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DOE - 178 - High Energy Physics Advisory Panel - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	High Energy Physics Advisory Panel	Agency Name	Department of Energy
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	178
Original Establishment Date	1/13/1967	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	8/8/2025	Committee URL	http://science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	approximately 20
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	DFO
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Dr.
Current Charter Date	8/9/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Regina
Date Of Renewal Charter	8/9/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Rameika
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	PhD
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202)-843-3451
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(301) 903-2597
Specific Establishment Authority*	AGENCY	Designated Federal Officer Email*	regina.rameika@science.doe.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	1/13/1967
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	HEPAP at its meetings reviews the advances and current trends in high energy physics and makes recommendations to the Director, Office of Science (DOE) and the Assistant Director, Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF) regarding strategic positioning of the research program.
How is membership balanced?*	The Panel is selected to maintain an appropriate balance among areas of technical experimental physics, accelerator physics, and general science; various types of institutional affiliation (university, national laboratory); and geographical location. The Panel has been balanced in accordance with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The HEPAP meets on average two to three times a year and provides advice and recommendations to the Director of the Office of Science, DOE and the Assistant Director, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, NSF. The agency provides feedback to the committee at its various meetings where the Associate Director, Office of High Energy Physics (DOE), and the Assistant Director, Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF) give a verbal report to the committee regarding their advice. The committee meetings can be face-to-face or remote. There were three meetings in 2024. two were hybrid and one was virtual, using zoom.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The advice of the HEPAP is essential in carrying out the best national program in high energy physics. There is no other advisory committee within the Federal Government which includes sufficient expertise in high energy physics research to provide informed advice in this area of high energy physics research. The requisite knowledge and experience are also not available within DOE or NSF.
Why close or partially close meetings?	N/A
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	Yes
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	559	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	Since 1968 the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel has issued over 75 reports covering all aspects of the field of High Energy Physics. We estimate that there have been hundreds of recommendations over the duration of the committee, but do not know the exact number.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	80.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	What percentage of all HEPAP recommendations have been fully implemented is difficult to assess. The vast majority of recommendations rest on solid foundations and HEP agrees with these recommendations and attempts to implement them whenever possible within budgetary constraints.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	20.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	The percentage of partially implemented recommendations is difficult to assess. Most recommendations are either fully implemented or not because the recommendations are based on different funding scenarios. If a recommendation was not implemented it was not necessarily because HEP disagreed with the recommendation. A historical estimate of 20% for partially implemented or not implemented at all is a reasonable estimate.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	The Agency, including NSF, provides feedback to the committee at its various meetings where the Director, Office of Science(DOE),and the Assistant Director, Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF) give verbal reports to the committee regarding their advice and recommendations. The public can obtain agency feedback on the website http://science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/	Narrative Description*	HEPAP at its meetings reviews the advances and current trends in high energy physics and makes recommendations to the Director, Office of Science(DOE), and to the Assistant Director, Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding strategic positioning of the research program including the possible consideration of major new research projects and construction. In FY2022, HEPAP was charged to carry out a study on the competitiveness and collaborativeness of the HEP program with other international efforts in high energy physics. HEP collaborates with foreign universities and institutions in some cases and competes for talent and research results in others. All of these efforts were subject to this HEPAP charge. The charge requested a report from a HEPAP subpanel by mid-September of 2022. The report was delayed to the November 2, 2023 HEPAP meeting where it was presented, discussed, voted upon and accepted. In 2023 HEPAP was charged to produce a new 10- year plan for the High Energy Physics domestic program, by forming a new Particle Physics Projects Prioritization Panel (P5). A chairperson and Deputy Chairperson were chosen, and a subpanel of HEPAP consisting of 39 members chosen from the university and lab high energy physics communities was formed. Townhalls and smaller meetings were organized for the summer and fall of 2023 to collect input in preparation to writing a report that presented the 10-year plan. The report was requested by the winter 2023 HEPAP meeting which occurred December 7-8, 2023, where it was presented, discussed, voted upon and accepted. The Office of High Energy Physics gave HEPAP two additional charges at the December 7-8, 2023, meeting. The first was to form a Committee of Visitors (COV) to assess the processes of the Facilities division of the Office of High Energy Physics and issue a report of its findings. That report is expected at the December 5-6, 2024, meeting. A second charge was issued by the Director of the Office of Science and asked HEPAP to assess the Office of High Energy Physics' major operating facilities and its plans for additional facilities over the next decade. HEPAP formed a subpanel to address this charge and issued its report at the May 9-10, 2024, HEPAP meeting where the report was discussed, voted upon and accepted.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/6/2025 12:55 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

Interest Areas

Category Area Basic Science Basic Sciences Physics Computer Technology Technology Energy Energy

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