[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4931-4932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2040]


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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 23, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, 
February 24, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 14th & K Streets, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Talamini, Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences, U. S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, 
Germantown, MD 20874-1290; telephone: (301) 903-4563.

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:
     News from the Office of Science;
     News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences;
     Preliminary Report of BESAC Subcommittee on 
Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences;
     BESAC Discussion.
    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 
Karen Talamini 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 January 27, 2004.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2040 Filed 1-30-04; 8:45 am]
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