[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2176]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, February 24, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and 
Thursday, February 25, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Long; Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road; Germantown, 
MD 20874-1290; Telephone: 301-903-5565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
advice and guidance with respect to the basic energy sciences research 
program.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:
     Opening Remarks and Introduction from Dr. Martha Krebs, 
Director, Office of Science
     Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Status
     Scientific Simulation Initiative Update
     Report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on NIH 
Macromolecular Crystallography Activities at Synchrotron Radiation 
Light Sources
     Status of the Spallation Neutron Source Science Program
     User Fees at Basic Energy Sciences Facilities
     Report of the Solid State Sciences Committee on Condensed-
Matter and Materials Physics
     BESAC Fourth Generation Light Source Panel Report
     BESAC E-Beam Review Status
     Update on Complex and Collective Phenomena Workshop
     BESAC/Office of Science--Roadmapping
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do 
so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Sharon Long at 301-903-6594 (fax) or [email protected] (e-
mail). You must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 
business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to 
include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of 
the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public 
Reading Room; 1E-190, Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue, SW; 
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC on January 26, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-2176 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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