38300 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 20, 2000 / Notices

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

has identified the market centers that

royalty payors should use to value oil

produced from Federal leases.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: See FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Domagala, Royalty Valuation

Division, Royalty Management Program,

Minerals Management Service, P.O. Box

25165, Mail Stop 3151, Denver,

Colorado 80225, telephone number

(303) 275–7255 or fax number (303)

275–7227.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS

published its revised regulations

establishing oil value for royalty due on

Federal leases in the Federal Register

on March 15, 2000 (65 FR 14022),

effective June 1, 2000. The primary

changes in the revised regulations affect

Federal lessees who value oil not sold

at arm’s length. The rule provides that

the primary means of valuing crude oil

not sold at arm’s length is an adjusted

spot price, except in the Rocky

Mountain Region, where use of an

adjusted spot price for valuation

purposes is the third valuation

benchmark (30 CFR 206.103(b)(4)) (65

FR 14091). The applicable spot price is

the one for the oil most closely

representing the lease production in

terms of physical proximity and quality

parameters.

On June 13, 2000, MMS published a

list of approved publications from

which a lessee may select the

appropriate spot price (65 FR 37043).

These publications provide spot prices

for various types of oils at specific

market centers.

Under § 206.113 of the final rule for

establishing oil value for royalty due on

Federal leases (65 FR 14095), MMS

must also identify and publish a list of

appropriate market centers using the

following factors and conditions:

(1) Points where MMS-approved

publications publish prices useful for

index purposes;

(2) Markets served;

(3) Input from industry and others

knowledgeable in crude oil marketing

and transportation;

(4) Simplification; and

(5) Other relevant matters.

These market centers and the oil types

at each location are listed below:

Market center location Oil types at that

location

Cushing, Oklahoma .. West Texas Intermediate.

Midland, Texas .......... West Texas Intermediate.

West Texas Sour.

Market center location Oil types at that

location

Saint James, Louisiana.Light Louisiana

Sweet.

Eugene Island.

Bonito Sour.

Empire, Louisiana ..... Heavy Louisiana

Sweet.

Clovelly, Louisiana .... Mars Blend.

Houma, Louisiana ..... Poseidon.

Los Angeles, California.Alaska North Slope.

San Francisco, California

MMS will monitor market activity

and, if necessary, add to or modify the

list of market centers and will publish

such modifications in the Federal

Register.

Dated: June 15, 2000

R. Dale Fazio,

Acting Associate Director for Royalty

Management.

[FR Doc. 00–15498 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Final General Management Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement,

Whitman Mission National Historic

Site, Washington

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) announces the availability of a

Final General Management Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/

EIS) for Whitman Mission National

Historic Site, Washington. The final

GMP/EIS presents the proposed action

for management of the historic site for

the next 15 years. The proposed action

best satisfies the historic site and NPS

mission, as well as the site’s long-term

management objectives.

Approximately 250 copies of the draft

GMP/EIS were distributed to the public.

Two public workshops on the draft were

held in Walla Walla, WA, and Mission,

OR. The Environmental Protection

Agency’s notice of availability

published in the Federal Register

started the review and comment period

on September 3, 1999. All comments

received at the park by November 26,

1999, were reviewed and considered by

the NPS in the preparation of the final

GMP/EIS.

This document is in an abbreviated

format and contains a series of

corrections and revisions describing

changes to the text of the draft, copies

of substantive comment letters received

from all agencies and organizations, and

responses to all substantive comments.

Readers may find it convenient to refer

to the draft GMP/EIS while reviewing

this abbreviated final document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The noaction period on this final GMP/EIS will

expire 30 days after the Environmental

Protection Agency has accepted the

document and published a notice of

availability in the Federal Register.

