[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7214]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of 
the following advisory committee meeting:
    Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Task Force on Fusion 
Energy.

DATES AND TIMES: Monday, March 29, 1999, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM and Tuesday, 
March 30, 1999, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Program Review Center (Room 8E-
089), Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
D.C. 20585. Note: Members of the public are requested to contact the 
Office of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 in 
advance of the meeting (if possible), to expedite their entry to the 
Forrestal Building on the day of the meeting.

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: The purpose of the Task Force on Fusion 
Energy is to review the Department of Energy's plans for research and 
development of four fusion related technologies--pulsed-power, lasers, 
ion drivers, and magnetic fusion--and to provide advice to the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on how to structure the Department's 
fusion energy programs, both inertial and magnetic. The review is to 
focus on the scientific quality of the programs, the goals and 
objectives of the programs, and the energy potential of each 
technology. The findings and recommendation of the Task Force on Fusion 
Energy are to comment on the goals and objectives of the Department's 
fusion energy related programs, provide a critique of the current 
development strategies, suggest changes in the overall fusion energy 
roadmap, and recommended funding levels.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, March 29, 1999

8:30-9:00 AM  Opening Remarks, Introductions and Objectives--Dr. 
Richard Meserve, Task Force Chairman
9:00-9:45 AM  Briefing and Discussion: Review of President's Committee 
of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Reviews of Fusion Energy
9:45-10:00 AM  Break
10:00-11:15 AM  Briefing and Discussion: Overview of the Department of 
Energy Fusion Energy Program
11:15-12:00 PM  Briefing and Discussion: Overview of the Inertial 
Confinement Fusion Program
12:00-1:00 PM  Lunch
1:00-2:30 PM  Briefing and Discussion: Magnetic Fusion Energy Program 
Status and Plans
2:30-2:45 PM  Break
2:45-4:15 PM  Briefing and Discussion: Inertial Fusion Energy Program 
Status and Plans
4:15-4:45 PM  Briefing and Discussion: Magnetic and Inertial Fusion 
Energy Roadmap
4:45-5:00 PM  Public Comment Period
5:00 PM  Adjourn

Tuesday, March 30, 1999

8:30-8:35 AM  Opening Remarks and Objectives--Dr. Richard Meserve, Task 
Force Chairman
8:35-9:15 AM  Briefing and Discussion: Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 
Committee (FESAC) Review
9:15-10:00 AM  Working Session: Task Force Discussion/Question and 
Answer Period
10:00-10:15 AM  Break
10:15-11:45 AM  Working Session: Task Force Work Plan Discussion and 
Development
11:45-12:00 PM  Public Comment Period
12:00 PM  Adjourn

    This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will 
be available at the meeting.

Public Participation

    The Chairman of the Task Force is empowered to conduct the meeting 
in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the 
orderly conduct of business. During its meeting in Washington, D.C., 
the Task Force welcomes public comment. Members of the public will be 
heard in the order in which they sign up at the beginning of the 
meeting. The Task Force will make every effort to hear the views of all 
interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to Skila Harris, 
Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. 
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 the late resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

    Minutes and a transcript of the meeting 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. Further 
information on the Task Force on Fusion Energy may be found at the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at http://
www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on March 18, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-7214 Filed 3-23-99; 8:45 am]
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