Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting, 39065 [E7-13800]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 17, 2007 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 3100. Thomas R. Wilkey, Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 07–3482 Filed 7–13–07; 11:10 am] BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice United States Election Assistance Commission. ACTION: Notice of rescheduled plenary teleconference meeting for the Technical Guidelines Development Committee. AGENCY: Friday August 17, 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. PLACE: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8900. STATUS: This teleconference meeting will be Web cast to the public. Additional meeting information and URL Web link for the event will be available at: https://vote.nist.gov by July 30, 2007. SUMMARY: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (the ‘‘Development Committee’’) has rescheduled a plenary teleconference meeting for August 17, 2007. This meeting date serves as a rescheduling of the July 3, 2007 plenary teleconference that was cancelled. The Development Committee was established in 2004 to act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in the development of voluntary voting system guidelines. The Development Committee has held nine previous plenary meetings. The proceedings of these plenary sessions are available at: https://vote.nist.gov. The purpose of the tenth meeting of the Development Committee will be to review and approve a final draft of recommendations for future voluntary voting system guidelines to the EAC. The draft recommendations respond to tasks defined in resolutions passed at the previous Development Committee meetings as well as a review of a complete draft of recommendations presented at the May 2007 plenary meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (the ‘‘Development Committee’’) has scheduled a plenary teleconference meeting for July 3, 2007. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES DATE AND TIME: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Jul 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 The Committee was established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15361, to act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the Election Assistance Commission in the development of the voluntary voting system guidelines. The Technical Guidelines Development Committee held their first plenary meeting on July 9, 2004. At this meeting, the Development Committee agreed to a resolution forming three working groups: (1) Human Factors & Privacy; (2) Security & Transparency; and (3) Core Requirements & Testing to gather information and review preliminary reports on issues pertinent to voluntary voting standard recommendations. At subsequent plenary sessions, additional resolutions were debated and adopted by the TGDC. The resolutions define technical work tasks for NIST that assist the TGDC in developing recommendations for voluntary voting system guidelines. The Development Committee approved initial recommendations for voluntary voting system guidelines at the April 20th & 21st, 2005 meeting. The recommendations were formally delivered to the EAC in May 2005 for their review. In September of 2005, the Development Committee began review of preliminary technical reports for the next iteration of voluntary voting system guidelines. The Committee will review, debate and approve a final draft of recommendations for the next iteration of voluntary voting system guidelines at the August 17, 2007 teleconference meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Eustis 301–975–5099. If a member of the public would like to submit comments concerning the Committee’s affairs at any time before or after the meeting, written comments should be addressed to the contact person indicated above, c/o NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8970, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 or to: voting@nist.gov. Thomas R Wilkey, Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 07–3483 Filed 7–13–07; 11:10 am] BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39065 SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Tuesday, July 31, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, August 1, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/ Rockville Executive Meeting Center 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. 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: I News from the Office of Science. I News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. I Report of the COV of the Scientific Facilities Division. I Reports of BES Basic Research Needs Workshops. I Reports of the BESAC Grand Challenges Subcommittee. 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 (email). 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 at: https://www.sc.doe.gov/ production/bes/BESAC/Meetings.html. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2007. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E7-13800]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Open Meeting

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 (Pub. L. 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, July 31, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, August 
1, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Executive Meeting Center 1750 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.

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:
    [squf] News from the Office of Science.
    [squf] News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
    [squf] Report of the COV of the Scientific Facilities 
Division.
    [squf] Reports of BES Basic Research Needs Workshops.
    [squf] Reports of the BESAC Grand Challenges 
Subcommittee.
    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 at: https://www.sc.doe.gov/production/bes/BESAC/
Meetings.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2007.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-13800 Filed 7-16-07; 8:45 am]
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