[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12412]


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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 Law 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: Wednesday, May 20, 1998, 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
    Place: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Medical Building 490, Large 
Conference Room, Upton, Long Island, New York.

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

Wednesday, May 20, 1998

8:30-8:45 A.M.--Opening Remarks--Co-Chairs: Dr. John McTague and Under 
Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz
8:45-9:15 A.M.--Status Report on Secretarial Commitments--Dr. Martha 
Krebs, Director of the Office of Energy Research and Vice Chair of the 
DOE R&D Council
9:15-10:00 A.M.--Presentation of the Small Laboratory Study--Dr. John 
McTague, Co-Chair
10:00-10:30 A.M.--Laboratory Director's Presentation & Discussion--Dr. 
John Marburger, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
10:30-12:30 P.M.--Site Tour (LOB Members only)
12:30-1:30 P.M.--Lunch
1:30-2:15 P.M.--Presentation of the Peer Review Study--Dr. Paul Gilman
2:15-3:30 P.M.--Discussion of Laboratory Operations Board Tasks
3:30-4:00 P.M.--DOE's Science & Technology Direction--Dr. Ernest Moniz, 
Co-Chair
4:00-4:30 P.M.--Public Comment Period
4:30 P.M.--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 Upton, Long Island, New York, 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. 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, 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 May 6, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-12412 Filed 5-8-98; 8:45 am]
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