[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2794]


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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 notices announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES:  Monday, February 28, 2000, 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Tuesday, 
February 29, 2000, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, March 1, 
2000, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESS:  Gaithersburg Washingtonian Marriott Center, 9751 
Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Sharon Long; Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road; Germantown, 
MD 20874-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-5565.

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:

Monday, February 28, 2000

 Welcome and Introduction
 Remarks from Acting Director, Office of Science
 News from Basic Energy Sciences
 President's R&D Focus Areas for FY 2001
 BES Discussion of R&D Focus Areas for FY 2001
 Report of the Neutron Scattering Subpanel
 Update on 4th Generation Synchrotron Light Source Activities

Tuesday, February 29, 2000

 Report of the Electron Beam Microcharacterization Center 
Review Subpanel
 Report of the Advanced Light Source Subpanel
 Brief overviews of BES programs

Wednesday, March 1, 2000

 Advisory Committee Discussion of Issues
 Review of Calendar Year 2000 Calendar

    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 
Sharon Long 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 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on February 3, 2000.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-2794 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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