[Federal Register: July 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 126)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, July 22, 2002, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, July 23, 
2002, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 
Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Long; Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road; Germantown, 
MD 20874-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-5565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
advice and guidance with respect to the basic energy sciences research 
program.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:

Monday, July 22, 2002
     Welcome and Introduction
     Status of FY 2003 Budget
     Basic Energy Sciences Highlights
     Summary of BESAC-Sponsored Workshop on Theory and Modeling 
in Nanoscience
     Summary of BESAC-Sponsored Catalysis Planning Workshop
     Summary of the BES Workshop on Basic Research Needs for 
Countering Terrorism and Related SC-wide Activites
     Discussion of October 2002 BESAC-Sponsored Workshop on the 
Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future
     Linac Coherent Light Source Update
     Spallation Neutron Source Update
     High Flux Isotope Reactor Update

Tuesday, July 23, 2002
    Update on the Nanoscale Science Research Centers
    Summary of Transmission Electron Achromatic Microscope Workshop

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do 
so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Sharon Long at 301-903-6594 (fax) or sharon.long@science.doe.gov (e-
mail). You must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 
business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made 
to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson 
of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public 
Reading Room; 1E-190, Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW.; Washington, DC 20585; between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2002.
Belinda G. Hood,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-16446 Filed 6-28-02; 8:45 am]
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