[Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)]
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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, December 6, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, 
December 7, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 
Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Talamini; Office of Basic Energy 
Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, Independence 
Avenue, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903-4563.

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:
     News from the Office of Science.
     News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
     Final Report of BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and 
Computation in Basic Energy Sciences.
     BESAC discussion.
    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 
Karen Talamini at 301-903-6594 (fax) or karen.talamini@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 60 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 October 22, 2004.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-24056 Filed 10-26-04; 8:45 am]

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