Notice2026-06833

Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act

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Published
April 9, 2026

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Energy Department

Abstract

The notice announces a series of closed meetings held pursuant to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of its Voluntary Agreement and potential accompanying Plans of Action with entities involved in the nuclear fuel industry.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 17958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06833]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and 
Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of closed meetings and Defense Production Act Steering 
Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The notice announces a series of closed meetings held pursuant 
to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of its 
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 virtually (Teams). The DPA 
Steering Committee Meeting was held hybrid.

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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#46352734272e682b25362e2323062833252a2327346823282334213f68212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bac9dbc8dbd294d7d9cad2dfdffad4cfd9d6dfdbc894dfd4dfc8ddc394ddd5cc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

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 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 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 fell within the 
scope of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), thereby necessitating their closure to the 
public.

Meeting 1: Reactors Meeting
    March 10, 2026, March 2026, March 17, 2026, March 24, 2026, and 
March 31, 2026.
    11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 2: Recycling and Reprocessing Meeting
    March 17, 2026, March 24, 2026, and March 31, 2026.
    11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 3: Mining and Milling Meeting
    March 3, 2026, March 10, 2026, March 17, 2026, March 24, and March 
31, 2026.
    1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 4: Utilities Meeting
    March 5, 2026, March 12, 2026, and March 19, 2026.
    1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 5: Fabrication and Deconversion Meeting
    March 19, 2026, and March 22, 2026.
    2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 6: Enrichment Meeting
    March 5, 2026, March 11, 2026, March 18, and March 25, 2026.
    10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 7: Conversion Meeting
    March 5, 2026, March 11, 2026, March 18, 2026, and March 25, 2026.
    11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
DPA Steering Committee Meeting
    March 26, 2026.
    8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Hybrid (Teams) and (In Person)

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 6, 
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, April 7, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-06833 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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