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(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 Openness Advisory

Panel is to provide advice to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

regarding the status and strategic

direction of the Department’s

classification and declassification

policies and programs, and other

aspects of the Department’s ongoing

Openness Initiative. The Panel’s work

will help institutionalize the

Department’s Openness Initiative.

Tentative Agenda

The agenda for the November 17

meeting has not been finalized but will

include a discussion of the results of the

Openness Advisory Panel’s community

relations pilot reviews conducted at the

Fernald Environmental Management

site, Lawrence Berkeley National

Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory. In addition, the

Openness Advisory Panel will review

and discuss a draft report documenting

the findings and recommendations of

the OAP’s Community Relations Pilot

Review Members of the Public wishing

to comment on issues before the

Openness Advisory Panel will have an

opportunity to address the Panel during

a scheduled public comment period.

A 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 Openness Advisory

Panel and submit written comments or

comment during the scheduled public

comment periods. The Chairman of the

Panel 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, D.C. the Panel

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 Panel will make every

effort to hear the views of all interested

parties. You may submit written

comments to Mary Louise Wagner,

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 November 2,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Teleconference

Meeting

AGENCY: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board. Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a open

teleconference meeting of the Secretary

of Energy Advisory Board. 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 final

findings and recommendations of the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s

National Ignition Facility Laser System

Task Force, a subcommittee of the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.

Note: Copies of the draft final report 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.

DATES: Monday, November 20, 2000,

1:30 PM–3:00 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 are limited and are

available on a first come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Louise Wagner, 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. The National Ignition Facility

Laser System Task Force, a

subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board, was formed to provide

independent external advice and

recommendations to the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board on 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

Laser System Task Force was tasked to

focus on the engineering and

management aspects of the proposed

method for accomplishing the assembly

and installation of the NIF laser system;

to review 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 Task

Force’s review was also to 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. On October 19, 2000 the

NIF Laser System Task Force completed

their review and approved their final

report.

On November 20, the Board will

conduct a teleconference to discuss the

findings and recommendations

contained in the final report of the NIF

Laser System Task Force. These findings

and recommendations address the

engineering and management aspects of

the proposed method for accomplishing

the assembly and installation of the NIF

laser system.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, November 20, 2000

1:30 pm–1:40 pm—Welcome and

Opening Remarks—Mr. Andrew

Athy, Chairman of the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board

1:40 pm–2:00 pm—Overview of the

National Ignition Facility Laser

System Task Force’s Final Findings

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and Recommendations—Dr. John

McTague, NIF Laser System Task

Force Chairman

2:00 pm–2:30 pm—Public Comment

Period

2:30 pm–3:00 pm—Board Review and

Comment and Action—Mr. Andrew

Athy, Chairman of the Secretary of

Energy Advisory Board

3:00 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 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 open teleconference

meeting, 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 Mary

Louise Wagner, 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, DC, 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 November 2,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. IC00–538–001]

Information Collection Submitted for

Review and Request for Comments

November 1, 2000.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

has submitted the energy information

collection listed in this notice to Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under provisions of Section 3507

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13). Any interested person

may file comments on the collection of

information directly with OMB and

should address a copy of those

comments to the Commission as

explained below. The Commission

received no comments in response to an

earlier Federal Register notice of June

15, 2000 (65 FR 37533) and has made

this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this

collection of information are best

assured of having their full effect if

received on or before December 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. A

copy of the comments should also be

sent to Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, Attention: Mr.

Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 208–1415, by fax at

(202) 208–2425, and by e-mail at

mike.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

The energy information collection

submitted to OMB for review contains:

1. Collection of Information: FERC–

538 ‘‘Gas Pipeline Certificate: Section

7(a) Mandatory Initial Service’’

(2) Sponsor: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission.

(3) Control No.: OMB No. 1902–0061.

The Commission is now requesting that

OMB approve a three-year extension of

the current expiration date, with no

changes to the existing collection. This

is a mandatory collection requirement.

(4) Necessity of Collection of

Information: Submission of the

information is necessary to enable the

Commission to carry out its

responsibilities in implementing the

provisions of the natural Gas Act (NGS).

The information reported under

Commission identifier FERC–538 is

filed in accordance with Sections 7(a),

10(a) and 16 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717–

717W). Under the NGA when a local

distribution company or municipality

makes an application, a natural gas

pipeline company may be ordered by

the Commission to extend or improve

transportation facilities, establish

physical connections to serve the entity,

and sell natural gas to the applicant.

Filings in accordance with Section 7(a)

of the NGA are to contain all

information necessary to advise the

Commission fully concerning the

service which the applicant has

requested the Commission direct a

natural gas pipeline company to

provide. Included in the information to

be provided should be a description of

any improvement or extension of

facilities which the natural gas pipeline

company will be required to make in

connection with the requested service,

the applicant’s present and proposed

operations, construction, service, and

sales in order to enable the applicant to

engage in the local distribution of

natural gas.

5. Respondent Description: The

respondent universe currently

comprises on average, 1 applicant for

initial service.

6. Estimated Burden: 240 total burden

hours, 1 respondent, 1 response

annually, 240 hours per response

(average).

7. Estimated Cost Burden to

Respondents: 240 hours ÷ 2,080 hours

per year × $115,357 per year = $13,310.

Statutory Authority: Sections 7(a), 10(a),

and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), (15

U.S.C. 717–717w).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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