[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 17842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05243]


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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 virtual 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, April 9, 2024; 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT.
    Wednesday, April 10, 2024; 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be 
held virtually 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 Committee is to make 
recommendations to DOE-SC concerning the basic energy sciences research 
program.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

 Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
 Updates on 2023 BESAC Charges
 Update from the Office of Science
 Update from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences
 Panel Discussion: Scientific Progress in Biomolecular 
Materials
 Additional Discussions of 2023 BESAC Charges
 Public Comment
 Adjourn

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

 2023 BESAC Facilities Charge Report-Out/Discussion
 Public Comment
 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 request an 
oral statement at least five business days before the meeting. 
Reasonable provisions 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. If you have any questions or 
need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities 
Act for this event, please send your request to Kerry Hochberger at 
[email protected] two weeks but no later than 48 hours, 
prior to the event. Closed captions will be enabled. Information about 
the committee can be found at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for review 
on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences 
website at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac/Meetings.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on March 7, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy Committee Management 
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-05243 Filed 3-11-24; 8:45 am]
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