[Federal Register: August 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 159)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: 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. 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: Wednesday, September 8, 1999, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 
September 9, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn/Goshen Hall; 2 Montgomery Village Avenue; 
Gaithersburg, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion 
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road; 
Germantown, MD 20874-1290; Telephone: 301-903-4927.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: To finalize the 
Committee's report to the Department of Energy providing an assessment 
of the restructured Fusion Energy Sciences Program, including 
recommendations for further redirection given projected flat budgets in 
the future. The report will also include recommendations on the ongoing 
proof-of-principle experiments and the balance between tokamak and non-
tokamak physics and between magnetic and inertial fusion energy.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, September 8, 1999

9:00 a.m. Discussion of Report to DOE on October 9, 1998 Charge
1:30 p.m. Public Comment
3:15 p.m. Finalize Report to DOE
5:30 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, September 9, 1999

8:30 a.m. DOE Perspective
10:00 a.m. Presentation of Findings to DOE
11:00 a.m. Other Business
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
    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 the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Albert L. Opdenaker at 301-903-8584 (fax) or 
albert.opdenaker@science.doe.gov (email). You must make your request 
for an oral statement at least 5 business

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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 this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public 
Reading Room; IE-190; Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue, 
S.W.; Washington, D.C., between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on August 13, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-21419 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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