41644 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 130 / Thursday, July 6, 2000 / Notices

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: New York Independent

System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) has

applied for authority to transmit electric

energy from the United States to Canada

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal

Power Act. In addition, NYISO is

requesting expedited approval for their

application.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before July 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (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:

Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202–586–

9506 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 June 27, 2000, the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) received an application from

NYISO to transmit electric energy from

the United States to Canada. NYISO is

a not-for-profit New York corporation.

NYISO does not own or control any

electric power generation facilities, nor

does it have a franchised electric power

service area. NYISO does possess

operational control over the

transmission facilities in the state of

New York. Those facilities continue to

be owned by a group formerly known as

the Member Systems of the New York

Power Pool.

Two types of energy exports are

proposed. First, in unforeseen

circumstances, NYISO will make

available emergency energy from its

available generating capacity when a

system emergency exists on Ontario’s or

Quebec’s system or on the system of a

third-party control area. A second type

of energy export that may occur is an

inadvertent energy transaction.

Inadvertent energy is the difference

between the actual metered energy

interchange and the scheduled energy

interchange between two adjacent

control areas during transactions with

Canada by others pursuant to their own

export authority.

NYISO proposes to arrange for the

delivery of electric energy to Canada

over the existing international

transmission facilities owned by Long

Sault, Inc., New York Power Authority,

and Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation. The construction,

operation, maintenance, and connection

of each of the international transmission

facilities to be utilized by NYISO, 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 the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on the NYISO application

to export electric energy to Canada

should be clearly marked with Docket

EA–227. Additional copies are to be

filed directly with Michael C. Calimano,

Vice President Operations & Reliability,

Rob Fernandez, General Counsel, New

York Independent System Operator,

Inc., 3890 Carman Road, Schenectady,

NY 12303 AND Arnold H. Quint, Edwin

G. Kichline, Hunton & Williams, 1900 K

Street, NW., Suite 1200, Washington,

DC 20006.

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.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Electricity’’ and then ‘‘Pending

Proceedings’’ from the options menus.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 30,

2000.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–17118 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Chicago Operations Office; Office of

Science; Notice of Solicitation for

Financial Assistance Applications for

the Commercialization Assistance

Program (CAP)

AGENCY: DOE, Chicago Operations

Office.

ACTION: Notice inviting financial

assistance applications.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE), Office of Science (SC),

announces its interest in receiving

applications for financial assistance.

The purpose of this solicitation is to

invite applications from small

businesses to provide individualized

assistance to DOE SBIR Phase II

financial assistance award recipients

which will lead to the successful

commercialization of products, services,

or technology developed in the DOE

SBIR Phase II program. The

individualized assistance may include,

but is not limited to, business related

areas such as raising capital, preparing

business plans, forecasts, product

focusing, strategic partnering, and

marketing.

DATE: Applications are to be received no

later than August 8, 2000, and may be

submitted any time prior to this

deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tonja L. Stokes, Acquisitions and

Assistance Group, U.S. Department of

Energy, Chicago Operations Office, 9800

South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439–

4899, by telephone at 630/252–2136, by

facsimile at 630/252–5045, or by

electronic mail at

tonja.stokes@ch.doe.gov, or Renee L.

Irwin by telephone at 630/252–2566, by

facsimile at 630/252–5045, or by

electronic mail at

renee.irwin@ch.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Qualification and Evaluation Criteria

This solicitation is a restricted

eligibility solicitation which is limited

to small businesses. For purposes of this

solicitation, the definition of a small

business may be found at Title 13 of the

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part

121.20 and may be viewed or

downloaded from the Internet at http:/

/www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/

index.html. DOE plans to select for

award the application(s) judged to be of

the highest overall merit, with

consideration given to the quality of the

technical approach, company and

personnel experience and qualifications,

business evaluation, and cost factors.

