[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 9307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3185]


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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 (Public Law 
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, February 26, 2001, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Tuesday, 
February 27, 2001, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian 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:
Monday, February 26, 2001
 Welcome and Introduction
 Remarks from Director, Office of Science
 News from Basic Energy Sciences
 Update on the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS) and the 
Manuel Lujan, Jr. Neutron Scattering Center (MLNSC) Subpanel Report
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
 Update on Future BESAC Activities
 Brief Overviews of Basic Energy Sciences Divisions
    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 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 1, 2001.
Carol Anne Kennedy,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-3185 Filed 2-6-01; 8:45 am]
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