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improving the English reading and
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who receive the literacy instruction to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Basic Energy
Sciences Advisory Committee
Department of Energy.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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: Thursday, February 21, 2008,
9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Friday,
February 22, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott
Hotel and Conference Center, 5701
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD
20852.
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 DOE.
• News from the Office of Basic
Energy Sciences.
• Update on COV of the Chemical
Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences
Division.
• Reports of the BESAC Grand
Challenges Subcommittee.
• Update of the Linac Coherent Light
Source.
• Update on Nanotechnology.
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
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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. This notice is being
published less than 15 days before the
date of the meeting due to programmatic
issues.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 30 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 February 5,
2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
State Energy Advisory Board
Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of these teleconferences be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: February 21, 2008 from 2 p.m. to
3 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Acting Assistant Manager,
Office of Commercialization and &
Project Management, Golden Field
Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617
Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401,
Telephone 303/275–4801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: To make
recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary for the Office of Energy
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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 (Pub. L. 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, February 21, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Friday,
February 22, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852.
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 DOE.
News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Update on COV of the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and
Biosciences Division.
Reports of the BESAC Grand Challenges Subcommittee.
Update of the Linac Coherent Light Source.
Update on Nanotechnology.
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. This notice is being published
less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to programmatic
issues.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 30 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 February 5, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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