[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 78723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31792]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, 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 (FESAC). 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: January 13, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., January 14, 2016, 8:30 
a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund J. Synakowski, Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of 
Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; 
Telephone: (301) 903-4941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Meeting: To discuss the series of technical 
workshops held in 2015. These workshops were initiated by the Office of 
Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) to seek community engagement and input for 
future program planning activities.

Tentative Agenda Items

     Discussion of the workshops on Integrated Simulations for 
Magnetic Fusion Energy Sciences, Plasma Transients, Plasma-Materials 
Interactions, and Plasma Science Frontiers.
     Perspective on Science and Energy at DOE.
     Current Status and Future Plans for ITER.
     FES Perspective.
     Public Comment.
     Adjourn.

    Note: Remote attendance of the FESAC meeting will be possible 
via Zoom. Instructions can be found on FESAC Web site at http://science.energy.gov/fes/fesac/meetings/ or by contacting Dr. Samuel 
J. Barish by email at [email protected] or by phone (301) 
903-2917.

    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 an 
oral statement regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should 
contact Dr. Ed Synakowski at (301) 903-8584 (fax) or 
[email protected] (email). Reasonable provision will be 
made to include the scheduled oral statements during the Public 
Comments time 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 for public 
review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public 
Reading Room; 1G-033, Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays; and on the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 
Committee Web site at http://science.energy.gov/fes/fesac/.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on December 11, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-31792 Filed 12-16-15; 8:45 am]
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