Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 6, 2004 / Notices 59899

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 093004A]

International Whaling Commission; 

Intersessional Revised Management 

Scheme Working Group Meeting; 

Nominations

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

SUMMARY: This notice is a call for 

nominees for one non-federal position 

to the U.S. Delegation to the November 

2004 International Whaling Commission 

(IWC) intersessional Revised 

Management Scheme (RMS) Working 

Group meeting.

DATES: All nominations for the U.S. 

Delegation to the IWC intersessional 

RMS Working Group meeting must be 

received by October 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for the U.S. 

Delegation to the IWC intersessional 

RMS Working Group meeting should be 

addressed to Rolland Schmitten, U.S. 

Commissioner to the IWC, and sent via 

post to: Cheri McCarty, 13708, Office of 

Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Prospective Congressional advisors to 

the delegation should contact the 

Department of State directly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheri McCarty, 301–713–2322, Ext. 114.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce is charged with 

the responsibility of discharging the 

obligations of the United States under 

the International Convention for the 

Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. 

Commissioner has primary 

responsibility for the preparation and 

negotiation of U.S. positions on 

international issues concerning whaling 

and for all matters involving the IWC. 

He is staffed by the Department of 

Commerce and assisted by the 

Department of State, the Department of 

the Interior, the Marine Mammal 

Commission, and by other agencies. The 

non-federal representative selected as a 

result of this nomination process is 

responsible for providing input and 

recommendations to the U.S. IWC 

Commissioner representing the 

positions of non-governmental 

organizations.

The intersessional RMS Working 

Group meeting will be held November 

29–December 1, 2004, in Borgholm, 

Sweden.

Dated: October 1, 2004.

P. Michael Payne,

Acting Director, Office of Protected 

Resources,National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of the 

forthcoming meeting of the 2004 

Science and Technology Quality Review 

Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to 

allow the Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board to assess the quality and longterm relevance of Air Force Research 

Laboratory Special Program research. 

Because classified and contractorproprietary information will be 

discussed, this meeting will be closed to 

the public.

DATES: 15–18 November 2004.

ADDRESSES: Wright-Patterson Air Force 

Base, OH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Major Kyle Gresham, Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat, 

1180 Air Force Pentagon, Rm. 5D982, 

Washington, DC 20330–1180, (703) 697–

4808.

Pamela D. Fitzgerald, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of the 

forthcoming meeting of the 2004 

Science and Technology Quality Review 

Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to 

allow the Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board to assess the quality and longterm relevance of Air Force Research 

Laboratory Propulsion research. Because 

classified and contractor-proprietary 

information will be discussed, this 

meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: 18–22 October, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Wright-Patterson Air Force 

Base, OH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Major Kyle Gresham, Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat, 

1180 Air Force Pentagon, Rm 5D982, 

Washington DC 20330–1180, (703) 697–

4808.

Pamela D. Fitzgerald, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–297] 

Application To Transfer Electricity 

Export Authorization SESCO 

Enterprises LLC and SESCO 

Enterprises Canada, LTD

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: SESCO Enterprises, LLC 

(SESCO) and SESCO Enterprises Canada 

LTD (SESCO Canada) have jointly 

applied to the Department of Energy 

(DOE) for authority to transfer electricity 

export authorization No. Order EA–292 

from SESCO to SESCO Canada.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before November 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of Coal & 

Power Systems (FE–27), Office of Fossil 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (fax (202) 

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) (202) 

586–4708 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) (202) 586–2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated and 

require authorization under section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

On July 6, 2004, in Order No. EA–292, 

DOE authorized SESCO to export 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada as a power marketer for a period 

of two years. Following issuance of that 

Order, a new entity, Sesco Canada was 

formed to conduct this business and, on 

September 7, 2004, SESCO and the new 

entity, SESCO Canada, jointly applied to 

DOE pursuant to 10 CFR 205.305 to 

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transfer the electricity export 

authorization from SESCO to SESCO 

Canada. 

SESCO Canada is a corporation 

formed under Delaware law with its 

principal place of business located at 

120 Wood Avenue South, Suite 511, 

Iselin, NJ 08830. SESCO Canada is 

qualified to do business in the State of 

Delaware and has an application 

pending to qualify it to do business in 

Canada. SESCO Canada does not own or 

control any electric power generation or 

transmission facilities and does not 

have a franchised electric power service 

area. SESCO Canada will operate as a 

marketer and broker of electric power at 

wholesale and arrange services in 

related areas such as fuel supplies and 

transmission services. SESCO Canada 

will purchase the power to be exported 

from electric utilities and Federal power 

marketing agencies. 

SESCO Canada proposes to arrange 

for the delivery of electric energy to 

Canada over the existing international 

transmission facilities owned by Basin 

Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville 

Power Administration, Eastern Maine 

Electric Cooperative, International 

Transmission Company, Joint Owners of 

the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., 

Maine Electric Power Company, Maine 

Public Service Company, Minnesota 

Power Inc., Minnkota Power 

Cooperative, New York Power 

Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power 

Corporation, Northern States Power, 

Vermont Electric Power Company and 

Vermont Electric Transmission 

Company. The construction, operation, 

maintenance, and connection of each of 

the international transmission facilities 

to be utilized by SESCO Canada as more 

fully described in the application, has 

previously been authorized by a 

Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order 10485, as amended. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to this 

proceeding or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 

each petition and protest should be filed 

with DOE on or before the date listed 

above. 

Comments on the SESCO Canada 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

Docket EA–297. Additional copies are to 

be filed directly with James Thoresen, 

Chief Operating Officer, SESCO 

Enterprises Canada Ltd, 120 Wood 

Avenue South, Suite 511, Iselin, NJ 

08830 and Michael Schubiger, Chief 

Executive Officer, SESCO Enterprises, 

LLC, 120 Wood Avenue South, Suite 

511, Iselin, NJ 08830. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, and a determination is 

made by the DOE that the proposed 

action will not adversely impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above or by accessing the 

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.de.gov. Upon reaching the Fossil 

Energy Home page, select ‘‘Electricity 

Regulation,’’ and then ‘‘Pending 

Proceedings’’ from the options menus.

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

30, 2004. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, 

Office of Fossil Energy.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat.770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 8:30 

a.m.–4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Ramada Limited, 2100 

Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC 29902.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerri Flemming, Closure Project Office, 

Department of Energy Savannah River 

Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, 

SC, 29802; Phone: (803) 952–7886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

8:30 a.m. Approval of Minutes, 

Agency Updates 

8:45 a.m. Public Comment Session (5 

Minute Rule) 

9 a.m. Chair and Facilitator Update 

9:30 a.m. Administrative Committee 

Report/Bylaws Amendment Proposal 

10 a.m. Waste Management Committee 

Report 

11:30 a.m. Public Comment 

12 Noon Lunch Break 

1 p.m. Facility Disposition & Site 

Remediation Committee Report 

1:30 p.m. Closure Business Unit 

Update 

2:15 p.m. Plutonium Operations 

3 p.m. Public Comments 

4 p.m. Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make the oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Gerri Flemming’s office at the 

address or telephone listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct business. Each individual 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided equal time to present their 

comments. This notice is being 

published less than 15 days before the 

date of the meeting due to Hurricane 

Jeanne, the Board had to be cancel the 

meeting scheduled for September 27–28 

and reschedule for October 12, 2004. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the Freedom of Information 

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Minutes will also be available by 

writing to Gerri Flemming, Department 

of Energy Savannah River Operations 

Office, PO Box A, Aiken, SC 29802, or 

by calling her at (803) 952–7886.

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 

30, 2004. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer.

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