SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of this Committee is to make recommendations to DOE-SC concerning the basic energy sciences research program.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
• Updates on 2023 BESAC Charges
• Update from the Office of Science
• Update from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences
• Panel Discussion: Scientific Progress in Biomolecular Materials
• Additional Discussions of 2023 BESAC Charges
• Public Comment
• Adjourn

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

• 2023 BESAC Facilities Charge Report-Out/Discussion
• Public Comment
• Adjourn

Breaks taken as appropriate.

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. A webcast of this meeting will be available. Please check the website below for updates and information on how to view the meeting. 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 Kerry Hochberger at kerry.hochberger@science.doe.gov. You must request an oral statement at least five business days before the meeting. Reasonable provisions 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. If you have any questions or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for this event, please send your request to Kerry Hochberger at kerry.hochberger@science.doe.gov two weeks but no later than 48 hours, prior to the event. Closed captions will be enabled. Information about the committee can be found at: https://science.osti.gov/​bes/​besac.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for review on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences website at: https://science.osti.gov/​bes/​besac/​Meetings.

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89 FR 17842