SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Committee is to make recommendations on a continuing basis to the Director, Office of Science of the Department of Energy, on the many ( printed page 70177) complex scientific and technical issues that arise in the development and implementation of the fusion energy sciences program.

Tentative Agenda:

• Office of Science Overview and Update
• Update from the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
• Update on the Progress and Plans of the FESAC Decadal Plan Subcommittee
• Public Comment
• United States Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap
• 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 an oral statement regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Dr. Barish at sam.barish@science.doe.gov. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements during the Public Comment 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. If you have any questions or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for this event, please send your request to Sandy Newton at sandy.newton@science.doe.gov, two weeks but no later than 48 hours, prior to the event. Closed captions will be enabled.

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for review on the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee website: https://science.osti.gov/​fes/​fesac/​Meetings.

Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 23, 2024, by David Borak, Committee Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

89 FR 70176