[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4646-4647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1600]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a closed meeting of the Blue Ribbon 
Commission on America's Nuclear Future (the Commission). The Commission 
was organized pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice is provided in accordance 
with the Act.
    Due to national security considerations, under section 10(d) of the 
Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), the meeting will be closed to the public and 
matters to be discussed are exempt from public disclosure under 
Executive Order 13526 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2161 
and 2162, as amended.
    This notice is being published less that 15 days from the date of 
the meeting due to logistical circumstances, Commissioners' 
availability, and the inability to delay and reschedule the meeting in 
a timely fashion.

DATES: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Navy Shipyard, 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20376.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy A. Frazier, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-4243 or facsimile (202) 586-
0544; e-mail [email protected]. Additional information 
will be available at http://www.brc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The President directed that the 
Commission be established to conduct a comprehensive review of policies 
for managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. The Commission 
will provide advice and make recommendations on issues including 
alternatives for the storage, processing, and disposal of civilian and 
defense spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste. The Commission is 
scheduled to submit a draft report to the Secretary of Energy in July 
2011 and a final report in January 2012.
    This is the first closed full Commission meeting. Previous open 
full Commission meetings were held in March, May, July, September, and 
November 2010. Webcasts of the previous open meetings along with 
meeting transcripts and presentation are available at http://www.brc.gov.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
Commissioners with classified briefings and hold discussions which they 
are unable to receive in an open meeting because the disclosure of such 
information is specifically authorized under criteria established by 
Executive Order 13526 to be kept secret in the interests of national 
defense and is exempt from disclosure under the Atomic Energy Act, 42 
U.S.C. 4161 and 4162.
    The Commission's charter directs the Commission to ``conduct a 
comprehensive review of policies for managing the back end of the 
nuclear fuel cycle, including all alternatives for the storage, 
processing, and disposal of civilian and defense used nuclear fuel, 
high-level waste, and materials derived from nuclear activities.'' In 
support of that effort, the Commission will receive classified 
briefings and hold classified discussions on various topics relating to 
fuel cycle technologies, material attractiveness and weapons usability, 
design basis threats to commercial used nuclear fuel and commercial 
power reactors, and Navy nuclear fuel. Therefore, the purpose for 
closing this meeting is proper and consistent with the exemptions set 
forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting is expected to start at 8:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, February 3, 2011 and conclude at approximately 4 p.m.
    Public Participation: There will be no public participation in this 
closed meeting. As always, those wishing to provide written comments or 
statements to the Commission are invited to send them to Timothy A. 
Frazier, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, e-mail to [email protected], or 
post comments on the Commission Web site at http://www.brc.gov.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will not be available.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on January 20, 2011.
Carol A. Matthews,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1600 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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