[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4990-4991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2557]


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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: 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--Openness Advisory Panel.
    Date and Time: Tuesday, February 11, 1997, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM.
    Place: The Westin Hotel at City Center, Vista Ballroom A, 1400 M 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-1709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the 
Openness Advisory Panel is to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board regarding the current status and strategic direction for 
the Department's classification and declassification policies and 
programs, as well as other aspects of the Department's ongoing Openness 
Initiative. The Panel's work will help institutionalize the 
Department's Openness Initiative.

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Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, February 11, 1997

8:30 AM-9:00 AM  Opening Remarks
9:00 AM-9:30 AM  Overview of the DOE Openness Press Conference
9:30 AM-10:30 AM  Working Session
10:30 AM-10:45 AM  Break
10:45 AM-12:00 PM  Working Session
12:00 PM-1:00 PM  Lunch
1:00 PM-2:30 PM  Working Session
2:30 PM-2:45 PM  Break
2:45 PM-4:00 PM  Working Session
4:00 PM-4:30 PM  Public Comment
4:30 PM  Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to change. A final agenda will be 
available at the meeting.

    Public Participation: 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. Written comments may be submitted to David Cheney, 
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 programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior 
to publication.
    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, DC, 
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on January 28, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-2557 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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