[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44911-44912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21419]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Fusion 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 Fusion Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee. The 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: Wednesday, September 8, 1999, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday,
September 9, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn/Goshen Hall; 2 Montgomery Village Avenue;
Gaithersburg, Maryland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road;
Germantown, MD 20874-1290; Telephone: 301-903-4927.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: To finalize the
Committee's report to the Department of Energy providing an assessment
of the restructured Fusion Energy Sciences Program, including
recommendations for further redirection given projected flat budgets in
the future. The report will also include recommendations on the ongoing
proof-of-principle experiments and the balance between tokamak and non-
tokamak physics and between magnetic and inertial fusion energy.
Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, September 8, 1999
9:00 a.m. Discussion of Report to DOE on October 9, 1998 Charge
1:30 p.m. Public Comment
3:15 p.m. Finalize Report to DOE
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
Thursday, September 9, 1999
8:30 a.m. DOE Perspective
10:00 a.m. Presentation of Findings to DOE
11:00 a.m. Other Business
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
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
Albert L. Opdenaker at 301-903-8584 (fax) or
albert.opdenaker@science.doe.gov (email). You must make your request
for an oral statement at least 5 business
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days before 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 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public
Reading Room; IE-190; Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue,
S.W.; Washington, D.C., between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 13, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-21419 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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