[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30314]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.
SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board. 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.

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, December 14, 2000, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.

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 to expedite their entry to the Forrestal Building on the 
day of the meeting. Public participation is welcomed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Louise Wagner, Executive 
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 Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (The Board) is to provide the Secretary of Energy with 
essential independent advice and recommendations on issues of national 
importance. The Board and its subcommittees provide timely, balanced, 
and authoritative advice to the Secretary of Energy on the Department's 
management reforms, research, development and technology activities, 
energy and national security responsibilities, environmental cleanup 
activities, and economic issues relating to energy.

Tentative Agenda

    The agenda for the December 14th meeting has not been finalized. 
The meeting, however, will include presentations and Board discussions 
on two subcommittee final reports. The Board will review and discuss a 
final report prepared by the Openness Advisory Panel entitled, Becoming 
a Better Neighbor: A Pilot Review of the Relations between DOE 
Facilities and their Host Communities, and the final report of the 
Panel on Emerging Technological Alternatives to Incineration. Members 
of the Public wishing to comment on issues before the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board will have an opportunity to address the Board 
during the afternoon period for public comment. The final agenda will 
be available at the meeting. Copies of subject reports will be 
available in advance of the meeting and may be obtained from the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab/ or by calling (202) 586-7092.

Public Participation

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
observe the business of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and 
submit written comments or comment during the scheduled public comment 
period. The Chairman of the Board 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, D.C., 
the 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 
Board will make every effort to hear the views of all interested 
parties. You may submit written comments to Mary Louise Wagner, 
Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585. This notice may be published less than 15 days before the date 
of the meeting due to the late resolution of programmatic issues and 
publication delays due to the seasonal holidays.

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 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 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, D.C., on November 22, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-30314 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
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