Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board's National Ignition Facility Laser System Task Force.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770),

requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to

allow for public participation.

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--National Ignition

Facility Laser System Task Force.

DATES: Monday, November 15, 1999, 8:30 am-3:30 pm and Tuesday, November

16, 1999, 8:30 am-11:45 am.

ADDRESSES: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Conference

Room A, Building 123, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94551-

0808. Note: For their convenience, members of the public who plan to

attend this open meeting are requested to contact Ms. Kathleen Moody of

the LLNL Protocol Office in advance of the meeting in order to

facilitate access to the meeting site. Ms. Moody may be reached at

(925) 423-5948 or via e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279

(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the NIF Task Force is to

provide independent external advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on the options to complete the

National Ignition Facility (NIF) Project; to recommend the best

technical course of action; and to review and assess the risks of

successfully completing the NIF Project. The NIF Task Force will focus

on the engineering and management aspects of the proposed method for

accomplishing the assembly and installation of the NIF laser system.

The Task Force's review will cover the full scope of assembly and

installation and the ability, within the proposed approach, to achieve

the cleanliness requirements established for the operation of the

laser. The review will also address: (1) the engineering viability of

the proposed assembly and activation method; (2) the assembly and

installation cleanliness protocols; (3) the management structure; and

(4) the adequacy of the cost estimating methodology.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, November 15, 1999

8:30-8:45 a.m.--Opening Remarks, Introductions & Objectives--Dr. John

McTague, Task Force Chairman

8:45-9:00 am--LLNL Welcome & Orientation

9:00-9:45 am--Briefing & Discussion: Defense Programs' Overview, NIF

Mission Requirements and Parameters

9:45-10:15 am--Briefing & Discussion: State of the NIF Project

10:15-10:30 am--Break

10:30-11:00 am--Briefing & Discussion: NIF Experimental Plan

11:00-12:30 pm--Briefing & Discussion: NIF Project Engineering Overview

12:30-1:15 pm--Lunch

1:15-2:15 pm--Briefing & Discussion: NIF Project Management Overview

2:15-3:15 pm--Briefing & Discussion: Integration of Conventional

Facilities and Laser Systems

3:15-3:30 pm--Public Comment Period

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3:30 pm--Adjourn

Tuesday, November 16, 1999

8:30-8:35 a.m.--Opening Remarks & Objectives--Dr. John McTague, Task

Force Chairman

8:35-9:15 am--Briefing & Discussion: Laser System Performance

Requirements

9:15-10:15 am--Briefing & Discussion: Laser System Elements

10:15-10:30 am--Break

10:30-11:15 am--Briefing & Discussion: Optics Development Plan and

Requirements

11:15-11:45 a.m.--Public Comment Period

11:45 am--Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will

be available at the meeting.

Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the

public are welcome to observe the business of the NIF Task Force and

submit written comments or comment during the scheduled public comment

periods. The Chairman of the Task Force is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate

the orderly conduct of business. During its meeting in Livermore,

California, the Task Force welcomes public comment. Members of the

public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the

beginning of the meeting. The Task Force will make every effort to hear

the views of all interested parties. You may submit written comments to

Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board,

AB-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585. This notice is being published less than 15

days before the date of the meeting due to the late resolution of

programmatic issues.

Minutes: A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the meeting will

be made available for public review and copying approximately 30 days

following the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading

Room, 1E-190 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through

Friday except Federal holidays. Further information on the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board and its subcommittees may be found at the Board's

web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on November 9, 1999.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-29698 Filed 11-10-99; 8:45 am]

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