and Discussion of NSTA/DOE Mentoring 
Partnership
11:00-11:30 AM  Presentation and Discussion of NSF/DOE Tutorial
11:30-1:30 PM  Lunch
1:30-2:00 PM  Presentation
2:00-2:30PM  Discussion of Report on Workforce Issues
2:30-3:15 PM  Presentation by Dr. Neal Abraham, President of the 
Council on Undergraduate Research
3:15--3:30 PM  Public Comment Period

    This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will 
be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The Chairman of the Task Force 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 Task Force 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 Task Force will make every effort 
to hear the views of all interested parties. Written comments may be 
submitted to Skila

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Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
D.C. 20585. This notice is being published less than 15 days before the 
date of the meeting due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved 
prior to publication.
    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, D.C., 
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Information on the Task Force on Education and future reports 
may be found at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, 
located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on April 6, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-9506 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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