[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5433-5434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1855]


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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, 86Stat.770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, March 1, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, March 
2, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to noon.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion

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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 purposes 
of the meeting are for the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 
(FESAC) to (1) hear from DOE about the FY 2008 Budget, (2) complete the 
charge on the evaluation of the program's progress toward meeting the 
PART performance measures, and (3) a presentation and discussion of a 
new charge and how FESAC plans to approach this new charge. The charge 
will be related to the evolution of the program during the years of 
ITER construction and operation including what issues need to be dealt 
with and what general class(es) of facility(ies) may be needed in 
addition to ITER.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, March 1, 2007

     Complete the charge on assessing the program's progress 
toward achieving long-range PART measures.
     Discussion of the new charge.
     Public Comments.
Friday, March 2, 2007

     U.S. Burning Plasma Office: Status Report.
     High Energy Density Physics: What is happening at DOE.
     Fusion Simulation Project Status and Plans.
    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 1, 2007.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-1855 Filed 2-5-07; 8:45 am]
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