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Capacity: 800 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Wholesale power

market.

In-Service Date: April 2003.

Issued in Washington, DC, May 9, 2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–12187 Filed 5–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Biomass Research and Development

Technical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open meeting of the Biomass Research

and Development Technical Advisory

Committee under the Biomass Research

and Development Act of 2000. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires

that agencies publish these notices in

the Federal Register to allow for public

participation. This notice announces the

meeting of the Biomass Research and

Development Technical Advisory

Committee.

DATES: June 11, 2001.

TIME: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Wyndham Hotel, 1400 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas E. Kaempf, Designated Federal

Officer for the Committee, Office of

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–7766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

Meeting: To provide advice and

guidance that promotes research and

development leading to the production

of biobased industrial products.

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will

include discussions on the following:

• Subcommittee Recommendations to

the Full Committee.

• Full Committee Recommendations

on Technical Research and

Development Priorities.

Public Participation: In keeping with

procedures, members of the public are

welcome to observe the business of the

Biomass Research and Development

Technical Advisory Committee. 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 these items on the

agenda, you should contact Douglas E.

Kaempf at 202–586–7766 or

Bioenergy@ee.doe.gov (e-mail). You

must make your request for an oral

statement at least 5 business days before

the meeting. Members of the public will

be heard in the order in which they sign

up at the beginning of the meeting.

Reasonable provision will be made to

include the scheduled oral statements

on the agenda. The Chair of the

Committee will make every effort to

hear the views of all interested parties.

The Chair will conduct the meeting to

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business.

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting

will be available for public review and

copying within 60 days at the Freedom

of Information Public Reading Room;

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 at Washington, DC on May 9, 2001.

Belinda G. Hood,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–12185 Filed 5–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Federal Energy Management Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open meeting of the Federal Energy

Management Advisory Committee

(FEMAC). The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86

Stat. 770) requires that these meetings

be announced in the Federal Register to

allow for public participation. Executive

Order 13123, ‘‘Greening the Government

through Efficient Energy Management,’’

authorized the FEMAC to provide

public and private sector input to the

Secretary of Energy on achieving new

energy efficiency goals for Federal

facilities. The U.S. Department of

Energy’s Office of Federal Energy

Management Programs (FEMP)

coordinates FEMAC activities.

DATES: Monday, June 4, 2001; 1:30 to

2:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Crown

Center, 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City,

Missouri 64108.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Huff, Designated Federal Officer

for the FEMAC, Office of Federal Energy

Management Programs, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–

3507; Steven.Huff@ee.doe.gov; http://

www.eren.doe.gov/femp/aboutfemp/

femac.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of meeting: This FEMAC

meeting is an open forum for

communicating with FEMAC members

and Federal Energy Management

Program officials. FEMAC committee

members are Beth Shearer, FEMAC

Chair, U.S. Department of Energy; Stuart

Berjansky, Philips Lighting Company;

Jared Blum, Polyisocyanurate Insulation

Manufacturers Association; Kenneth

Calvin, Mississippi Department of

Economic and Community

Development; Robert Collins, Tampa

Electric Company/Peoples Gas

Company; Richard Earl, PB Facilities,

Inc; Shelley Fidler, Van Ness Feldman;

Erbin Keith, Sempra Energy Solutions,

LLC; Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon

University; Mary Palomino, Salt River

Project; and Cynthia Vallina, Office of

Management & Budget.

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will

include an open discussion on the

following topics:

Monday, June 4, 2001

• Federal energy management budget

• Energy-savings performance contracts

• Utility energy-efficiency service

contracts

• Procurement of ENERGY STAR

(Registered Trademark) and other

energy efficient products

• Building design

• Process energy use

• Applications of efficient and

renewable energy technologies

(including clean energy technologies)

at Federal facilities

• Other energy management issues and

topics

FEMAC members also want to discuss

in this discussion setting four critical

issues:

• Improving the use of project financing

(Energy Saving Performance Contacts

and Utility Energy Service Contracts)

• Employing sustainable design in

Federal facilities

• Examining budget issues and

discussing priorities

• Incorporating the use of new and

emerging technologies

Public Participation: For these

discussion sessions, FEMAC invites

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members of the public to help identify

possible solutions in achieving the goals

of reducing energy use and increasing

energy efficiency in Federal facilities.

