[Federal Register: April 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 76)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register. The purpose of the teleconference is 
for members of two of the Board's subcommittees (the Openness Advisory 
Panel and the External Members of the Laboratory Operations Board) to 
discuss their review of the Department's policies and practices related 
to foreign visitors.

DATES: Tuesday, May 4, 1999, 8:30 AM--4:30 PM, EST.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Program Review Center (Rm 8E-
089), Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585.

    Note: Members of the public are requested to contact the Office 
of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 in 
advance of the meeting (if possible) to expedite their entry to the 
Forrestal Building on the day of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Bornfleth, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4040 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

    The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (Board) reports directly to 
the Secretary of Energy and is chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The Board provides the Secretary of Energy with 
essential independent advice and recommendations on issues of national 
importance. On May 4, selected members from two of the Board's 
subcommittees will conduct a second and final meeting to discuss the 
Department's policies and practices related to foreign visitors.

Purpose of the SEAB Review of the Foreign Visitors Program

    In March 1999, the Secretary of Energy directed the Board to review 
and provide advice, information, and recommendations on the 
Department's policies and practices related to foreign visitors.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, May 4, 1999

8:30 AM-9:00 AM
    Welcome and Opening Remarks--SEAB Chairman Andrew Athy
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
    Presentations and Discussions of Program Offices' Laboratory 
Foreign Visitors Programs--TBD
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
    Lunch Break
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
    Board Review, Comments and Actions--SEAB Chairman Andrew Athy
4:00 PM-4:30 PM
    Public Comment Period
4:30 PM
    Adjourn

    This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will 
be available at the meeting.

Public Participation

    The Chairman of the Secretary of Energy Advisory 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 
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 may be submitted to Skila Harris, 
Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. 
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 teleconference 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, DC, 
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board may 
also be found at the Board's web site, located at http://
www.hr.doe.gov/seab.


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    Issued at Washington, DC, on April 15, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9956 Filed 4-20-99; 8:45 am]
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