[Federal Register: October 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 197)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science.

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, 
86Stat.770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced 
in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday, 
November 7, 2008, 9 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland, 20877, 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 Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) 
is developing a new strategic plan for the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) 
program. The Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) recently 
completed its report on scientific themes and issues facing the 
magnetic fusion portion of the FES program. At this meeting, FESAC will 
hear a final report from its panel that is identifying the scientific 
themes and issues facing the four major alternate confinement concepts. 
The output from this panel along with the previous FESAC report

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on the themes and issues facing the magnetic fusion program will 
provide a major portion of the information that OFES will use to 
produce a Strategic Overview Plan. The Committee will also hear a 
status report from its panel that is identifying the scientific themes 
and issues facing the high energy density laboratory plasma (HEDLP) 
program, and other reports as listed in the agenda shown below.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, November 6, 2008

     Presentation on DOE Perspectives by the Deputy Director 
for Science Programs.
     Presentation on OFES Perspectives and Plans for 
Development of Long-Range Strategic Plans including Research Needs 
Workshops.
     Presentation on the Final Report of the Toroidal Magnetic 
Alternates Panel.
     Presentation on the status of the HEDLP Panel activities.
     Presentation on ITER Status.
     Presentation by OFES on the Draft Strategic Overview Plan.
     Public Comments.

Friday, November 7, 2008

     Report on Fusion Diagnostics Development Needs.
     Status on the Research on Plasma-Materials Interactions in 
Fusion.
     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.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the U.S. 
Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Web site 
(http://www.science.doe.gov/ofes/).

    Issued at Washington, DC, on October 3, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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