No advance registration is required for

the meeting. Those wishing to address

the committee will be heard based on a

‘‘first-come, first-served’’ sign-up list for

each session. With the limited time

available, the committee also

encourages written recommendations,

suggestions, position papers, etc.,

combined with a short oral summary

statement.

Documents may be submitted either

before or following the meeting. The

Chair of the Committee will make every

effort to hear the views of all interested

parties. The Chair will conduct the

meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct

of business.

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting

will be available for public review and

copying within 30 days at the Freedom

of Information Public Reading Room;

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 at Washington, D.C., on May 4,

2001.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–12184 Filed 5–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–260–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Application

May 9, 2001.

Take notice that on May 2, 2001,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway,

Fairfax, Virginia 22030–0146, filed in

Docket No. CP01–260–000, an

application, pursuant to Sections 7 (b)

and (c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part

157 of the Commission’s Regulations for

abandonment authorization and a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing the construction

and operation of certain pipeline,

compression and appurtenant facilities

in Delaware and Pennsylvania, all as

more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Columbia proposes to construct and

operate the facilities in order to

accommodate deliveries to a power

plant being constructed by FPL Energy

Marcus Hook L.P. (FPL) on the

Delaware-Pennsylvania border.

Specifically, Columbia proposes to

construct 1.3 miles of 20-inch lateral

pipeline in New Castle County,

Delaware, and Delaware County,

Pennsylvania. Columbia also proposes

to construct and operate a 6,000

horsepower (hp) compressor unit at the

existing Eagle Compressor Station in

Chester County, Pennsylvania, a 6,000

hp compressor unit at the existing

Downingtown Compressor Station in

Chester County, Pennsylvania, and a

new measuring and regulating (M&R)

station on the power plant property in

Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In

addition, Columbia proposes to abandon

2 1,250 hp compressor units at the

Downingtown Compressor Station. It is

stated that Columbia is abandoning

these units because of their age and

condition and will no longer need these

units when the new units are installed.

In related construction under the

automatic provisions of its blanket

certificate authorization, Columbia

proposes to install a new tap and valve

at an existing M&R station at the

intersection of Columbia’s facilities with

those of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation in Chester County,

Pennsylvania, and to replace existing

regulators at an interconnection with

the facilities of Texas Eastern

Transmission Corporation, also in

Chester County. Columbia proposes to

provide firm transportation service for

FPL, delivering 125,000 Dekatherms

(dth) of natural gas per day to FPL’s

plant. Columbia estimates the total cost

of the proposed facilities at $22.3

million.

Any questions regarding this

application should be directed to M.D.

Mamone, Certificates, at (304) 357–

3164, Columbia Gas Transmission

Company, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston,

West Virginia 25325–1273.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status by becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before May 30, 2001, file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211 and 385.214) and the

regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining

party status will be placed on the

service list maintained by the Secretary

of the Commission and will receive

copies of all documents filed by the

applicant and by all other parties. A

party must submit 14 copies of filings

made with the Commission and must

mail a copy to the applicant and to

every other party in the proceeding.

Only parties to the proceeding can ask

for court review of Commission orders

in the proceeding. Comments, protests

and interventions may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the Commission’s website at—

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Persons who wish to comment only

on the environmental review of this

project should submit an original and

two copies of their comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Environmental commenters will be

placed on the Commission’s

environmental mailing list, will receive

copies of environmental documents,

and will be able to participate in

meetings associated with the

Commission’s environmental review

process. Commenters will not be

required to serve copies of filed

documents on all other parties.

However, Commenters will not receive

copies of all documents filed by other

parties or issued by the Commission,

and will not have the right to seek

rehearing or appeal the Commission’s

final order to a Federal court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervenor status.

The Commission may issue a

preliminary determination on nonenvironmental issues prior to the

completion of its review of the

environmental aspects of the project.

This preliminary determination

typically considers such issues as the

need for the project and its economic

effect on existing customers of the

applicant, on other pipelines in the area,

and on landowners and communities.

For example, the Commission considers

the extent to which the applicant may

need to exercise eminent domain to

obtain rights-of-way for the proposed

project and balances that against the

non-environmental benefits to be

provided by the project. Therefore, if a

person has comments on community

and landowner impacts from this

proposal, it is important to file

comments or to intervene as early in the

process as possible.

If the Commission decides to set the

application for a formal hearing before

an Administrative Law Judge, the

Commission will issue another notice

describing that process. At the end of

the Commission’s review process, a