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range, the SLA is entitled to the

contract. Further, the Mine Safety and

Health Administration may negotiate

directly with the SLA without opening

the competitive bidding process.

One panel member dissented.

The views and opinions expressed by

the panel do not necessarily represent

the views and opinions of the U.S.

Department of Education.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 00–11914 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s Openness Advisory

Panel. The Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

requires that agencies publish these

notices in the Federal Register to allow

for public participation.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Openness Advisory Panel.

DATE: Tuesday, May 16, 2000, 9 a.m.–

3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,

Program Review Center (Room 8E–089),

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

Note: Members of the public are requested

to contact the Office of the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586–7092 in

advance of the meeting (if possible), to

expedite their entry to the Forrestal Building

on the day of the meeting. Public

participation is welcomed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Burrow, Deputy Director,

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

(AB–1), U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7092

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Openness Advisory

Panel is to provide advice to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

regarding the status and strategic

direction of the Department’s

classification and declassification

policies and programs, and other

aspects of the Department’s ongoing

Openness Initiative. The Panel’s work

will help institutionalize the

Department’s Openness Initiative.

Tentative Agenda

The agenda for the May 16 meeting

has not been finalized but will include

detailed briefings and discussions on

the history and accomplishments of

DOE’s Openness Initiative; the legal

foundations and basis for openness;

implementation status of the OAP

Interim Report; and key issues and

challenges in classification,

declassification and records

management. Members of the Public

wishing to comment on issues before

the Openness Advisory Panel will have

an opportunity to address the Panel

during the afternoon period for public

comment.

Tentative Agenda

9–9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks &

Introductions—Herbert Brown,

Chairman Openness Advisory Panel

9:30–10:15 a.m. Briefing & Discussion:

History and Accomplishments of

DOE’s Openness Initiative

10:15–10:30 a.m. Break

10:30–11:15 a.m. Briefing & Discussion:

Legal Foundations and the Basis for

Openness

11:15–12 p.m. Status Report:

Implementation of OAP Interim

Report Recommendations

12–1 p.m. Lunch Break

1–1:45 p.m. Briefing & Discussion:

Issues and Challenges in

Classification and Declassification

1:45–2:30 p.m. Briefing & Discussion:

Issues and Challenges in Records

Management

2:30–3:15 p.m. Working Session: Panel

Organization, Scope, & Work Plans

3:15–3:30 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

In keeping with procedures, members

of the public are welcome to observe the

business of the Openness Advisory

Panel and submit written comments or

comment during the scheduled public

comment periods. 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, DC 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. You may submit written

comments to Betsy Mullins, Executive

Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board, AB–1, U.S. 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 the

late resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

A copy of the minutes and a transcript

of the meeting will be made 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 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Further

information on the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board and its subcommittees

may be found at the Board’s web site,

located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, DC, on May 9, 2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s National Ignition

Facility Laser System Task Force. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that

agencies publish these notices in the

Federal Register to allow for public

participation.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force.

DATES: Wednesday, May 17, 2000, 8:30

am–3 pm.

ADDRESSES: Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory (LLNL), Conference

Room A, Building 123, 7000 East

Avenue, Livermore, California 94551–

0808.

Note: For their convenience, members of

the public who plan to attend this open

meeting are requested to contact Ms.

Kathleen Moody of the LLNL Protocol Office

in advance of the meeting in order to

facilitate access to the meeting site. Ms.

Moody may be reached at (925) 423–5948 or

via e-mail at moody2@llnl.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, or

Richard Burrow, Deputy Director,

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

(AB–1), U.S. Department of Energy,