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Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act
The notice announces a series of closed meetings held (or to be held) pursuant to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of its Voluntary Agreement and potenti...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with section 708 of the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) (50 U.S.C. 4558) and consistent with the regulations set out at 10 CFR part 821, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) hereby gives notice that a series of closed meetings were held (or will be held) to discuss the implementation of a Voluntary Agreement and any subsequent Plans of Action regarding each of the listed topics. DOE determined that these meetings were (or are) likely to disclose information treated as trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential. As a result, DOE determined that the matters discussed in these meetings fall within the scope of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), thereby necessitating their closure to the public.
Meeting 1:
Reactors Meeting
April 7, 2026, April 14, 2026, April 21, 2026, and April 28, 2026.
11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 2:
Recycling and Reprocessing Meeting
April 7, 2026, April 14, 2026, April 21, 2026, and April 28, 2026.
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 3:
Mining and Milling Meeting
April 7, 2026, April 14, 2026, April 21, 2026, and April 28, 2026.
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 4:
Enrichment Meeting
April 8, 2026, April 15, 2026, and April 29, 2026.
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 5:
Conversion Meeting
April 8, 2026, April 15, 2026, and April 29, 2026.
10:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 13, 2026, by Theodore J. Garrish, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy, 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
.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.