[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26027]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notices 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: Wednedsay, November 3, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 
November 4, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Washingtonian Marriott Center, 9751 
Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

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:

Wednesday, November 3, 1999
     Welcome and Introduction
     Remarks from Dr. Martha Krebs, Director, Office of Science
     News from Basic Energy Sciences
     Discussion on implementing a research program in Complex 
Systems
     Brief overviews of the programs in BES
Thursday, November 4, 1999
     Review of the 1999-2000 charge to BESAC and updates of 
ongoing activities
     Overview of the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source at Argonne 
National Laboratory
     Overview of the Manuel Lujan, Jr. Neutron Scattering 
Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory

    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 prior to 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 20585; between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 1, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-26027 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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