[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82991-82992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33309]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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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.

DATES: Wednesday, January 10, 2001, 10:00 AM-11:15 AM, Eastern Standard 
Time.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Room 1E-245, 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 meeting site on the day of 
the meeting. Public participation is welcomed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Louise Wagner, Executive 
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 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

    The meeting will include presentations on the key findings and 
recommendations contained in the Task Force's draft final report 
entitled, An Evaluation of DOE's Nonproliferation Programs With Russia. 
Members of the Public wishing to comment on the key findings and 
recommendation contained in the Task Force's draft final report will 
have an opportunity to address the Task Force during the scheduled 
public comment period. Copies of subject report will be available at 
the meeting and may be obtained at that time from the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board's web site located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab/ 
or by calling (202) 586-7092.
Wednesday, January 10, 2001 from 10:00-11:15 AM
10:00 AM-10:10 AM--Opening Remarks.
10:10 AM-10:30 AM--Presentation of Key Finding.
10:30 AM-10:45 AM-- Member Comment.
10:45 AM-11:00 AM--Public Comment.
11:00 AM-11:10 AM--Task Force Action & Closing Remarks.

    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 comment during the scheduled 
public comment period or provide written comments. 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. Written comments should be 
submitted by no later than Januray 16, 2001 to Mary Louise Wagner, 
Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, US 
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 
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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 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 December 22, 2000.
Carol Anne Kennedy,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-33309 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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