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[FR Doc No: 2011-33801]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, 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 (Pub. L. 
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 9 a.m.-5:45 p.m. and Wednesday, 
February 29, 2012, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Doubletree Bethesda Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, 8120 
Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Edmund J. Synakowski, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Fusion 
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-4941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Meeting: To complete the charge given to the 
Committee in the letter from the Director, Office of Science, dated 
July 22, 2011, to respond to the following questions:
    1. What areas of research on new international facilities provide 
compelling scientific opportunities for US researchers over the next 
10-20 years?
    2. What research modes would best facilitate international research 
collaborations in plasma and fusion sciences?
    3. What areas of research in materials science and technology 
provide compelling opportunities for US researchers in the near term 
and in the ITER era?

Tentative Agenda

February 28, 2012, 9 a.m.-5:45 p.m.

     DOE/SC perspective and FY13 Congressional Budget Request.
     FES perspective and FY 2013 Congressional Budget Request 
for FES.
     Briefing on the Chinese Fusion Program.
     Basic Research Directions using the National Ignition 
Facility.
     Status of ITER Project.
     Report from the Subcommittee dealing with opportunities 
for collaborations on new tokamaks and stellarators overseas AND 
research modes that best facilitate international collaborations in 
plasma and fusion science.

February 29, 2012, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

     Report from the Subcommittee dealing with materials 
science and technology research opportunities.
     Public Comments.

    Note: The FESAC meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet. 
You may find out how to access this broadcast by going to the 
following site prior to the start of the meeting. A video record of 
the meeting, including the presentations that are made will be 
archived at this Web site after the meeting ends: https://doe.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3.

    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 
Dr. Ed Synakowski at (301) 903-8584 (fax) or 
Ed.synakowski@science.doe.gov (email). Reasonable provision will be 
made to include the scheduled oral statements during the public 
comments time 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 the meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 30 days on the Fusion Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee Web site at: https://www.science.doe.gov/ofes/fesac.shtml.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on December 29, 2011.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33801 Filed 1-4-12; 8:45 am]
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