[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16117]


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

DATES: Tuesday, August 24, 2021; 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be 
held digitally via Zoom. Information to participate can be found on the 
website closer to the meeting date at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac/Meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Hochberger; Office of Basic 
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903-7661 
or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: 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
 International Benchmarking Study Report Presentation
 Cryo Electron Microscopies Roundtable Report Presentation
 Office of Science User Facilities: Lessons from the COVID Era 
and Visions for the Future Report Presentation
 Public Comments
 Adjourn

    Breaks taken as appropriate.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. A webcast 
of this meeting will be available. Please check the website below for 
updates and information on how to view the meeting. 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 Kerry 
Hochberger at [email protected]. You must make your 
request for an oral statement at least five business days before 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. 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 on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences website at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac/Meetings.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2021.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-16117 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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