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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20

U.S.C. 107d-2(c)) (the Act), the Secretary

publishes in the Federal Register a

synopsis of each arbitration panel

decision affecting the administration of

vending facilities on Federal and other

property.

Background

This dispute concerns the alleged

improper denial of the vendors’ request

to be transferred to another facility by

the Illinois Office of Rehabilitation

Services, Department of Human

Services, the State licensing agency

(SLA).

A summary of the facts is as follows:

In 1990, complainants Mr. Donald

Schone and Mr. Ray Fitzpatrick signed

separate operating agreements with the

SLA to manage vending facilities #405

and #406 at the Old Post Office

Building, 433 West Van Buren Street,

Chicago, Illinois. In approximately

1992, the SLA was informed by the

United States Postal Service that this

location was to be closed and a New

Post Office was to be constructed across

the street at 433 West Harrison.

Complainants contended that they

should not be required to bid on other

locations, but rather that the SLA

should transfer them to the New Post

Office at 433 West Harrison Street to

operate the two vending facilities

available at that location.

The complainants requested and

received a State fair hearing concerning

their complaint regarding the SLA’s

transfer and promotion policies. The

Hearing Officer ruled that the SLA was

not required to transfer Mr. Schone and

Mr. Fitzpatrick to the New Post Office

vending facilities without the bidding

process. On April 22, 1997, the SLA

adopted the Hearing Officer’s ruling as

final agency action. It was this decision

that the complainants sought to have

reviewed by a Federal arbitration panel.

An arbitration hearing on this matter

was held on June 17, 1999.

Arbitration Panel Decision

The central issue before the

arbitration panel was whether the SLA

was required by the Act (20 U.S.C. 107

et seq.), the implementing regulations

(34 CFR part 395), and applicable State

rules and regulations to transfer Mr.

Donald Schone and Mr. Ray Fitzpatrick

to the vending facilities in the New Post

Office at 433 West Harrison Street

without bidding or other procedures

after the closing of the Old Post Office

at 433 West Van Buren Street.

The majority of the panel found that

the complainants’ rights and entitlement

flowed from the terms of their vendor

operating agreements, which were very

specific and limited. Those agreements

provided rights to the operation of

vending facilities located at the Old Post

Office, 433 West Van Buren Street. The

panel further determined that, for

reasons unrelated to the actions of the

SLA, the United States Postal Service

closed this Federal property. Therefore,

the majority of the panel ruled that the

operating agreements signed by the

complainants to operate vending

facilities at the Old Post Office, 433

West Van Buren Street, did not give

them transfer rights to the New Post

Office vending facilities at 433 West

Harrison.

Based upon the evidence presented,

the majority of the panel rejected

complainants’ reliance upon the fact

that a new permit had not been obtained

by the SLA for the New Post Office

location. The panel reasoned that the

vendor operating agreements signed by

the complainants in 1990 were not tied

to a specific permit that would

somehow give Mr. Schone and Mr.

Fitzpatrick transfer rights to the New

Post Office. Instead, the panel

concluded that the 1990 agreements

were tied to a specific location, the Old

Post Office at 433 West Van Buren,

which no longer existed.

One panel member dissented.

The views and opinions expressed by

the panel do not necessarily represent

the views and opinions of the U.S.

Department of Education.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford;

Notice of Open Meeting

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), Hanford. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub.L. No.

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meeting be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, November 2, 2000, 9

a.m.–5 p.m., Friday, November 3, 2000,

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Double Tree Inn, 2525

North 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA (509)

547–0701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

McClure, Public Involvement Program

Manager, Department of Energy

Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box

550 (A7–75), Richland, WA, 99352;

Phone: (509) 373–5647; Fax: (509) 376–

1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, November 2, 2000

1. Tri-Party Agreement (TPA):

Regulating for Success

a. Discussion of the TPA in the

context of the following programs:

Spent Fuel Tanks, Waste

Management and Environmental

Restoration

b. For each program, there will be a

discussion related to: 1) FY 2000

TPA Accomplishments; 2)

