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OEP Staff will lend an allparticipants discussion of issues

regarding:

• How best to involve landowners

and communities.

• How best to work with applicants

and agencies;

• How to coordinate with multiple

agencies/jurisdictions;

• How to get information on the need

for a project; and

• How to describe workspace/rightof-way requirements.

3:55—Summary of the Day

Directions to: Holiday Inn City Centre

[813–223–1351]

• Holiday Inn City Centre is located

at 111 West Fortune Street, Tampa, FL

33602

• Take Interstate I–275 to exit #25—

Ashley Street; Keep bearing right

(Fortune St. will ‘‘Y’’ into Ashley St.—

stay right); Holiday Inn is on the right

side of the street.

Future Meetings?

Between now and September of 2001,

we will conduct additional seminars at

locations around the country. Locations

for the meetings will be selected based

on the history of past, present and

especially future pipeline projects

where interstate natural gas markets are

developing or expanding.

Areas we are considering for meetings

include:

Boston, Massachusetts/Portland, Maine

Area.—March/April, 2001

Seattle/Puget Sound Washington—May/

June, 2001 and/or

Reno, Nevada or Salt Lake City, Utah—

July/August, 2001

If you care to voice your opinion

about these or other areas, please follow

the instructions for contacting us in the

notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER00–3591–000, ER00–1969–

001, ER01–94–000, and ER01–180–000]

New York Independent System

Operator, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of

Technical Conference

January 11, 2001.

The December 11, 2000, notice in this

proceeding indicated that a technical

conference will be held on January 22

and 23, 2001. That conference will be

held in Hearing Rooms 5 and 6 (which

will be combined to form one large

room) at the offices of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

The conference will commence at 9:30

a.m. on January 22, 2001.

The agenda for the conference is set

forth below. To facilitate efficient

discussion, the various industry sectors

should designate a spokesperson for

their sector, although additional views

may be stated as necessary. By 5:00 p.m.

on January 18, 2001, participants should

inform Stanley Wolf at 202–208–0891 or

stanley.wolf@ferc.fed.us or Penny

Murrell at 202–208–0531 or

penny.murrell@ferc.fed.us, who the

spokesperson for the industry sectors

are, and for which sessions/topics listed

below. If the industry sector cannot

reach consensus on its selection of

spokespersons, members of that sector

may separately inform Mr. Wolf or Ms.

Murrell of their selections. Staff may

select some or all of these to participate

in the discussions. Rather than repeat at

length prior pleadings, spokespersons

are requested to merely refer to such

pleadings where appropriate.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

Technical Conference Schedule

Day 1: Morning Session 9:30–12:30

I. State of the Markets—Panel—3 hours

This panel will be comprised of a

representative from each sector

including, NYISO, Transmisison

Owners, the Public Service Commission

of New York State, Generators, Power

Marketers, Endusers, and Public Power

and Environment. The discussion will

focus on the overall state of NYISO’s

markets; how things are going overall;

whether the markets are generally

working; what the major problems are in

the markets; whether there are structural

issues; whether there are any major

problems with market rules and, if so,

the solutions to the problems. This

session will include a presentation by

NYISO’s Project Priority Team on the

current status of its efforts to identify

and assign priorities to the tasks facing

the NYISO, focusing on preparations for

the Summer 2001.

Lunch

Day 1: Afternoon Session 1:30–6:00

II. Energy Markets: What needs to be in

place by Summer 2001? 31⁄2 hours

This session will start with a

presentation by NYISO on the changes

that are proposed to be in place by

Summer 2001. Discussions can include

the details of the specific projects and

whether the priorities proposed for

theses projects are reasonable. The

discussion may include the following

topics:

NYISO ‘‘hybrid’’ fixed block

generation pricing proposal

Out of merit commitment

Prorata curtailments

System security and adequacy during

Summer 2001

Other reliability concerns

NOX issues

Demand Response Mechanism

Billing issues

Data posting requirements

Communication and market

information issues

III. Non-Spinning Reserves Markets—1

hour

This presentation will begin with a

presentation by NYISO regarding the

state of its NSR markets and the projects

underway to make this a more

competitive market. Discussions will

follow concerning the short-term and

long-term problems associated with

these markets and the changes that are

necessary to address these problems.

