[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 56339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19551]


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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, October 23, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 
October 24, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland, 20878.

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 purposes of the meeting are for 
the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) to complete its 
responses to the charges on (1) planning (Greenwald Panel), (2) the 
Fusion Simulation Project (Tang Panel), and (3) the scientific/
programmatic review of the National Compact Stellarator Experiment 
(NCSE) (Hazeltine Panel). During the meeting, FESAC members will also 
hear a status report on the ITER Major Item of Equipment (MIE) Project, 
and discuss future approaches to strategic planning and possible future 
charges to FESAC.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

     Office Fusion Energy Sciences Perspective
     Report from the NCSX Science Review Panel/Discussion
     Report from the Panel on Strategic Planning/Discussion
     Report from the Panel on the Fusion Simulation Program/
Discussion
     Public Comments

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

     Report on U.S. ITER MIE Project
     Recommendations to DOE on NCSX and Long Term Program 
Opportunities
    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: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the U.S. 
Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Web site 
(http://www.science.doe.gov/ofes/).

    Issued at Washington, DC, on September 28, 2007.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-19551 Filed 10-2-07; 8:45 am]
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