Closed Meeting, January 27, 2016

During the closed meeting the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) Members will discuss issues dealing with potential Board Recommendation( s) to the Secretary of Energy. The Board is invoking Exemption 3 to close the meeting (5 U.S.C. § 552b(c)(3) and (9)), 10 C.F.R. § 1704.4( c) and (h). The Board has determined that it is necessary to close the meeting to the public since conducting an open meeting is likely to disclose matters that are specifically exempted from disclosure by statute, and/or be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. Specifically, the deliberations will pertain to potential Recommendations which, under 42 U.S.C. § 2286d(b) and (h)(3), may not be made publicly available until after they have been received by the Secretary of Energy or the President, respectiveIy.