[Federal Register: August 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 167)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Teleconference 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given 
of the following advisory committee teleconference:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

    The purpose of the teleconference is to discuss the findings and 
recommendation of the Task Force on Fusion Energy, a subcommittee of 
the Board.

DATES AND TIME: Thursday, September 2, 1999, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM Eastern 
Time.

ADDRESSES: Participants may call the Office of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 to reserve a teleconference line and 
receive a call-in number. Public participation is welcomed. However, 
the number of teleconference lines are limited and are available on a 
first come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

    The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (Board) reports directly to 
the Secretary of Energy and is chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, section 624(b) of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (Public Law 95-91). The Board provides the Secretary of Energy with 
essential independent advice and recommendations on issues of national 
importance. On September 2, the Board will conduct a teleconference to 
discuss Realizing the Promise of Fusion Energy: Final Report of the 
Task Force on Fusion Energy (August 9, 1999), a report by a 
subcommittee of the Board.

Purpose of the Task Force on Fusion Energy

    The Secretary of Energy directed the Board to form the Task Force 
on Fusion Energy, a subcommittee of the Board, to conduct a thorough 
review of all the Department's fusion energy technologies, both 
inertial and magnetic. The review was to analyze and provide 
recommendations on the role of each of these fusion technologies as 
part of a national fusion energy research program. The analysis was to 
address whether the current and planned resources within the Office of 
Fusion Energy Sciences budget are appropriately balanced among the 
concepts to provide the scientific basis for an informed selection of 
the best option for development as a fusion energy source.
    The SEAB Task Force on Fusion Energy was to take into account the 
program's relationship to international fusion energy programs, the 
connection of inertial fusion energy research to the stockpile 
stewardship activities in Defense Programs, and the broader science and 
educational goals that may be enabled by fusion technologies.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 2, 1999
1:30 PM-1:40 PM--Welcome & Opening Remarks--SEAB Chairman Andrew Athy
1:40 PM-2:00 PM--Overview of Fusion Energy Task Force's Findings and 
Recommendations--Task Force Chairman, Richard Meserve
2:00 PM-2:30 PM--Public Comment Period
2:30 PM-3:00 PM--SEAB Review & Comment and Action--SEAB Chairman Andrew 
Athy
3:00 PM--Adjourn

    This tentative agenda is subject to change.
    Public Participation: The Chairman of the Secretary of Energy
    Advisory Board is empowered to conduct the teleconference in a way 
that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct 
of business. During its teleconference, the Board welcomes public 
comment. Members of the public will be heard during the public comment 
period. The Board will make every effort to hear the views of all 
interested parties. Written comments may be submitted to Elizabeth 
Mullins, Executive Director,

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Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, US Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is being 
published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to 
programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior to publication.
    Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the teleconference will be 
available for public review and copying approximately 30 days following 
the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and 
copies of the subject report may also be found at the Board's web site, 
located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 25, 1999.
James N. Solit,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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