[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30509]


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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 <a href="http://
www.hr.doe.gov/seab">http://
www.hr.doe.gov/seab</a>.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-30509 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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