[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 73 (Friday, April 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20145-20146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9365]


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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 Russia. 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 nonproliferation programs in Russia.

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

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DATES: Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 9 AM-4 PM, Eastern Daylight 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 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, DC 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 Russia 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 Russian Federation. 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

Tuesday, April 25, 2000

9 AM-9:15 AM  Opening Remarks
9:15 AM-10 AM  Briefing on DOE Moscow/DOE Presence in Russia
10 AM-10:45 AM  Briefing on the Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative
10:45 AM-11 AM  Break
11 AM-12 AM  Briefing on Budget Issues
12 PM-1:15 PM  Lunch
1:15 PM-3:45 PM  Roundtable with NGO Representatives
3:45 PM-4 PM  Adjourn

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

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 Russia 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 in 
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, US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 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, DC, between 9 A.M. and 4 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, DC, on April 11, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-9365 Filed 4-13-00; 8:45 am]
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