Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 4 / Thursday, January 6, 2000 / Notices 765

Issued at Washington, DC, on December 27,

1999.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–292 Filed 1–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Teleconference

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open teleconference meeting of the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s

National Ignition Facility Laser System

Task Force. 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. The

purpose of the teleconference is to

discuss the interim findings and

recommendations of the National

Ignition Facility Laser System Task

Force.

Note: Copies of the interim findings and

recommendations of the National Ignition

Facility Laser System Task Force may be

obtained from the following Internet address

http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab/ or by contacting

the Office of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board at (202) 586–7092.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force.

DATES: Monday, January 10, 2000, 4

pm–5:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Participants may call the

Office of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board at (202) 586–7092 to

reserve a teleconference line and receive

a call-in number. Public participation is

welcomed. However, the number of

teleconference lines is limited and are

available on a first come basis.

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, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–7092

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the NIF Task Force is to

provide independent external advice

and recommendations to the Secretary

of Energy Advisory Board on the

options to complete the National

Ignition Facility (NIF) Project; to

recommend the best technical course of

action; and to review and assess the

risks of successfully completing the NIF

Project. The NIF Task Force will focus

on the engineering and management

aspects of the proposed method for

accomplishing the assembly and

installation of the NIF laser system. The

Task Force’s review will cover the full

scope of assembly and installation and

the ability, within the proposed

approach, to achieve the cleanliness

requirements established for the

operation of the laser. The review will

also address: (1) The engineering

viability of the proposed assembly and

activation method; (2) the assembly and

installation cleanliness protocols; (3) the

management structure; and (4) the

adequacy of the cost estimating

methodology.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, January 10, 2000

4:00 pm–4:10 pm Welcome & Opening

Remarks—Dr. John McTague, NIF

Task Force Chairman

4:10 pm–4:30 pm Overview of the

National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force’s Interim

Findings and Recommendations—

Dr. John McTague, NIF Task Force

Chairman

4:30 pm–5:00 pm Public Comment

Period

5:00 pm–5:30 pm NIF Task Force

Review & Comment and Action—

Dr. John McTague, NIF Task Force

Chairman

5:30 pm Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change.

Public Participation: In keeping with

procedures, members of the public are

welcome to observe the business of the

NIF Task Force and submit written

comments or comment during the

scheduled public comment period. The

Chairman of the Task Force is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in the Chairman’s

judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct

of business. During its open

teleconference meeting, the Task Force

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 Task Force 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, US Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 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 open teleconference

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, D.C., between 9:00

A.M. and 4:00 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 January 3,

2000.

James N. Solit,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–264 Filed 1–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Implementation of Regional Fish and

Wildlife Policy

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of scoping meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s

scoping meeting for its Implementation

of Regional Fish and Wildlife Policy

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

being prepared in accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA). BPA has established a scoping

period during which all interested and

affected persons and agencies are

invited to comment on the scope of the

proposed EIS. Scoping will help BPA

ensure that a full range of issues related

to the development and implementation

of a regional fish and wildlife policy is

addressed in the EIS, and also will

identify significant or potentially

significant impacts that may result from

the implementation of such a policy.

DATES: Please send written comments to

the address below no later than

Tuesday, February 29, 2000. Comments

may also be made at an EIS scoping

meeting to be held at the Governor

Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 611 SW 10th,

Portland, Oregon, on Thursday,

February 3, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At the informal meeting, a brief

overview of the EIS and presentation of

background information will be

followed by an open house during

which attendees may discuss the EIS

with BPA’s EIS team. Written

information will also be available, and

BPA staff will answer questions and

accept oral and written comments. The

scoping meeting will be held in