Following the no-action period, a record

of decision to implement the proposed

action will be signed. All who

submitted substantive comments on the

draft GMP/EIS will receive a copy of the

final. In addition, the document has

been placed on the NPS website at

www.nps.gov/whmi/gmp.htm. Public

reading copies of the final GMP/EIS will

be available for review at the following

locations: Office of Public Affairs,

National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW,

Washington, DC 20240; Whitman

Mission National Historic Site

headquarters, 328 Whitman Mission

Rd., Walla Walla, WA 99362, and at

public libraries in the Walla Walla area.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

William C. Walters,

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–15456 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Boston Harbor Islands Advisory

Council; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Public Law 92–463) that the Boston

Harbor Islands Advisory Council will

meet on Wednesday, July 12, 2000. The

meeting will convene at 4:00 PM at the

New England Aquarium, Central Wharf,

Conference Center, Boston,

Massachusetts.

The Advisory Council was appointed

by the Director of National Park Service

pursuant to Public Law 104–333. The 28

members represent business,

educational, cultural, and

environmental entities; municipalities

surrounding Boston Harbor; Boston

Harbor advocates; and Native American

interests. The purpose of the Council is

to advise and make recommendations to

the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership

with respect to the development and

implementation of a management plan

and the operation of the Boston Harbor

Islands National Recreation Area.

The Agenda for this meeting is as

follows:

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1. Approval of minutes from March 2,

2000.

2. Discussion on the Advisory

Council’s reccomendation to the

Partnership regarding the draft General

Management Plan.

The meeting is open to the public.

Further information concerning Council

meetings may be obtained from the

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands.

Interested persons may make oral/

written presentations to the Council or

file written statements. Such requests

should be made at least seven days prior

to the meeting to: Superintendent,

Boston Harbor Islands NRA, 408

Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA, 02110,

telephone (617) 223–8667.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

George E. Price, Jr.,

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands NRA.

[FR Doc. 00–15455 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Bay-Delta Advisory Council’s Delta

Drinking Water Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s (BDAC) Delta Drinking Water

Council will meet on July 5, 2000 to

discuss several issues including the

CALFED Drinking Water Improvement

Strategy and projects related to the

Strategy. This meeting is open to the

public. Interested persons may make

oral statements to the Delta Drinking

Water Council or may file written

statements for consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s Delta Drinking Water Council

meeting will be held from 12:00 noon to

3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Resources Building, 1416 Ninth

Street, Room 1131, Sacramento, CA

95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy

Heath, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at

(916) 653–2994. If reasonable

accommodation is needed due to a

disability, please contact the Equal

Employment Opportunity Office at (916)

653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–6934 at

least one week prior to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the state of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enhance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory

responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide policy direction and oversight

for the process.

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The Program is

exploring and developing a long-term

solution for a cooperative planning

process that will determine the most

appropriate strategy and actions

necessary to improve water quality,

restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long-term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA). The BDAC provides advice

to CALFED on the program mission,

problems to be addressed, and

objectives for the Program. BDAC

provides a forum to help ensure public

participation, and will review reports

and other materials prepared by

CALFED staff. BADAC has established a

subcommittee called the Delta Drinking

Water Council to advise the CALFED

Program and the CALFED Policy Group

through BDAC on necessary adaptations

to the Program’s Drinking Water Quality

Improvement Strategy to achieve

CALFED’s drinking water objectives.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the Program, 1416 Ninth

Street, Suite 1155, Sacramento, CA

95814, and will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours, Monday through Friday, within

30 days following the meeting.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Lester A. Snow,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 00–15457 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: June 30, 2000 at 10 a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. Nos. 731–TA–831–832, 835,

and 827 (Final) (Certain Cold-Rolled

Steel Products from China, Indonesia,

Slovakia, and Taiwan)—briefing and

vote. (The Commission will transmit its

determination to the Secretary of

Commerce on July 10, 2000.)

5. Outstanding action jackets: none.

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

Issued: June 14, 2000.

By order of the Commission:

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15695 Filed 6–16–00; 2:54 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission

TIME AND DATE: June 26, 2000 at 2 p.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC, 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. No. 731–TA–464 (Review)

(Sparklers from China)—briefing and

vote. (The Commission will transmit its

determination to the Secretary of

Commerce on July 10, 2000.)

5. Outstanding action jackets: none.

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not