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Application Submission

The solicitation will be available on

the internet on or about July 1, 2000 and

may be accessed at the DOE Chicago

Operations Office, Acquisition and

Assistance Group home page at http://

www.ch.doe.gov/business/acq.htm

under the heading ‘‘Current

Solicitations,’’ Soicitation No. DE–

SC02–00ER12245. Completed

applications referencing Solicitation No.

DE–SC02–00ER12245 must be

submitted to the U.S. Department of

Energy, Chicago Operations Office,

Communications Center, Building 201,

Room 168, 9800 South Cass Avenue,

Argonne, IL 60439–4899, ATTN: Tonja

L. Stokes, Acquisition and Assistance

Group.

Issued in Argonne, Illinois on June 27,

2000.

John D. Greenwood,

Group Manager, Acquisition and Assistance

Group.

[FR Doc. 00–17114 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board. The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.

770), requires that agencies publish

these notices in the Federal Register to

allow for public participation.

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, July 12,

2000, 10:30 am–4 pm.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington DC

Hotel, East Salon Ballroom, 999 9th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001–

4427.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, or

Richard Burrow, Deputy Director,

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

(AB–1), U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7092

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (The Board) is to

provide the Secretary of Energy with

essential independent advice and

recommendations on issues of national

importance. The Board and its

subcommittees provide timely,

balanced, and authoritative advice to

the Secretary of Energy on the

Department’s management reforms,

research, development and technology

activities, energy and national security

responsibilities, environmental cleanup

activities, and economic issues relating

to energy.

Tentative Agenda

The agenda for the July 12 meeting

has not been finalized. However, the

meeting will include a series of briefings

and discussions on Department of

Energy and Board activities. Members of

the Public wishing to comment on

issues before the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board will have an

opportunity to address the Board during

the afternoon period for public

comment. The final agenda will be

available at the meeting.

Public Participation

In keeping with procedures, members

of the public are welcome to observe the

business of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board and submit written

comments or comment during the

scheduled public comment period. The

Chairman of the Board is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a fashion that

will, in the Chairman’s judgment,

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. During its meeting in

Washington, DC, the Board welcomes

public comment. Members of the public

will be heard in the order in which they

sign up at the beginning of the meeting.

The Board will make every effort to hear

the views of all interested parties. You

may submit written comments to Betsy

Mullins, Executive Director, Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board, AB–1, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting due to the late

resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

A copy of the minutes and a transcript

of the meeting will be made available

for public review and copying

approximately 30 days following the

meeting at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190 Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays. Further

information on the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board and its subcommittees

may be found at the Board’s web site,

located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, DC, on June 29,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–17115 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s Laboratory Operations

Board (LOB). The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86

Stat. 770), requires that agencies publish

these notices in the Federal Register to

allow for public participation.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Laboratory Operations Board.

DATES: Thursday, July 13, 2000, 8:30

am–3:15 pm, eastern daylight time.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington

D.C. Hotel, East Salon Ballroom, 999 9th

Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Burrow, Acting Executive

Director, or Laurie Keaton, LOB Staff

Director, Office of Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), US Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

7162 or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Laboratory Operations

Board is to provide independent

external advice to the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board regarding the

strategic direction of the Department’s

laboratories, the coordination of budget

and policy issues affecting laboratory

operations, and the reduction of

unnecessary and counterproductive

management burdens on the

laboratories. The Laboratory Operations

Board’s goal is to facilitate the

productive and cost-effective utilization

of the Department’s laboratory system

and the application of best business

practices.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, July 13, 2000

8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Co-Chairs Opening

Remarks

8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Strategic

Information Management Study to

Modernize the DOE’s Corporate

R&D Portfolio Management

Environment

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Management

Initiatives at DOE Headquarters

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. National

Nuclear Security Administration

Laboratories—Work Relationships

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Lab Stories:

Performance-Based Management

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Laboratory

Infrastructure Modernization

2:30 p.m.–2:45 LOB Work Plan

2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Revisions to LOB

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