[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17301]


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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: Thursday, August 2, 2001, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 
August 3, 2001, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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:

Thursday, August 2, 2001

     Welcome and Introduction.
     Remarks from Acting Director, Office of Science.
     News from Basic Energy Sciences.
     Spallation Neutron Source Update.
     Interagency Working Group on Neutron Science.
     Update on the Nanoscale Science Research Centers.
     National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science, 
Engineering, and Technology.
     Linac Coherent Light Source Update.

Friday, August 3, 2001

     Other Department of Energy Briefings.
    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, D.C. on July 5, 2001.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
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