[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 232 (Friday, December 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30681]


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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: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board's Laboratory Operations Board (LOB). The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that 
agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for 
public participation.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Laboratory Operations Board.

DATES: Thursday, December 7, 2000, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Louise Wagner, Executive 
Director, or Laurie Keaton, LOB Staff Director, Office of Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), US Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7162 or (202) 
586-6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Laboratory Operations 
Board is to provide independent external 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

Thursday, December 7, 2000

8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.--Co-Chairs Opening Remarks
9 a.m.-9:45 a.m.--Budget and Appropriations Update
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.--Break
10 a.m.-11 a.m.--Presentation on Hamre Commission: Study of the Science 
and Security Functions of the Department
11 a.m.-12 p.m.--Presentation on Transition Planning at DOE
12 p.m.-1 p.m.--Lunch
1 p.m.-3 p.m.--LOB Work Plan--Status Reports
    --Implementation of Performance Based Management at DOE
    --LOB Retrospective
    --Laboratory Profile Report Update
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--Public Comment Period
3:15 p.m.--Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to change.
    Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the 
public are welcome to monitor the business of the Laboratory Operations 
Board and to submit written comments or comment during the scheduled 
public comment period. The meeting will be conducted in a fashion that 
will, in the Co-Chairs' judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. During its open meeting, 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 Board 
will make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties. You 
may submit written comments to Mary Louise Wagner, 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 the 
late resolution of programmatic issues.
    Minutes: A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the meeting will 
be made 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 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday except 
Federal holidays. Further information on the Laboratory Operations 
Board is available at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web 
site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on November 28, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-30681 Filed 11-30-00; 8:45 am]
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