[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 28029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12767]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; Meeting

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 requires 
that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: 
Thursday, July 11, 2019; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, July 12, 2019; 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Drive, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Runkles; Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; 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

 Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
 News from the Office of Science
 News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences
 Introduction to Plastic Issue and the Role of Recycling & 
Upcycling
 Chemical Upcycling of Polymer Roundtable Update
 Separation Science National Academy of Science Study
 Exascale Computing Project/Advanced Scientific Computing 
Advisory Committee Presentation
 Spallation Neutron Source/Proton Power Upgrade/Second Target 
Station Update
 Neutron Subcommittee Update
 Basic Research Needs for Manufacturing Update
 Liquid Solar Fuels Update
 Scientific User Facilities Committee of Visitors Report
 National Academy of Science Harassment Study
 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 Runkles 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. Information about the 
committee can be found at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 30 days at the Committee's website: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2019.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-12767 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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