[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 9219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3652]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science 
Advisory Committee (NSAC). 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: Friday, March 9, 2012, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852, (301) 822-9200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of 
Energy; SC-26/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-0536

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and guidance to the 
Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on scientific 
priorities within the field of basic nuclear science research.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:

Friday, March 9, 2012

 Perspectives from Department of Energy and National Science 
Foundation
 Update from the Department of Energy and National Science 
Foundation's Nuclear Physics Office's
 Presentation of Plans for a Charge for Nuclear Science 
Community Planning
 Report on the Fundamental Physics at the Intensity Frontier 
Workshop
 Status on the Creation of a Strategic Plan on Accelerator 
Science
 Report on National Ignition Facility Workshop
 Public Comment (10-minute rule)
    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 these items on the agenda, you should 
contact Brenda L. May, (301) 903-0536 or by email at: 
[email protected]. 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 
Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Web site at: http://www.science.energy.gov/np/nsac.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on February 10, 2012.
LaTanya Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-3652 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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