[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7551-7552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1970]


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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 (Pub. L. 92-463, 
86 Stat.770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced 
in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 
1, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel, 620 Perry Parkway, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20887, 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 major purpose of 
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meeting is for the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) to 
hear the report of its Committee of Visitors that has dealt with the 
program's large experimental facilities, diagnostics, and Enabling R&D 
program, and to prepare a letter transmitting the report and the 
Committee's recommendations to the Department.
    Tentative Agenda: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.).
     Office of Science Perspective.
     Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Perspective.
     Presentation by the Committee of Visitors on Large 
Facilities, Diagnostics and Enabling R&D.
     Public Comments.
    Wednesday, March 1, 2006 (9 a.m.-12 Noon).
     Status of ITER Agreement.
     Status of U.S. ITER Project.
     Burning Plasma Program Office Organization.
     Status of the National Ignition Facility Project.
     Prepare letter to DOE transmitting the COV Report.
     Adjourn.
    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 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; IE-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 February 6, 2006.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-1970 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]
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