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normally be renewed after the project

period is completed. It is anticipated

that at the end of the grant period,

grantees will submit new grant

applications to continue their research

to the Department of Energy or other

Federal funding agencies. For the Office

of Science, these applications should

follow the usual application process.

Applications will be subjected to

scientific merit review and will be

evaluated against the following criteria,

which are listed in descending order of

importance as set forth in 10 CFR part

605:

1. Scientific and/or technical merit of

the project;

2. Appropriateness of the proposed

method or approach;

3. Competency of applicant’s

personnel and adequacy of proposed

resources; and

4. Reasonableness and

appropriateness of the proposed budget.

An additional review criteria will

address educational aspects of the

proposed work including the

involvement of graduate and

undergraduate students. These aspects

should be discussed in the application.

General information about

development and submission of

applications, eligibility, limitations,

evaluations and selection processes, and

other policies and procedures are

contained in the Application Guide for

the Office of Science Financial

Assistance Program and 10 CFR part 605

which is available on the World Wide

Web at: http://www.science.doe.gov/

production/grants/grants.html

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number for this program is

81.049, and the solicitation control

number is ERFAP 10 CFR Part 605.

Issued in Washington, DC on September

20, 2000.

John Rodney Clark,

Associate Director of Science for Resource

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Teleconference

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a open

teleconference meeting of the Secretary

of Energy Advisory Board’s National

Ignition Facility Laser System Task

Force. The Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

requires that agencies publish these

notices in the Federal Register to allow

for public participation. The purpose of

the teleconference is to discuss the draft

final findings and recommendations of

the National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force. Note: Copies of the

draft final report of the National Ignition

Facility Laser System Task Force may be

obtained from the following internet

address http://www.hr.doe.seab or by

contacting the Office of the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586–

7092.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force.

DATES: Thursday, October 19, 2000, 1:30

p.m.—3 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Participants may call the

Office of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board at (202) 586–7092 to

reserve a teleconference line and receive

a call-in number. Public participation is

welcomed. However, the number of

teleconference lines are limited and are

available on a first come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Louise Wagner, Executive

Director, or Richard Burrow, Deputy

Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board (AB–1), U.S. Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

7092 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

Thursday, October 19, 2000

1:30 p.m.—1:40 p.m. Welcome &

Opening Remarks—Dr. John

McTague, NIF Task Force Chairman

1:40 p.m.—2:00 p.m. Overview of the

National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force’s Interim

Findings and Recommendations—

Dr. John McTague, NIF Task Force

Chairman

2:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m. Public Comment

Period

2:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. NIF Task Force

Review & Comment and Action—

Dr. John McTague, NIF Task Force

Chairman

3:00 p.m. Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change.

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 period. 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 open

teleconference meeting, 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 Mary Louise

Wagner, Executive Director, Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board, AB–1, US

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting due to

programmatic issues that had to be

resolved.

Minutes: A copy of the minutes and

a transcript of the open teleconference

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, DC, 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, DC, on October 3,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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