[Federal Register: November 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 226)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board's National Ignition Facility Laser System Task Force. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), 
requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to 
allow for public participation.

DATES: Monday, November 29, 1999, 1:00 PM-5:30 PM and Tuesday, November 
30, 1999, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Conference 
Room A, Building 123, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94551-
0808. Note: For their convenience, members of the public who plan to 
attend this open meeting are requested to contact Ms. Kathleen Moody of 
the LLNL Protocol Office in advance of the meeting in order to 
facilitate access to the meeting site. Ms. Moody may be reached at 
(925) 423-5948 or via e-mail at moody2@llnl.gov.

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) 586-7092 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the National Ignition 
Facility Laser System Task Force is to provide independent external 
advice and

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recommendations to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on the 
options to complete the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Project; to 
recommend the best technical course of action; and to review and assess 
the risks of successfully completing the NIF Project. The NIF Task 
Force will focus on the engineering and management aspects of the 
proposed method for accomplishing the assembly and installation of the 
NIF laser system. The Task Force's review will cover the full scope of 
assembly and installation and the ability, within the proposed 
approach, to achieve the cleanliness requirements established for the 
operation of the laser. The review will also address: (1) The 
engineering viability of the proposed assembly and activation method; 
(2) the assembly and installation cleanliness protocols; (3) the 
management structure; and (4) the adequacy of the cost estimating 
methodology.

Tentative Agenda

    A tentative agenda is currently under development for both Monday, 
November 29 and Tuesday, November 30, 1999. Times and order are still 
subject to change, however, topics may include:

Cleanliness Protocols (A Review of the Origin & Evolution of the 
Requirements, Assembly and Installation Plans and Procedures);
Procurement Planning (A Review of the NIF Laser System Procurement 
Plan, and Current Status);
NIF Cost Methodology (A Review of NIF Costs, and Revised Cost Estimate 
Plans);
NIF Project Management ( A Review of NIF's Program and Project 
Management Control and Integration Systems and a Discussion of the 
Respective Roles and Responsibilities of DOE/DP, DOE/Oakland, UC, LLNL 
etc.);

    The final agenda will be available at the meeting.

Public Participation

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
observe the business of the NIF Task Force and submit written comments 
or comment during the scheduled public comment periods. The Chairman of 
the Task Force is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that 
will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. During its meeting in Livermore, California, the Task Force 
welcomes public comment. Members of the public will be heard in the 
order in which they sign up at the beginning of the meeting. The Task 
Force will make every effort to hear the views of all interested 
parties. You may submit written comments to Betsy Mullins, Executive 
Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. 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 the late resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

    A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be made 
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, DC, 
between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Further information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 
and its subcommittees may be found at the Board's web site, located at 
http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on November 19, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-30605 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am]
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