46954 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 172 / Friday, September 5, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Environment, Safety and

Health; Notice of Potential Applicant

Visit to Honolulu, Hawaii, and the

Republic of the Marshall Islands

AGENCY: Office of Environment, Safety

and Health, Department of Energy

(DOE).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has

arranged a site visit regarding the

Department’s medical program in the

Republic of the Marshall Islands. This

site visit is to provide potential

applicants with further information

about DOE’s special medical care

program in the Marshall Islands.

DATES: September 20 through 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Site Visit will be held in

Honolulu, Hawaii, and the Republic of

the Marshall Islands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

William Jackson, DOE Field Program

Manager in Honolulu, Telephone: 808–

422–9203; Facsimile: 808–422–9217; or

E-mail: bjackson@tis.eh.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the

DOE Office of Environment, Safety and

Health’s July 8, 1997, public meeting in

Oakland, California, on the Draft Notice

of Availability of Funds and Request for

Applications for the Department of

Energy Medical Program in the Republic

of the Marshall Islands, published in the

Federal Register on May 29, 1997 (62

FR 29125), DOE announced its intent to

conduct a site visit to the Marshall

Islands to provide potential applicants

with further information about DOE’s

special medical care program in the

Marshall Islands. Each participant in the

site visit to be conducted from

September 20 through 29, 1997, will be

responsible for defraying his/her own

travel costs and related expenses.

Paul J. Seligman,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Studies.

[FR Doc. 97–23616 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Beryllium Rule Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Environment, Safety

and Health, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee (Pub.

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby

given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting:

Name: Beryllium Rule Advisory

Committee.

Dates and Times: Tuesday, September

30, 1997 through Friday, October 3,

1997, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: The Channel Inn Hotel, 650

Water Street, S.W., Washington, DC

20024, (202) 554–2400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety

and Health, EH–51, 270CC, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874–1290, (301) 903–5684. The

Internet address is:

jackie.rogers@eh.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

the Committee. The Purpose of the

Committee is to provide the Secretary of

Energy with advice, information, and

recommendations on the development

of a proposed rulemaking for beryllium.

The Committee will provide an

organized forum for a diverse set of

interested stakeholders and technically

adept individuals to conduct an indepth assessment of beryllium-related

issues.

Tentative Agenda*

September 30, 1997

8:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Committee Chair Opens

Public Meeting

9:05 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

9:20 a.m. Presentation on Advisory

Committee Management

9:30 a.m. Presentation on Legal

Requirements

9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks of the

Chair

10:00 a.m. Overview Presentations

11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker Remarks

11:15 a.m. Overview of Facilitated

Process

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Facilitated Meeting

4:30 p.m. Statements from the Public

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

October 1–3, 1997

8:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Chair Opens Meeting

9:05 a.m. Facilitated Meeting

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Facilitated Meeting

4:30 p.m. Statements from the Public

5:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting.

*Note: It is anticipated that Breakout

Sessions may occur during this Public

Meeting. Members of the public are invited

to attend the breakout sessions.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Board either

before or after the meeting. Members of

the public who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact Jacqueline Rogers at the

mailing address, telephone number or

internet address listed above.

Individuals may also register to speak

on September 30, 1997 to October 3,

1997 at the meeting site. Every effort

will be made to hear all those wishing

to speak to the Committee, on a first

come, first serve basis. Those who call

in will be given the opportunity to

speak first. Depending upon the number

of individuals wishing to speak, the

Committee Chair will determine the

length of time for the presentations at

each meeting. The Committee Chair is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business.

Meeting Minutes: Meeting minutes

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00

a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 2,

1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee, Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–23648 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Watershed Management Program

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record

of Decision (ROD).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of the ROD to adopt a set of

prescriptions (goals, strategies, and

procedural requirements) that apply to

future BPA-funded watershed

management projects. Various sources—

including Indian tribes, state agencies,

property owners, private conservation

groups, or other Federal agencies—

propose watershed projects to the

Northwest Power Planning Council

(Council) for BPA funding. Following

independent scientific and public

reviews, Council then selects projects to

recommend for BPA funding. BPA

adopts this set of prescriptions to

standardize the planning and

implementation of individual watershed

management projects. This decision is

based on consideration of potential

environmental impacts evaluated in