Identification of important

milestones in the next five years;

and 3) Identification of potential

schedule impacts

c. Discussion of recent modifications

to the Tanks Interim Stabilization

Consent Decree

d. Proposed Changes to M–45; Single

Shell Tank Waste Retrieval Actions;

Associated Leak Detection;

Monitoring and Mitigation; and

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Activities

2. Informational Discussion on the DOERichland Vision: Done in a Decade

3. Introduction of Draft Advice from

Dollars and Sense Committee on

Contracting Criteria

4. Re-introduction of FY 2001

Performance Measures Advice (#111)

5. Initiate discussion of Hanford

Advisory Board Chair Selection

Friday, November 3, 2000

1. Hanford Advisory Board Sounding

Board on Department of EnergyRichland Vision

2. Possible adoption of Draft Advice

from Dollars and Sense Committee on

Contracting Criteria

3. Formal adoption of FY2001

Performance Measures Advice (#111)

4. Continued Discussion on the

selection of Hanford Advisory Board

Chair

5. Board Discussion on Headquarters

Structure and Guidance of SiteSpecific Advisory Board

Updates

Denver Stewardship Workshop

Washington State Department of

Ecology Tank Waste Workshop

Fourth National Department of Energy

Radioactive Waste Tank Closure

Workshop

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 oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Gail McClure’s office at the

address or telephone number 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 Deputy

Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided equal time to present their

comments.

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

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Gail

McClure, Department of Energy

Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box

550, Richland, WA 99352, or by calling

her at (509) 373–5647.

Issued at Washington, DC on October 11,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–26456 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal

Council Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the National Coal Council

Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463,86

Stat. 770) requires notice of these

meetings be announced in the Federal

Register.

DATES: Thursday, November 9, 2000, 9

a.m. to 12 N.

ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th &

K Streets, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy,

Washington, DC 20585. Phone: 202/

586–3867.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: To provide

advice, information, recommendations

to the Secretary of Energy on matters

relating to coal and coal industry issues.

Tentative Agenda

• Call to order Mr. Steven F. Leer,

Chairman.

• Remarks by Secretary of Energy, Bill

Richardson (invited).

• Remarks by Mr. Robert S. Kripowicz,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil

Energy.

• Administrative business.

• Presentation by Dr. Peter Jaffe,

Princeton University, on Carbon

Mitigation Initiatives.

• Presentation by Mr. Stuart Dalton,

Electric Power Research Institute

(EPRI), on EPRI’s Global Coal

Initiative.

• Presentation by Ms. Ann Cecchetti on

Politics—Results of November 7

Election and Expectations for the

Future.

• Other business.

• Adjournment.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. The Chairperson of

the Committee will conduct the meeting

to facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. If you would like to file a

written statement with the Committee,

you may do so either before or after the

meeting. If you would like to make oral

statements regarding any of the items on

the agenda, you should contact Margie

D. Biggerstaff at the address or

telephone number listed above. You

must make your request for an oral

statement at least five business days

prior to the meeting, and reasonable

provisions will be made to include the

presentation on the agenda. Public

comment will follow the 10 minute rule.

Transcripts: The transcript will be

available for public review and copying

within 30 days 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.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 11,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee, Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

American Statistical Association

Committee on Energy Statistics

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the American Statistical

Association Committee on Energy

Statistics, a utilized Federal Advisory

Committee. The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of

these meetings be announced in the

Federal Register.

Date and Time:

Thursday, November 2, 2000, 8:30

am–4:45 pm; Friday, November 3, 2000,

8:30 am–12:00 noon.

Place: U. S. Department of Energy,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

William I. Weinig, EI–70, Committee

Liaison, Energy Information

Administration, U.S. Department of

Energy, Washington, DC 20585,

Telephone: (202) 426–1101. Alternately,

Mr. Weinig may be contacted by email

at william.weinig@eia.doe.gov or by

FAX at (202) 426–1083.

Purpose of Committee: To advise the

Department of Energy, Energy

Information Administration (EIA), on

EIA technical statistical issues and to

enable the EIA to benefit from the