[Federal Register: November 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 226)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of 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 (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies 
publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public 
participation.

DATES: Thursday, December 2, 1999, 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

ADDRESSES: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Perseverance Hall, 
Building 54, Room 130, Berkeley, California 94720.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary L. Keaton, Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), US Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-7261.

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, December 2, 1999

8:30-8:45 A.M.  Opening Remarks--Co-Chairs: E. Moniz & J. McTague
8:45-9:45 A.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Laboratory Directed Research 
and Development
9:45-10:00 A.M.  Break
10:00-12:00 A.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Performance Based Management
12:00-1:30 P.M.  Lunch Break
1:30-2:00 P.M.  Briefings & Discussion: Update on National Ignition 
Facility
2:00-2:30 P.M.  Briefing & Discussion: Remaining Issues
2:30-2:45 P.M.  Discussion: Roadmaps and Portfolios
2:45-3:00 P.M.  Public Comment Period
3:00 P.M. Adjourn

    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 that will, in the Chairman's judgment, 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its meeting at 
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 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 
of the meeting due to the late resolution of programmatic issues.

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

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Public Reading Room, 1E-190 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 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, DC, on November 19, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-30606 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am]
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