[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48153-48154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22874]
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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: This notice announces a meeting of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board's Laboratory Operations Board. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies
publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public
participation.
DATES: Tuesday, September 14, 1999, 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.
ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington Embassy Row Hotel, Ambassador Room, 2015
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.
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, September 14, 1999
8:30-8:45 A.M. Opening Remarks--Co-Chairs: E. Moniz & J. McTague
8:45-10:00 A.M. Briefings & Discussion: Security Reform
10:00-10:15 A.M. Break
10:15-10:45 A.M. Briefings & Discussion: Legislative Action & Policy
Issues
10:45-11:45 A.M. Briefings & Discussion: Performance-Based Management
and Performance-Based Contracting
11:45-1:15 P.M. Lunch Break
1:15-2:00 P.M. Briefings & Discussion: Enhancing Federal Work Force
Capabilities
2:00-2:30 P.M. Briefing & Discussion: New Management Structure
2:30-2:45 P.M. Discussion: Laboratory Operations Board Work Plan
Issues
2:45-3:00 P.M. Public Comment Period
3:00 P.M. Adjourn
This tentative agenda may change. We will have a final agenda
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
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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. You may submit written comments to
Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board,
AB-1, US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is being published less than 15
days before the date due to programmatic issues that needed to be
resolved prior to publication.
Minutes: We will make minutes and a transcript of the meeting
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. You can find more information on the Laboratory Operations
Board at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at
http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.
Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 26, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22874 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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