High Energy Physics Advisory Panel

The High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) is a permanent advisory committee to the United States Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, created in 1967 and organized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972.

The FACA says that advisory committees like HEPAP are “any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group”. An Advisory Committee must be established/utilized by one of these three:

  • Statute or reorganization plan
  • The President
  • An agency whose interest is obtaining information for the President or the Federal Government

Under the FACA, the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel meets in public, and subpanels are appointed to meet and deliberate in private. In high-energy physics, peer review groups of scientists, knowledgeable in their fields, are asked to sit on these subpanels, and to make recommendations about future high energy physics projects. HEPAP either accepts or rejects panels’ recommendations, and the Department of Energy decides which projects to support in turn.

This panel focuses on changes to assist technological advancements in the field. It prioritizes long-term plans, strategies, and how much funding is appropriate to balance other areas of the program. HEPAP was created to have a diverse group of members with different points of view, areas of study, geographical locations, and experiences. Since HEPAP works under the FACA, they must follow all rules and regulations. These amendments emphasize public involvement, chartering, open meetings, and reporting.

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