[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79812-79813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32414]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Determination To Establish the Commission on Fire Safety and 
Preparedness

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, and 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, subpart 101-6, Final Rule on 
Federal Advisory Committee Management), I hereby certify that the 
Commission on Fire Safety and Preparedness is necessary and in the 
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on 
the Department of Energy by law. This determination follows 
consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General 
Services Administration, pursuant to 41 CFR subpart 101-6.10.
    The purpose of the Commission is to provide the Secretary of Energy 
and the Assistant Secretary of Environment, Safety and Health, with 
advice, information, and recommendations on the readiness of the 
Department of Energy complex for the threat of wildland and facility 
fires. The Commission will provide an organized forum to evaluate the 
nature of the risk of fire and concomitant risk of loss, the state of 
the Department's fire protection programs, and emergency response 
systems. The Commission will also

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review and provide recommendations on a comprehensive fire policy for 
the Department of Energy complex.
    Commission members will be chosen to ensure an appropriately 
balanced representation of various points of view and functions of 
interested stakeholders and professionals, including fire safety 
engineering, fire science, firefighter safety, risk/benefit analysis, 
and emergency response systems. Particular attention will be given to 
obtaining diversity, a balance of subdisciplines, a balance of 
interests, experiences, and points of view. All meetings of the 
Commission will be noticed ahead of time in the Federal Register.
    Further information regarding this Advisory Committee may be 
obtained from Amina Khan, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Defense 
Programs, DP-1, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
phone (202) 586-6982.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2000.
James N. Solit,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-32414 Filed 12-19-00; 8:45 am]
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