[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2673-2674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1124]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given
of the following advisory committee meeting:
Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Task Force on
Education.
Dates and Times: Monday, February 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Addresses: Madison Hotel, Dolley Madison Ballroom, 15th & M
Streets, NW., Washington, DC.
For Further Information Contact: Bruce Bornfleth, Secretary of
Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4040 or
(202) 586-6279 (fax).
Supplementary Information: The purpose of the Task Force on
Education is to provide information and recommendations to the
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on ways to make the Department's
scientific, technical and supercomputing capabilities more available
to our Nation's schools, colleges and universities, and to provide
recommendations on how the Department can best enhance science,
technology, engineering and mathematics education in the United
States. The Task Force on Education will prepare a report for
submission to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
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Tentative Agenda: Monday, February 2, 1998.
9-9:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks--Dr. Hanna Gray, Task Force
Chairman and Secretary Fedrico Pena
9:45-10:00 a.m. Report on DOE's Initiatives
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-12:00 a.m. Panel I: Discussion of DOE's Historical and
Ongoing Education Activities
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m. Panel II: Overview of Federal Activities in Math/
Science Education
2:30-3:30 p.m. Discussion of Task Force Action Plan
3:30-4:00 p.m. Public Comment Period
This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda
will be available at the meeting.
Public Participation: The Chairman of the Task Force is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the
Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
During its meeting in Washington, DC, the Task Force welcomes public
comment. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which
they sign up at the beginning of the meeting. The Task Force will
make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties.
Written comments may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive
Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be
available for public review and copying approximately 30 days
following the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading
Room, 1E-190 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday except Federal holidays. Information on the Task Force on
Education and future reports may be found at the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board's web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.
Issued at Washington, D.C., on January 13, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-1124 Filed 1-15-98; 8:45 am]
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