2011-3287. Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Department of Energy, Office of Science.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

Thursday, March 17, 2011; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday, March 18, 2011; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESS:

Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katie Perine; Office of Basic Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: [phone].

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:

• News from Office of Science/DOE.
• News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
• Discussion on the FY 2012 Budget.
• New charge to BESAC—Mesoscale Science.
• Follow-up on the Science for Energy Technologies Report.

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 Katie Perine at 301-903-6594 (fax) or [e-mail] (e-mail). 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 on the Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee's Web site at http://www.science.doe.gov/​bes/​BESAC/​meetings.html.

Issued at Washington, DC on February 8, 2011.

LaTanya Butler,

Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.