[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21898]


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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.

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM.

ADDRESSES: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel--Pentagon City, Diplomat Room, 1250 
South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

    The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (Board) reports directly to 
the Secretary of Energy and is chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, and section 624(b) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91). The Board provides the Secretary of 
Energy with essential independent advice and recommendations on issues 
of national importance. The Board and its Task Force Subcommittees 
provide timely, balanced, and authoritative advice to the Secretary 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

Wednesday, September 3, 1997

9:00-9:10 AM  Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10-9:25 AM  Secretary of Energy Remarks & Recognitions
Task Force Reports & Discussion
9:25-10:00 AM  Laboratory Operations Board External Members Report
10:00-10:35 AM  Interim Report of the Openness Advisory Panel
10:35-10:50 AM  Break
10:50-11:25 AM  Interim Report of the Electric System Reliability Task 
Force
11:25-11:30 PM  Summary of Task Force Reports
11:30-12:00 PM  Departmental Response
12:00-1:15 PM  Lunch
Discussion of SEAB & Task Force Plans
1:15-2:30 PM  Discussion of Next Steps and Task Forces
2:30-2:45 PM  Break
2:45-3:15 PM  Public Comment Period
3:15-3:30 PM  Closing Remarks

    This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will 
be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The Chairman of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board is empowered to conduct the meeting in a way that will, 
in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. 
During its meeting in Arlington, Virginia, 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. 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, D.C. 20585.
    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 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board may 
also be found at the Board's web site, located at <a href="http://
vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov">http://
vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov</a>:80/seab/.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 14, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-21898 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am]
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