[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1113-1114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-421]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a open teleconference meeting of the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies publish these 
notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. The 
purpose of the teleconference is to discuss the final findings and 
recommendations of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Task Force 
on DOE Nonproliferation Programs in Russia, a subcommittee of the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. Note: Copies of the draft final 
report of the Task Force on DOE Nonproliferation Programs in Russia may 
be obtained beginning January 10, 2001 from the following internet 
address http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab/ or by contacting the Office of the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092. Name: Secretary 
of Energy Advisory Board

DATES: Thursday, January 18, 2001, 10 AM-11:30 PM, Eastern Standard 
Time.

ADDRESSES: Participants may call the Office of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 to reserve a teleconference line and 
receive a call-in number. Public participation is welcomed. However, 
the number of teleconference lines are limited and are available on a 
first come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Louise Wagner, Executive 
Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
7092 or (202) 586-6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (The Board) is to provide the Secretary of Energy with 
essential independent advice and recommendations on issues of national 
importance. The Board and its subcommittees provide timely, balanced, 
and authoritative advice to the Secretary of Energy on the Department's 
management reforms, research, development, and technology activities, 
energy and national security responsibilities, environmental cleanup 
activities, and economic issues relating to energy. The Task Force on 
DOE Nonproliferation Programs in Russia, a subcommittee of the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, was formed to appraise and provide 
recommendations to the Board on the policy priorities established by 
the Department in its cooperative nonproliferation and nuclear safety 
programs with Russia; to identify crucial program areas that may not 
have been addressed in the past; and to assess the performance of DOE's 
programs in achieving national security and nonproliferation missions. 
The Task Force was also tasked to assess the performance of DOE's 
programs in achieving its national security and nonproliferation 
missions, and provide policy recommendations on how the Department can 
be most effective in supporting U.S. national security interests.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, January 18, 2001

10:00 AM-10:10 AM  Welcome & Opening Remarks--Mr. Andrew Athy, Chairman 
of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
10:10 PM-10:30 PM  Overview of the Task Force on DOE Nonproliferation 
Programs in Russia's Final Findings and Recommendations
10:30 PM-11:00 PM  Public Comment Period
11:00 PM-11:30 PM  Board Review & Comment and Action--Mr. Andrew Athy, 
Chairman of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
11:30 PM  Adjourn

    This tentative agenda is subject to change.

Public Participation

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
observe the business of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and 
submit written comments or comment during the scheduled public comment 
period. The Chairman of the Board is empowered to conduct the meeting 
in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the 
orderly conduct of business. During its open teleconference meeting, 
the 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. Written comments should be submitted no later than January 16, 
2001 to Mary Louise

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Wagner, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, 
US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20585.

Minutes

    A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the open teleconference 
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 Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and its subcommittees may be 
found at the Board's web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on January 2, 2001.
Carol Anne Kennedy,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-421 Filed 1-4-01; 8:45 am]
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