62028 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 224 / Thursday, November 20, 1997 / Notices

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 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: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site.

DATES AND TIMES: Friday & Saturday,

December 5–6, 1997: 8:30 a.m.–5:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The December 5–6, 1997

meetings will be held at: Ocean Plaza,

Oceanfront at 15th Street, Savannah,

Georgia 31328.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerri Flemming, Public Accountability

Specialist, Environmental Restoration

and Solid Waste Division, Department

of Energy Savannah River Operations

Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, S.C. 29802

(803) 725–5374.

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

Friday, December 5, 1997

8:30 a.m.—Review applications of

potential candidates for Board

membership and select three qualified

applicants per Board vacancy

5:00 p.m.—Adjourn

Saturday, December 6 1997

8:30 a.m.—Review applications of

potential candidates for Board

membership and select three qualified

applicants per Board vacancy

5:00 p.m.—Adjourn.

If necessary, time will be allotted after

public comments for items added to the

agenda, and administrative details.

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 Gerri Flemming’s

office 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 Designated Federal Officer 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 end of

each day.

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

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by wrting to Gerri

Flemming, Department of Energy

Savannah River Operations Office, P.O.

Box A, Aiken, S.C. 29802, or by calling

her at (803) 725–5374.

Issued at Washington, DC on November 12,

1997.

Rachel 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: 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—Laboratory Operations Board.

Date and Time: Tuesday, December 9,

1997, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Place: Georgetown University

Conference Center, Salon H, 3800

Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC

20057.

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: The

purpose of the Laboratory Operations

Board is to provide 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

Tuesday, December 9, 1997

9:00–9:30 AM—Introductory Remarks

9:30–10:30 AM—Status Report on LOB

Recommendations

10:30–10:45 AM—Break

10:45–11:30 AM—Report on Multiple

Laboratory Projects

11:30–12:00 PM—Public Comment

Period

12:00–1:00 PM—Lunch

1:00–1:30 PM—Progress Report on

Ongoing Studies

1:30–2:00 PM—Report on New

Activities

2:00–2:45 PM—Working Session

2:45–3:15 PM—Public Comment Period

3:15–3:30 PM—Closing Remarks

3:30 PM—Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. A final agenda will be available

at the meeting.

Public Participation

The Chairman of the Laboratory

Operations Board 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 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

Laboratory Operations 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, DC 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 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Information on

the Laboratory Operations Board 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.

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