65FR37125 Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 114, Page 37125
[Federal Register: June 13, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 114)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of
Energy Advisory Board's Laboratory Operations Board (LOB). 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.
NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Laboratory Operations Board.
DATES: Wednesday, June 21, 2000, 8:30 A.M.--3:15 P.M., Eastern Daylight
Time.
ADDRESSES: Spallation Neutron Source Project Building, Room 101A, 701
Scarboro Road, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, or
Laurie Keaton, LOB Staff Director, Office of Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (AB-1), US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-7162 or (202) 586-6279
(fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Laboratory Operations
Board is to provide independent external 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, June 21, 2000
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Co-Chairs Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Legislative Update
9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Summary of Lab Director's Meeting
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m. Lab Responses to NIF Interim Report
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Update on Foreign Visits and Assignments
Program
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. LOB Terms of Reference
11:30 a.m.-12 a.m. LOB Work Plan
12 p.m.-1 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m.-2 p.m. Lab Stories: Performance-Based Management
2 p.m.-3 p.m. Management Initiatives at the Department of Energy
Headquarters
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Public Comment Period
3:15 p.m. Adjourn
This tentative agenda is subject to change.
Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the
public are welcome to monitor the business of the Laboratory Operations
Board and to submit written comments or comment during the scheduled
public comment period. The meeting will be conducted in a fashion that
will, in the Co-Chairs' judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. During its open meeting, 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 Board
will make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties. You
may submit written
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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: A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the 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, D.C., between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M., Monday through Friday
except Federal holidays. Further information on the Laboratory
Operations Board is available at the Secretary of Energy Advisory
Board's web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.
Issued at Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2000.
James N. Solit,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14865 Filed 6-12-00; 8:45 am]
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