[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9003]



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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: Thursday, April 29, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and 
Friday, April 30, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Conference Room B-318, 
Route 1 North, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08543.

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

Thursday, April 29, 1999
    8:30-8:45 a.m.--Opening Remarks, Introductions and Objectives--Dr. 
Richard Meserve, Task Force Chairman
    8:45-10:45 a.m.--Briefing and Discussion: Fusion Energy Potential 
in the Energy Marketplace
    10:45-11:00 a.m.--Break
    11:00-12:00 p.m.--Briefing and Discussion: Fusion Energy's Links to 
Other Fields
    12:00-1:00 p.m.--Lunch
    1:00-2:00 p.m.--Briefing and Discussion: International Fusion 
Energy Programs and Collaborations
    2:00-4:30 p.m.--Briefing and Discussion: Magnetic Fusion--Key 
Science Issues
    4:30-4:45 p.m.--Public Comment Period
    4:45 p.m.--Adjourn
Friday, April 30, 1999
    8:30-8:35 a.m.--Opening Remarks and Objectives--Dr. Richard 
Meserve, Task Force Chairman
    8:35-10:30 a.m.--Briefing and Discussion: Magnetic Fusion Portfolio
    10:30-10:45 a.m.--Break
    10:45-11:45 a.m.--Briefing and Discussion: Magnetic Fusion 
Technology
    11:45-12:15 p.m.--Briefing and Discussion: Magnetic Fusion Summary 
and Budget Requirements
    12:15-12:30 p.m.--Public Comment Period
    12:30 p.m.--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 Plainsboro, New 
Jersey, 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.

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 
a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 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 April 7, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9003 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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