[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 41461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15625]


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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 5, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 
August 6, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Doubletree Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Talamini; Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U. S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, Independence 
Avenue, Washington, DC 20585; 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
     Report on BESAC Committee of Visitors for the Scientific 
User Facilities Division
     Report of BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in 
Basic Energy Sciences
     Highlights of the Nanoscale Research Centers (NSRC) 
Directors' Meeting
     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 July 6, 2004.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15625 Filed 7-8-04; 8:45 am]
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