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and Improvement Act of 1994. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The meeting of the Executive

Committee is open to the public, except

for a portion which will be closed from

3 to 4 p.m. The proposed agenda

includes a review of the Board’s work

plan and budget, staff assignments,

committee appointments, and

discussion of the Regional Educational

Laboratory initiative. The meeting will

be closed to the public from 3 p.m. to

4 p.m. under the authority of Section

10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C.

Appendix I) and under exemptions (2)

and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5

U.S.C. (Pub. L. 94–409; 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(6)) to discuss the procedure for

the evaluation of the executive director.

The Committee will consider matters

that relate solely to the internal rules

and practices of the Board and

performance of the incumbent in this

position, matters which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy if

conducted in open session.

A final agenda will be available from

the Board office on April 11, 1997.

A summary of the activities at the

closed session and related matters

which are informative to the public

consistent with the policy of Title 5

U.S.C. 552(b) will be available to the

public within 14 days of the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board, Suite 100, 80 F St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20208–7564.

Dated: April 8, 1997.

Eve M. Bither,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–9526 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board; Teleconference

AGENCY: National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting by

teleconference.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming teleconference of the

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

The public is being given less than 15

days notice of this meeting because the

Board is required to make a response to

an agency initiative within a limited

time.

DATE: April 21, 1997.

TIME: 12 noon to 2 p.m.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20208–7545.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thelma Leenhouts, Designated Federal

Official, National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board,

Washington, D.C. 20208–7564. Tel.:

(202) 219–2065; fax: (202) 219–1528; email: ThelmalLeenhouts@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board is authorized by

Section 921 of the Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1944. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The teleconference is open to the

public. The proposed agenda will

consider issues related to proposed

national achievement tests for reading

in grade four and mathematics in grade

eight.

A final agenda will be available from

the Board office on April 17, 1997.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board, Suite 100, 80 F St.,

NW., Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Eve M. Bither,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–9527 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge

Reservation

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Oak Ridge Reservation.

DATES: Wednesday, May 7, 6:00 p.m.–

9:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Information Resource

Center, 105 Broadway, Oak Ridge,

Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Perkins, Site-Specific Advisory

Board Coordinator, Department of

Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office,

105 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830,

(423) 576–1590.

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: The meeting will

focus on conducting business topics for

the Board. No technical presentations

will be provided.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Sandy Perkins at the address or

telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received 5 days prior

to the meeting and reasonable provision

will be made to include the presentation

in the agenda. The Designated Federal

Official 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 a maximum

of 5 minutes to present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Department of Energy’s

Information Resource Center at 105

Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN between 8:30

am and 5:00 pm on Monday,

Wednesday, and Friday; 8:30 am and

7:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday; and

9:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturday, or by

writing to Sandy Perkins, Department of

Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office,

105 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, or

by calling her at (423) 576–1590.
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Issued at Washington, DC. on April 9,

1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9523 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Pantex Plant

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Pantex Plant.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 22, 1997:

10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Amarillo Association of

Realtors, 5601 Enterprise Circle,

Amarillo, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Williams, Program Manager,

Department of Energy, Amarillo Area

Office, P.O. Box 30030, Amarillo, TX

79120 (806) 477–3121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The Board

provides input to the Department of

Energy on Environmental Management

strategic decisions that impact future

use, risk management, economic

development, and budget prioritization

activities.

Tentative Agenda:

10:00 a.m. Welcome—Agenda

Review—Approval of Minutes

10:10 a.m. Co-Chair Comments

10:20 a.m. Task Force Reports

—Environmental Restoration

—Transition

—Site Development

10:50 a.m. Subcommittee Reports

—Policy & Personnel

—Nominations & Membership

—Air Monitoring

11:20 a.m. Ex-Officio Reports

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Air Monitoring Talk by Joe

Panketh

1:30 p.m. Updates—Occurrence

Reports—DOE

2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public, and public comment

will be invited throughout the meeting.

Written statements may be filed with

the Committee either before or after the

meeting. Written comments will be

accepted at the address above for 15

days after the date of the meeting.

Individuals who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact Tom Williams’ office at

the address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official 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 a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments. This notice is

being published less than 15 days in

advance of the meeting due to

programmatic issues that needed to be

resolved.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Pantex Public Reading

Rooms located at the Amarillo College

Lynn Library and Learning Center, 2201

South Washington, Amarillo, TX phone

(806) 371–5400. Hours of operation are

from 7:45 am to 10:00 pm, Monday

through Thursday; 7:45 am to 5:00 pm

on Friday; 8:30 am to 12:00 noon on

Saturday; and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on

Sunday, except for Federal holidays.

Additionally, there is a Public Reading

Room located at the Carson County

Public Library, 401 Main Street,

Panhandle, TX phone (806) 537–3742.

Hours of operation are from 9:00 am to

7:00 pm on Monday; 9:00 am to 5:00

pm, Tuesday through Friday; and closed

Saturday and Sunday as well as Federal

Holidays. Minutes will also be available

by writing or calling Tom Williams at

the address or telephone number listed

above.

Issued at Washington, DC on April 9, 1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9524 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 97–28–NG]

Panenergy Trading and Market

Services, L.L.C.; Order Granting LongTerm Authorization To Import Natural

Gas From Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued DOE/FE Order No.

1266 on March 20, 1997, granting

PanEnergy Trading and Market Services,

L.L.C. long-term authorization to import

up to 8,782 MMBtu (approximately

8,782 Mcf) of natural gas per day from

Canada commencing November 1, 1997,

and terminating October 31, 2007. The

natural gas shall be imported at Niagara

Falls, New York, under a supply

arrangement with PanEnergy Marketing

Limited Partnership.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Natural Gas

& Petroleum Import and Export

Activities Docket Room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–

0350, (202) 586–9478. The docket room

is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., March 31,

1997.

Wayne E. Peters,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–9525 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–318–000]

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Application

April 8, 1997.

Take notice that on March 31, 1997,

Algonquin Gas Transmission Company

(Algonquin), 1284 Soldiers Field Road,

Boston, Massachusetts 02135, filed in

Docket No. CP97–318–000, an

abbreviated application pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

authorization to construct and operate a

lateral pipeline to connect Algonquin’s

existing pipeline system with facilities

owned by the Taunton Municipal Light

Plant (TMLP), all as more fully set forth

in the application which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Algonquin proposes to construct and

operate approximately 924 feet of 12-

inch diameter pipeline lateral and

appurtenant facilities from a point on

Algonquin’s existing G–10 system in the

Town of Berkeley, Massachusetts,

passing under the Taunton River, to

Taunton, Massachusetts. Algonquin

says the facilities are required to

provide up to 27,000 MMBtu per day of

transportation service for TMLP under