[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01906]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, 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). The 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, February 26, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli 
Road, Bethesda, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Perine, Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; SC-22/Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: (301) 
903-6529.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of this Board is to make 
recommendation to DOE-SC with respect to the basic energy sciences 
research program.
    Tentative Agenda:

 Annual Ethics Briefing (BESAC Members Only)
 Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
 News from the Office of Science (Budget)
 News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Budget)
 Report by the BESAC Subcommittee on Transformational 
Opportunities
 NSLS-II Update
 BES Nanocenters Update
 Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and 
Engineering Division
 Public Comments
 Adjourn
Breaks Taken As Appropriate

    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 
Katie Perine at (301) 903-6594 (fax) or [email protected] 
(email). 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 by contacing Ms. Perine at the 
address listed above.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 27, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01906 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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