[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29383]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of
the following advisory committee meeting:
Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Openness Advisory Panel.
Dates and Times: Tuesday, December 3, 1996, 1:30 pm-5:30 pm;
Wednesday, December 4, 1996, 8:30 am-5:00 pm.
Place: Covington and Burling Law Firm, Conference Center (11th
Floor), 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20044.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cheney, Acting Executive
Director, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202)
586-7092.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the
Openness Advisory Panel is to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board regarding the current status and strategic direction for
the Department's classification and declassification policies and
programs, as well as other aspects of the Department's ongoing Openness
Initiative. The Panel's work will help institutionalize the
Department's Openness Initiative.
Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, December 3, 1996
1:30 pm-2:00 pm--Opening Remarks
2:00 pm-3:00 pm--Overviews of the DOD and CIA Openness Programs
3:00 pm-5:00 pm--Subgroup Reports and Discussion: Priorities in
Declassification, Accessibility, Declassification Productivity, Legal
Issues
5:00 pm-5:30 pm--Public Comment
5:30 pm--Adjourn.
Wednesday, December 4, 1996
8:30 am-5:00 pm--Working Session.
A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
Public Participation: The Chairman of the Panel 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, D.C. the Panel 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 Panel will make every effort to hear the
views of all interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to
David Cheney, Acting Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory
Board, AB-1, 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 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday except Federal
holidays.
Issued at Washington, DC, on November 12, 1996.
Rachel Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-29383 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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