[Federal Register: October 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 208)]
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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 (FESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public 
Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings 
be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, November 17, 2003, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Tuesday, 
November 18, 2003, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: Quality Suites, 3 Research Court, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 
USA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion 
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-4927.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to obtain 
the view of FESAC on how the Department might deal with the 
recommendations contained in the National Research Council's (NRC) 
Burning Plasma Assessment Committee report dated September 24, 2003.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, November 17, 2003
    [sbull] DOE Perspectives
    [sbull] Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) Perspectives
    [sbull] Presentation of the NRC Report ``Burning Plasma--Bringing A 
Star to Earth''
    [sbull] Discussion of FESAC Response to NRC Report
    [sbull] Discussion of Procedure for Setting Program Priorities and 
Selection of Panel Members
    [sbull] Public Comments
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
    [sbull] Preliminary Reports from the Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) 
Review Panel
    [sbull] Preliminary Report from the Workforce Development Panel
    [sbull] Preliminary Report from the Committee of Visitors
    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 (e-mail). 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: We will make the minutes of this meeting available for 
public review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information 
Public Reading Room; IE-190; Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on October 23, 2003.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-27143 Filed 10-27-03; 8:45 am]

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