[6450-01-P]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security Administration
Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security
AGENCY: Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a closed meeting of the Advisory Committee for Nuclear
Security (ACNS). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of meetings be
announced in the Federal Register. Due to national security considerations, the meeting will be
closed to the public and matters to be discussed are exempt from public disclosure.
DATES: August 13, 2024; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: In-person meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Watti Hill, Office of Policy and Strategic
Planning (NA-1.1) National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-8266, watti.hill@nnsa.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The ACNS provides advice and recommendations to the Under Secretary
Nuclear Security & Administrator, NNSA areas and those of the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Quarterly meeting of the Advisory Committee for Nuclear
Security (ACNS) will cover the current status of Committee activities as well as additional charges
and is expected to contain discussions of a sensitive nature.
Type of Meeting: In the interest of national security, the meeting will be closed to the
public. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Management Regulation, 41 CFR 102–3.155, incorporate by reference the

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, which, at 552b(c)(1) and (c)(3) permits closure of
meetings where restricted data or other classified matters will be discussed.
Tentative Agenda: Welcome; Headquarters and ACNS Updates; discussion of reports and
current actions; discussion of next charges; conclusion.
Public Participation: There will be no public participation in this closed meeting. Those
wishing to provide written comments or statements to the Committee are invited to send them to
Allyson Koncke-Fernandez at the address listed above.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will not be available.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 12,
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.
Signed in Washington, DC on July 12, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer,
U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-15741 Filed: 7/16/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/17/2024]