[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12114]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board's Openness Advisory Panel. The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies 
publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public 
participation.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Openness Advisory Panel.

DATE: Tuesday, May 16, 2000, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Program Review Center (Room 8E-
089), Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

    Note: Members of the public are requested to contact the Office 
of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 in 
advance of the meeting (if possible), to expedite their entry to the 
Forrestal Building on the day of the meeting. Public participation 
is welcomed.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Burrow, Deputy Director, 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7092 or 
(202) 586-6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Openness Advisory Panel 
is to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 
regarding the status and strategic direction of the Department's 
classification and declassification policies and programs, and other 
aspects of the Department's ongoing Openness Initiative. The Panel's 
work will help institutionalize the Department's Openness Initiative.

Tentative Agenda

    The agenda for the May 16 meeting has not been finalized but will 
include detailed briefings and discussions on the history and 
accomplishments of DOE's Openness Initiative; the legal foundations and 
basis for openness; implementation status of the OAP Interim Report; 
and key issues and challenges in classification, declassification and 
records management. Members of the Public wishing to comment on issues 
before the Openness Advisory Panel will have an opportunity to address 
the Panel during the afternoon period for public comment.

Tentative Agenda

9-9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks & Introductions--Herbert Brown, Chairman 
Openness Advisory Panel
9:30-10:15 a.m. Briefing & Discussion: History and Accomplishments of 
DOE's Openness Initiative
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:15 a.m. Briefing & Discussion: Legal Foundations and the Basis 
for Openness
11:15-12 p.m. Status Report: Implementation of OAP Interim Report 
Recommendations
12-1 p.m. Lunch Break
1-1:45 p.m. Briefing & Discussion: Issues and Challenges in 
Classification and Declassification
1:45-2:30 p.m. Briefing & Discussion: Issues and Challenges in Records 
Management
2:30-3:15 p.m. Working Session: Panel Organization, Scope, & Work Plans
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

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
observe the business of the Openness Advisory Panel and submit written 
comments or comment during the scheduled public comment periods. The 
Chairman of the Panel 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, DC the Panel 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 Panel will make 
every effort to hear the views of all interested parties. You may 
submit written comments to Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, Secretary 
of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. This notice is being 
published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to the 
late resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

    A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be made 
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, DC, 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Further information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 
and its subcommittees may be found at the Board's web site, located at 
http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on May 9, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-12114 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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