80 FR 57598 - DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)

This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24284]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee; Notice of Open 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science 
Advisory Committee (NSAC). 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: Thursday, October 15, 2015; 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 
October 16, 2015; 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical Union Conference Center, 2000 Florida 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009, (202) 777-7433.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of 
Energy; SC-26/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-0536 or email: 
[email protected]. The most current information concerning 
this meeting can be found on the Web site: http://science.gov/np/nsac/meetings/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

    To provide advice and guidance on a continuing basis to the 
Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on scientific 
priorities within the field of basic nuclear science research.

Tentative Agenda

    Agenda will include discussions of the following:

Thursday, October 15, 2015

     Perspectives from Department of Energy and National 
Science Foundation
     Updates from the Department of Energy and National Science 
Foundation's Nuclear Physics Office
     Presentation of the 2015 NSAC Long Range Plan Report
     NSAC Discussion of the 2015 Long Range Plan Report
     Presentation of the Charge for the DOE Office of Nuclear 
Physics Committee of Visitors
     Presentation of the NSAC Subcommittee Report on 
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Report

Friday, October 16, 2015

     Continued NSAC discussion of the Neutrinoless Double Beta 
Decay Report
     Discussion of Transmittal Letters for the Long Range Plan 
and Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Reports
     Public Comment

    Note: The NSAC Meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet. 
You may access the 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 site after 
the meeting ends: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/DOE/151015.

    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 
Brenda L. May, at (301) 903-0536 or by email 
[email protected]. You must make your request for an oral 
statement at least five 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: The minutes of the meeting will be available for review on 
the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Physics Web site at 
http://science.gov/np/nsac/meetings/.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-24284 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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