[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby 
given of the following advisory committee meeting:
    Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Laboratory Operations 
Board
    Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 8:30 A.M.-3:30 P.M.
    Place: Westin Hotel at City Center, Vista Ballroom A, 1400 M 
Street, NE, Washington D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Laboratory Operations 
Board is to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 
regarding the strategic direction of the Department's laboratories, the 
coordination of budget and policy issues affecting laboratory 
operations, and the reduction of unnecessary and counterproductive 
management burdens on the laboratories. The Laboratory Operations 
Board's goal is to facilitate the productive and cost-effective 
utilization of the Department's laboratory system and the application 
of best business practices.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, September 9, 1998

8:30-9:00 A.M.  Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks
9:00-10:30 A.M.  Status Report on Outstanding Action
10:30-10:45 A.M.  Break
10:45-11:30 A.M.  Continuation of Status Reports
11:30-1:00 P.M.  Lunch Break
1:00-2:30 P.M.  Discussion of Work Plan
2:30-3:15 P.M.  Discussion of Other Activities
3:15-3:30 P.M.  Public Comment Period
3:30 P.M.  Adjourn

    This tentative agenda is subject to change. A final agenda will be 
available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The Chairman of the Laboratory Operations 
Board is empowered to conduct the meeting in a way which will, in the 
Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During 
its meeting in Washington D.C., the Laboratory Operations Board 
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 
Laboratory Operations Board will make every effort to hear the views of 
all interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to Skila 
Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 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, D.C., 
between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Information on the Laboratory Operations Board may also 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 August 20, 1998.
Althea T. Vanzego,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23064 Filed 8-26-98; 8:45 am]
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