81 FR 9176 - DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)

This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 9176]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03850]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE/NSF Nuclear Science 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 DOE/NSF Nuclear Science 
Advisory Committee (NSAC). 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: Wednesday, March 23, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 701 
Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, (301) 822-9200.

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:

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

     Perspectives from Department of Energy and National 
Science Foundation
     Update from the Department of Energy and National Science 
Foundation's Nuclear Physics Office
     Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory 
Overview
     Status of the Canadian Long Range Plan for Subatomic 
Physics
     Update from the NUPECC Chair

    Note:  The NSAC Meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet. 
You may find out how to 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, will be archived after the 
meeting ends at the following link: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/DOE/160323/.

    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 these 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.
    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 February 18, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-03850 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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