71120 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 230 / Wednesday, November 29, 2000 / Notices

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

70123–2394. Telephone: (504) 736–

2519. These documents can also be

found on the MMS Homepage Address

on the Internet: http://www.mms.gov.

The final Notice of Sale will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days prior to the date of bid

opening. Bid opening is currently

scheduled for March 28, 2001.

Workshops to Discuss Several New

Provisions in the Proposed Notice

The MMS will hold two workshops to

discuss with interested parties a number

of new provisions being considered for

proposed Lease Sale 178 in the Central

Gulf of Mexico:

• deepwater royalty relief for leases

in 800 meters water depth and greater;

• shallow-water deep-gas royalty

relief for leases in water depths less

than 200 meters (where natural gas

wells have been drilled 15,000 feet or

greater and commence production

during the primary term of the lease);

• subsalt lease term extension for

leases in water depths less than 400

meters (with a primary term of 5 years),

providing for a two-year extension

beyond the 5-year primary term if a

subsalt well has been drilled during the

primary term; and

• other proposed terms and

conditions.

Workshops to Discuss Provisions of the

Proposed Rule Regarding Discretionary

Royalty Relief

In addition, the MMS will hold two

workshops to discuss with interested

parties provisions of the proposed rule

at 30 CFR, part 203, published in the

Federal Register on November 16, 2000,

regarding discretionary royalty relief for

leases in 200 meters water depth and

greater. These workshops will follow

the Proposed Notice Workshops

mentioned above, and at the same

location.

Date, Time, and Location of

Workshops:

December 12, 2000

Minerals Management Service, Room

111, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123.

Provisions of Sale 178 proposed Notice

of Sale, 9 a.m. until Noon

Provisions of discretionary royalty relief

proposed rule, 1 to 4 p.m.

and

December 14, 2000

Sheraton North Houston (at George

Bush Intercontinental Airport), 15700

John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston,

Texas 77032, Hotel phone—(281) 442–

5100.

Provisions of the Sale 178 proposed

Notice of Sale, 9 a.m. until Noon

Provisions of discretionary royalty relief

proposed rule, 1 to 4 p.m.

Attendees need not register prior to

attending either meeting. Appropriate

MMS personnel will be present at both

workshops to answer questions

regarding any aspect of the proposed

Notice in the morning workshops, and

questions regarding the proposed rule

regarding discretionary royalty relief in

the afternoon workshops.

Potential bidders in Sale 178 should

note that sale terms and conditions and

other information presented in the

proposed Notice may be revised

following consideration of comments

received during consultation with

interested parties on the proposed

Notice. A decision on the final Notice is

scheduled for February 2001.

For additional information, please call

Mr. Charles Hill (504) 736–2795.

Dated: November 22, 2000.

Thomas R. Kitsos,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–30413 Filed 11–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

CALFED Bay-Delta Program Policy

Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The CALFED Bay-Delta

Program Policy Group will meet on

December 13, 2000. The agenda for the

Policy Group meeting will include

discussions about CALFED’s: Record of

Decision Commitments; Ecosystem

Restoration 2001 Funding Package; and

Operation and Implementation Budget.

This meeting is open to the public.

Interested persons may make oral

statements to the CALFED Bay-Delta

Program Policy Group or may file

written statements for consideration.

DATES: The CALFED Bay-Delta Program

Policy Group meeting will be held from

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,

December 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will meet at

the Sacramento Convention Center,

1400 J Street, Room 103–104,

Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick

Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, at (916) 657–2666. If

reasonable accommodation is needed

due to a disability, please contact the

Equal Employment Opportunity Office

at (916) 653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–

6934 at least one week prior to the

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the state of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enhance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory

responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide policy direction and oversight

for the process.

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes a joint State-Federal process to

develop and implement long-term

solutions to problems in the Bay-Delta

system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. This effort,

the CALFED Bay-Delta Program

(Program), is being carried out under the

direction of the CALFED Policy Group.

Dated: November 22, 2000.

Lester A. Snow,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–30402 Filed 11–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MP–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–702 (Review)]

Ferrovanadium and Nitrided Vanadium

From Russia

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year

review concerning the antidumping

duty order on ferrovanadium and

nitrided vanadium from Russia.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of a full review

pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

§ 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine

whether revocation of the antidumping

duty order on ferrovanadium and

nitrided vanadium from Russia would

be likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury within a

reasonably foreseeable time. For further

information concerning the conduct of

this review and rules of general

application, consult the Commission’s