Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act
This notice announces a series of closed meetings held (or to be held) pursuant to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of a Voluntary Agreement and potentia...
This notice announces a series of closed meetings held (or to be held) pursuant to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of a Voluntary Agreement and potential accompanying Plans of Action with entities involved in the nuclear fuel industry.
DATES:
See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for further details.
ADDRESSES:
The committee meetings were held (or will be held) virtually (via Teams).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Sarah McPhee-Charrez, Chief of Staff, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: (202) 587-1092. Email:
sarah.mcphee@nuclear.energy.gov.
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
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within the scope of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), thereby necessitating their closure to the public.
Meeting 1:
Committee 3 Meeting
June 1, 2026, June 8, 2026, June 15, 2026, June 22, 2026; and June 29, 2026.
10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 2:
Reactors Subcommittee Meeting
June 2, 2026, June 9, 2026, June 16, 2026, June 23, 2026, and June 30, 2026.
11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 3:
Recycling & Reprocessing Subcommittee Working Group Meeting
June 2, 2026, June 9, 2026, June 16, 2026, June 23, 2026, and June 30, 2026.
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 4:
Committee 3 Workforce Subcommittee Working Group Meeting
June 3, 2026, June 10, 2026, June 17, 2026, and June 24, 2026.
1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 5:
Committee 3 Human Mobilization Workforce Subcommittee Meeting
June 4, 2026.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 27, 2026, by Theodore J. Garrish, Assistant Secretary for 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, July 29, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
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Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act,” thefederalregister.org (July 31, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15527/notice-of-closed-meetings-to-implement-voluntary-agreements-and-related-plans-of-action-under-the-defense-production-act.