[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30537]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public L. No. 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: Wednesday, December 3, 1997, 9:00 A.M.--4:00 P.M.
    Address: Jefferson Hotel, Monticello Room, 1200 16th Street, 
Washington, D.C.

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: Purpose of the Openness Advisory Panel: 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

Wednesday, December 3, 1997

9:00-9:30 AM
    Opening Remarks & Introductions--R. Meserve, Chairman
9:30-10:00 AM
    Subgroup Report: Assessment of the Yucca Mountain Site's Electronic 
Records Management System--T. Wade & E. Willis, OAP Members
10:00-10:45 AM
    Status Report: Records Management Implementation Strategy & 
Status--S.W. Hall, DOE Chief Information Officer
10:45-11:00 AM
    Break
11:00-11:45 AM
    Status Report: Declassification Implementation Strategy & Status--
Brian Siebert, DOE Office of Declassification
11:45-12:00 PM
    Public Comment
12:00-1:00 PM
    Lunch
1:00-2:00 PM
    Panel Discussion: Records Management ``Best Practices'': the Field 
Management Perspective--Guest Panelists & OAP Members
2:00-2:15 PM
    Break
2:15-3:30 PM
    Working Session: Discussion of the OAP Work Plan
3:30-4:00 PM
    Public Comment
4:00 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 
way which will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business. During its meeting in Washington, D.C. 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 Skila Harris, 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 and Transcript

    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. Information on the Openness Advisory 
Panel may also be found at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web 
site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-30537 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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