[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47181-47182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22602]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Teleconference
Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given
of the following advisory committee teleconference:
Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
The purpose of the teleconference is to discuss the findings and
recommendation of the Task Force on Fusion Energy, a subcommittee of
the Board.
DATES AND TIME: Thursday, September 2, 1999, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM Eastern
Time.
ADDRESSES: Participants may call the Office of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 to reserve a teleconference line and
receive a call-in number. Public participation is welcomed. However,
the number of teleconference lines are limited and are available on a
first come basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279
(fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board
The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (Board) reports directly to
the Secretary of Energy and is chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, section 624(b) of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (Public Law 95-91). The Board provides the Secretary of Energy with
essential independent advice and recommendations on issues of national
importance. On September 2, the Board will conduct a teleconference to
discuss Realizing the Promise of Fusion Energy: Final Report of the
Task Force on Fusion Energy (August 9, 1999), a report by a
subcommittee of the Board.
Purpose of the Task Force on Fusion Energy
The Secretary of Energy directed the Board to form the Task Force
on Fusion Energy, a subcommittee of the Board, to conduct a thorough
review of all the Department's fusion energy technologies, both
inertial and magnetic. The review was to analyze and provide
recommendations on the role of each of these fusion technologies as
part of a national fusion energy research program. The analysis was to
address whether the current and planned resources within the Office of
Fusion Energy Sciences budget are appropriately balanced among the
concepts to provide the scientific basis for an informed selection of
the best option for development as a fusion energy source.
The SEAB Task Force on Fusion Energy was to take into account the
program's relationship to international fusion energy programs, the
connection of inertial fusion energy research to the stockpile
stewardship activities in Defense Programs, and the broader science and
educational goals that may be enabled by fusion technologies.
Tentative Agenda
Thursday, September 2, 1999
1:30 PM-1:40 PM--Welcome & Opening Remarks--SEAB Chairman Andrew Athy
1:40 PM-2:00 PM--Overview of Fusion Energy Task Force's Findings and
Recommendations--Task Force Chairman, Richard Meserve
2:00 PM-2:30 PM--Public Comment Period
2:30 PM-3:00 PM--SEAB Review & Comment and Action--SEAB Chairman Andrew
Athy
3:00 PM--Adjourn
This tentative agenda is subject to change.
Public Participation: The Chairman of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board is empowered to conduct the teleconference in a way
that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct
of business. During its teleconference, the Board welcomes public
comment. Members of the public will be heard during the public comment
period. The Board will make every effort to hear the views of all
interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to Elizabeth
Mullins, Executive Director,
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Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, US Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is being
published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to
programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior to publication.
Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the teleconference will be
available for public review and copying approximately 30 days following
the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.,
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal
holidays. Information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and
copies of the subject report may also be found at the Board's web site,
located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab
Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 25, 1999.
James N. Solit,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22602 Filed 8-27-99; 8:45 am]
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