[Federal Register: September 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 170)]
[Notices]               
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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 a meeting of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board's Laboratory Operations 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.

DATES: Tuesday, September 14, 1999, 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington Embassy Row Hotel, Ambassador Room, 2015 
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.

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

Tuesday, September 14, 1999

8:30-8:45 A.M.  Opening Remarks--Co-Chairs: E. Moniz & J. McTague
8:45-10:00 A.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Security Reform
10:00-10:15 A.M.  Break
10:15-10:45 A.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Legislative Action & Policy 
Issues
10:45-11:45 A.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Performance-Based Management 
and Performance-Based Contracting
11:45-1:15 P.M.  Lunch Break
1:15-2:00 P.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Enhancing Federal Work Force 
Capabilities
2:00-2:30 P.M.  Briefing & Discussion: New Management Structure
2:30-2:45 P.M.  Discussion: Laboratory Operations Board Work Plan 
Issues
2:45-3:00 P.M.  Public Comment Period
3:00 P.M.  Adjourn

    This tentative agenda may change. We will have a final agenda 
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

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of business. During its meeting in Washington, D.C. 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. You may submit written comments to 
Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 
AB-1, US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is being published less than 15 
days before the date due to programmatic issues that needed to be 
resolved prior to publication.
    Minutes: We will make minutes and a transcript of the meeting 
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. You can find more information on the Laboratory Operations 
Board at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at 
http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 26, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22874 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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