[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30970]


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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, January 13, 2009, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 
January 14, 2009, 9 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20877, 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 the 
meeting will be to complete two charges: one on High Energy Density 
Laboratory Plasmas and one that asked FESAC to review the Fusion Energy 
Sciences Strategic Plan Overview which is scheduled to be sent to 
Congress by March 1, 2009.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

     Office of Science Perspectives.
     OFES Program Perspectives.
     Final Report on the High Energy Density Plasma Charge.
     Report on FESAC Review of the Strategic Plan Overview.
     Use of Technical Readiness Levels in Planning the Fusion 
Program.
     Use of Technical Readiness Levels at Boeing.
     Public Comments.
     Adjourn.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

     Status Report on the Research Needs Workshop Activities.
     Preparation of Letters to DOE/SC.
     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). 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. This notice is being published less than 15 days before the date 
of the meeting due to programmatic issues.
    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 December 23, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-30970 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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