[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6736-6737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3309]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
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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--Laboratory Operations Board
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 9:30 A.M.-3:30 P.M.
Place: Georgetown University Conference Center, Salon H, 3800 Reservoir
Road, NW, Washington, DC 20057.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (AB-1), US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Laboratory Operations
Board is to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
regarding the strategic direction of the Department's laboratories, the
coordination of budget and policy issues affecting laboratory
operations, and the reduction of unnecessary and counterproductive
management burdens on the laboratories. The Laboratory Operations
Board's goal is to facilitate the productive and cost-effective
utilization of the Department's laboratory system and the application
of best business practices.
Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, February 24, 1998
9:30-10:00 A.M.--Opening Remarks--Co-Chairs: Under Secretary Dr. Ernest
Moniz and Dr. John McTague
10:00-11:00 A.M.--Status Report on Laboratory Operations Board
Activities
11:00-12:00 A.M.--Discussion of ``Roadmap'' Planning Activities
12:00-1:00 P.M.--Lunch
1:00-2:00 P.M.--Continuation of the Discussion of ``Roadmap'' Planning
Activities
2:00-3:00 P.M.--Presentation on Department of Energy Contracting
Policies & Practices
3:00-3:30 P.M.--Public Comment Period
3:30 P.M.--Adjourn
This tentative agenda is subject to change. A final agenda will be
available at the meeting.
Public Participation
The Chairman of the Laboratory Operations Board is empowered to
conduct the meeting in a way which will, in the Chairman's judgment,
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its meeting in
Washington, D.C., the Laboratory Operations Board 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 Laboratory Operations
Board 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, US Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. This notice
is being published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due
to programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior to publication.
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, D.C., between 9:00
A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.
Information on the Laboratory Operations Board may also be found at the
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at http://
www.hr.doe.gov/seab.
Issued at Washington, DC, on February 4, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-3309 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am]
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