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Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–2629 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal E:\FR\FM\13FEN1.SGM 13FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / Notices Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Tuesday, February 19, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to noon. ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, 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: During the coming year, the Office of Science (SC) will be developing a new strategic plan for the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program. The Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) recently completed addressing a charge on the magnetic fusion portion of the FES program. At this meeting, FESAC will be charged to address the remaining portions of the FES program—alternate concepts, high energy density laboratory plasmas and inertial fusion energy, and plasma sciences. In addition, the committee will discuss how it plans to approach each of the new charges and schedules to complete them. Once the recommendations and advice from FESAC on all of these portions of the program are complete, the Office of Science will be prepared to write the new strategic plan that will carry the FES program through the next important period in establishing the knowledge base for an economically and environmentally attractive fusion energy source. Tentative Agenda rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Tuesday, February 19, 2008 • DOE Perspective. • OFES Perspective. • ITER Project Status. • Discussion of the Charge on High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas. • Presentation on the Low Temperature Plasma Physics Workshop. • Discussion of the Charge on NonTokamak Confinement Concepts. • Public Comments. Wednesday, February 20, 2008 • Discussion of Strategic Plan Development. • 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 the items on the agenda, you should contact Albert L. Opdenaker at 301– 903–8584 (fax) or albert.opdenaker@science.doe.gov (email). Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8304-8305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2642]


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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

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Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, February 19, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 
February 20, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20878, 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: During the coming 
year, the Office of Science (SC) will be developing a new strategic 
plan for the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program. The Fusion Energy 
Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) recently completed addressing a 
charge on the magnetic fusion portion of the FES program. At this 
meeting, FESAC will be charged to address the remaining portions of the 
FES program--alternate concepts, high energy density laboratory plasmas 
and inertial fusion energy, and plasma sciences. In addition, the 
committee will discuss how it plans to approach each of the new charges 
and schedules to complete them. Once the recommendations and advice 
from FESAC on all of these portions of the program are complete, the 
Office of Science will be prepared to write the new strategic plan that 
will carry the FES program through the next important period in 
establishing the knowledge base for an economically and environmentally 
attractive fusion energy source.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
     DOE Perspective.
     OFES Perspective.
     ITER Project Status.
     Discussion of the Charge on High Energy Density Laboratory 
Plasmas.
     Presentation on the Low Temperature Plasma Physics 
Workshop.
     Discussion of the Charge on Non-Tokamak Confinement 
Concepts.
     Public Comments.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
     Discussion of Strategic Plan Development.
     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 (e-mail). 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. This notice is being published less than 15 days before the date 
of the meeting due to programmatic issues.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the U.S. 
Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Web site 
(https://www.science.doe.gov/ofes/).

    Issued at Washington, DC, on February 8, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer. 3
[FR Doc. E8-2642 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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