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Application Submission

The solicitation will be available on

the internet on or about July 1, 2000 and

may be accessed at the DOE Chicago

Operations Office, Acquisition and

Assistance Group home page at http://

www.ch.doe.gov/business/acq.htm

under the heading ‘‘Current

Solicitations,’’ Soicitation No. DE–

SC02–00ER12245. Completed

applications referencing Solicitation No.

DE–SC02–00ER12245 must be

submitted to the U.S. Department of

Energy, Chicago Operations Office,

Communications Center, Building 201,

Room 168, 9800 South Cass Avenue,

Argonne, IL 60439–4899, ATTN: Tonja

L. Stokes, Acquisition and Assistance

Group.

Issued in Argonne, Illinois on June 27,

2000.

John D. Greenwood,

Group Manager, Acquisition and Assistance

Group.

[FR Doc. 00–17114 Filed 7–5–00; 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 an

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory 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 AND TIMES: Wednesday, July 12,

2000, 10:30 am–4 pm.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington DC

Hotel, East Salon Ballroom, 999 9th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001–

4427.

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,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7092

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (The Board) is to

provide the Secretary of Energy with

essential independent advice and

recommendations on issues of national

importance. The Board and its

subcommittees provide timely,

balanced, and authoritative advice to

the Secretary of Energy on the

Department’s management reforms,

research, development and technology

activities, energy and national security

responsibilities, environmental cleanup

activities, and economic issues relating

to energy.

Tentative Agenda

The agenda for the July 12 meeting

has not been finalized. However, the

meeting will include a series of briefings

and discussions on Department of

Energy and Board activities. Members of

the Public wishing to comment on

issues before the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board will have an

opportunity to address the Board during

the afternoon period for public

comment. The 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 Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board and submit written

comments or comment during the

scheduled public comment period. The

Chairman of the Board 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 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 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, 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 June 29,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–17115 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s Laboratory Operations

Board (LOB). 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—Laboratory Operations Board.

DATES: Thursday, July 13, 2000, 8:30

am–3:15 pm, eastern daylight time.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington

D.C. Hotel, East Salon Ballroom, 999 9th

Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Burrow, Acting Executive

Director, or Laurie Keaton, LOB Staff

Director, Office of Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), US Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

7162 or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Laboratory Operations

Board is to provide independent

external 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

Thursday, July 13, 2000

8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Co-Chairs Opening

Remarks

8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Strategic

Information Management Study to

Modernize the DOE’s Corporate

R&D Portfolio Management

Environment

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Management

Initiatives at DOE Headquarters

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. National

Nuclear Security Administration

Laboratories—Work Relationships

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Lab Stories:

Performance-Based Management

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Laboratory

Infrastructure Modernization

2:30 p.m.–2:45 LOB Work Plan

2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Revisions to LOB

Terms of Reference

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3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Public Comment

Period

3:15 p.m. Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. The final agenda will be

available at the meeting.

Public Participation

In keeping with procedures, members

of the public are welcome to monitor

the business of the Laboratory

Operations Board and to submit written

comments or comment during the

scheduled public comment period. The

meeting will be conducted in a fashion

that will, in the Co-Chairs, judgment,

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. During its open meeting, 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 Board will make every effort to hear

the views of all interested parties. You

may submit written comments to

Richard Burrow, Acting 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 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 9:00 am

and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Further

information on the Laboratory

Operations Board is available at the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s

web site, located at http://

www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on June 29,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–17117 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Los Alamos

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos. The

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: Wednesday, July 26, 2000; 6:00

pm–9 pm.

ADDRESSES: Pueblo Tribal Council

Meeting Room, New Mexico Highway

16, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

DuBois, Northern New Mexico Citizens’

Advisory Board, 1640 Old Pecos Trail,

Suite H, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone:

505–989–1662; Fax: 505–989–1752; Email: adubois@doeal.gov; or Internet

http:www.nnmcab.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

the Board: The purpose of the Board is

to make recommendations to DOE and

its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

Opening Activities—6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.;

Public Comment—6:30 p.m.–7 p.m.

Committee Reports:

Environmental Restoration

Monitoring and Surveillance

Waste Management

Community Outreach

Budget

Other Board business will be

conducted as necessary.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Ann DuBois at the address or

telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received 5 days prior

to the meeting and reasonable provision

will be made to include the presentation

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated

Federal Official is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a fashion that

will facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. Each individual wishing to

make public comment will be provided

a maximum of 5 minutes to present

their comments at the beginning of the

meeting.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available at the Public Reading Room

located at the Board’s office at 1640 Old

Pecos Trail, Suite H, Santa Fe, NM

87505. Hours of operation for the Public

Reading Room are 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on

Monday through Friday. Minutes will

also be made available by writing or

calling Ann DuBois at the Board’s office

address or telephone number listed

above.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 29, 2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive

Copyright License

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of

the General Counsel.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant

exclusive copyright license.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an

intent to grant to Business Commerce

Solutions of Gaithersburg, Maryland an

exclusive license in the U.S. copyright

in the EC–WEB EC/EDI Gateway small

purchase software, as well as the right

to register the copyright in foreign

countries. A Notice to the effect that the

computer software was available for

license appeared in the February 7, 2000

issue of the Federal Register [65 FR

5859]. The two entities which

responded to that Notice were asked to

respond to a Questionnaire which asked

them to detail their plans for

maintaining and updating the software,

and the resources they were ready,

willing and able to commit to the task.

Based on these responses, Business

Commerce Solutions was chosen as the

exclusive licensee. The copyright will

be held by the United States of America,

as represented by the Department of

Energy (DOE). DOE intends to grant the

license, unless within 15 days of this

notice the Assistant General Counsel for

Technology Transfer and Intellectual

Property, Department of Energy,

Washington, DC 20585, receives in

writing a statement from any person

setting forth a reason or reasons why it

would not be in the best interests of the

United States to grant the proposed

license, together with supporting

documents.

DATES: Send written comments to the

address listed below no later than July

21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant

General Counsel for Technology

Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585.