[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11771-11772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5351]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.
SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board's Task Force on the Department of Energy's 
Nonproliferation Programs in the Former Soviet Union. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that 
agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for 
public participation. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Task 
Force's review of the Department of Energy's programs in and with the 
Former Soviet Union (FSU).

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Task Force on the Department 
of Energy's Nonproliferation Programs in the Former Soviet Union.

DATES: Monday, March 13, 2000, 9:00 am-3:15 pm, Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Program Review Center (Room 8E-
089), Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
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

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on the day of the meeting. Public participation is welcomed.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, or 
Richard Burrow, Deputy Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 
(AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-7092 or (202) 586-6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Task Force on the 
Department of Energy's Nonproliferation Programs in the Former Soviet 
Union is to provide independent external advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on the policy priorities 
established by the Department of Energy to pursue nonproliferation and 
nuclear safety programs in the Former Soviet Union. Special emphasis 
will be placed on program areas that may not have been addressed in the 
past. The Task Force will focus on assessing the performance of DOE's 
programs in achieving national security and nonproliferation missions, 
as well as providing policy recommendations on how the Department can 
be most effective in supporting U.S. national security interests. The 
Task Force will investigate, but will not be limited to, the following 
programs: (1) Initiatives for Nonproliferation, (2) Nuclear Cities 
Initiative, (3) Material Protection Control and Accounting Program, (4) 
Second Line of Defense Program, (5) Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) 
Purchase Agreement, (6) Plutonium Disposition Program, and (7) 
International Nuclear Safety Program.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, March 13, 2000

9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.--Opening Remarks, Introductions & Objectives
9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.--Overview of DOE programs with Russia and the 
Former Soviet Union
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.--Break
10:30 p.m.-11:00 a.m.--Overview of DOE's Office of Nuclear 
Nonproliferation (NN) Programs
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.--Briefings on Specific Issues--Initiatives for 
Proliferation Prevention, Nuclear Cities Initiative, Second Line of 
Defense
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.--Lunch Break
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.--Briefings on Specific Issues--Material Protection 
Control and Accounting, Plutonium Disposition
2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.--Briefings on Specific Issues--HEU Purchase 
Agreement, International Nuclear Safety
3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--Public Comment Period

    This tentative agenda is subject to change.

Public Participation

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
observe the business of the Task Force on the Department of Energy's 
Nonproliferation Programs in the Former Soviet Union and submit written 
comments or comment during the scheduled public comment period. 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 open meeting, 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. You may 
submit written comments to Betsy Mullins, 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

    A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the open meeting will be 
made 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 Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board and its subcommittees may be found at the Board's 
web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on February 29, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5351 Filed 3-3-00; 8:45 am]
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