[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35672-35673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15106]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, July 31, 2003, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday, August 1, 
2003, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 
Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, USA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion 
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-4927.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to complete 
action on the charge related to exploring the possibility of using 
fusion energy for non-electric applications. In addition, the Committee 
will be given a charge on Fusion Science and Engineering Workforce 
Development and the organization of the panel for dealing with that 
charge and perhaps some preliminary thoughts on which directions to 
pursue would be explored at this meeting.
    Tentative Agenda:
Thursday, July 31, 2003
    [sbull] Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Perspective
    [sbull] Report from the Panel on non-Electric Applications
    [sbull] Discussion of the Report
    [sbull] Presentation of a Scientific Paper TBD
    [sbull] Public Comments
Friday, August 1, 2003
    [sbull] Discussion of Workforce Development Charge
    [sbull] Status of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor 
(ITER) Activities
    [sbull] Planning for Next Meeting

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do 
so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Albert L. Opdenaker at 301-903-8584 (fax) or 
[email protected] (e-mail). You must make your request 
for an oral statement at least 5 business days before the meeting. 
Reasonable

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provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the 
agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow 
the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: We will make the minutes of this meeting available for 
public review and copying within 30 days 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.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on June 10, 2003.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15106 Filed 6-13-03; 8:45 am]
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