[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36216-36217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17677]


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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 (BESAC).

DATES: Wednesday, July 29, 1998--8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m.; Thursday, July 
30, 1998--8:30 a.m.--2:00 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Lake; Basic Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee; U. S. Department of Energy; ER-10, GTN; 19901 
Germantown Road; Germantown, MD 20874-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-5565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The Committee will provide advice and 
guidance with respect to the basic energy sciences research program.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:
     Introduction to Basic Energy Sciences (BES) for the New 
Committee Members with Selected Highlights.
     Update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 Budget.
     ER Strategic Simulation Initiative Update.
     BESAC High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) Review Update.
     BESAC 4th Generation Light Source Panel Update.
     BESAC/Energy Research (ER) Roadmapping--Complexity.

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     ER Roadmapping Activities--The Scientific User Facilities.
     Interagency Efforts on Scientific User Facilities.
    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 her 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 Lake 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 29, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-17677 Filed 7-1-98; 8:45 am]
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