Topics include:

Competitiveness of 10-minute nonspinning reserves markets

Physical self-supply of operating

reserves

Use of western resources to meet

operating reserves requirements

Locational pricing

Day 2: Morning Session 9:30–12:00

IV. Market Protection Measures—21⁄2

hours

This session will include a

presentation by NYISO regarding the

use of its authority under its TEP.

Discussions should follow regarding the

extent of NYISO’s price corrections and

issuances of Extraordinary Corrective

Actions (ECAs) under this authority and

whether certain authority of the TEP

should continue temporarily or if

certain authority should be made a

permanent part of the tariff. Participants

may also discuss participant proposals

concerning various market protection

measures such as: circuit breaker, bid

caps, in-city mitigation, and expanded

rate correction authority

Lunch

Day 2: Afternoon Session 1:00–4:30

V. Energy Markets: Longer-term Fixes—

2 hours

This session will start with a

presentation by NYISO regarding the

longer term changes necessary in its

energy markets. Discussions can focus

on the projects that will need to be in

place in the longer term and whether

the priorities established for these

changes are reasonable. Topics include:

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Central East constraint

Generation

Seams Issues (RTOs)—Impact of

NYISO practices and procedures on

regional transactions

Balancing Market Evaluation (BME)

performance and improvements

Virtual bidding, trading hubs and

other proposals enhancing liquidity

VI. Next Steps—11⁄2 hours

This session will be used to finalize

a list of priorities for projects in the

energy and NSR markets and to

establish deadlines for their completion.

This session will also be used to

establish any further procedures

required, including setting dates for

initial and reply comments.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6934–2]

Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the Science

Advisory Board’s (SAB’s) Executive

Committee will meet on the dates and

times noted below. All times noted are

Eastern Time. The meetings are open to

the public, however, seating is limited

and available on a first come basis.

1. Executive Committee—

Teleconference Meeting—February 1,

2001

The U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory

Board (SAB) will conduct a public

teleconference meeting on Thursday,

February 1, 2001 between the hours of

1 and 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting

will be coordinated through a

conference call connection in Room

6013 in the U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios

Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20460. The public

is encouraged to attend the meeting in

the conference room noted above.

However, the public may also attend

through a telephonic link, to the extent

that lines are available. Additional

instructions about how to participate in

the conference call can be obtained by

calling Ms. Diana Pozun no earlier than

one week prior to the meeting

(beginning on January 25) at (202) 564–

4544, or via e-mail at

pozun.diana@epa.gov.

Purpose of the Meeting: In this

meeting, the Executive Committee plans

to review reports from some of its

Committees/Subcommittee, most likely

including the following:

(a) Natural Attenuation Research

Subcommittee of the Environmental

Engineering Committee (EEC) ‘‘Review

of EPA’s Natural Attenuation Research

Program’’ (see 65 FR 60189, dated

October 10, 2000 for details).

(b) Radiation Advisory Committee

(RAC): ‘‘An SAB Advisory: A Review of

ORIA’s Use and Adaptation of GENII

Environmental Radiation Dosimetry

System, GENII Version 2 (v.2)’’ (see 65

FR 18095, dated April 6, 2000 for

details).

Availability of Review Materials:

Drafts of the reports that will be

reviewed at the meeting will be

available to the public on the SAB

website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) by

close-of-business on January 16, 2001.

For Further Information: Any member

of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting or

wishing to submit brief oral comments

must contact Dr. Donald Barnes,

Designated Federal Officer, Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)

564–4533; FAX (202) 501–0323; or via

e-mail at barnes.don@epa.gov. Requests

for oral comments must be in writing (email preferred) and received by Dr.

Barnes no later than noon Eastern Time

on January 25, 2001.

2. Executive Committee—February 5–6,

2001

The U.S. EPA Science Advisory

Board’s (SAB’s) Executive Committee

will conduct a public meeting on

Monday and Tuesday, February 5–6,

2001. The meeting will convene each

day at 8:30 a.m. in Room 6013, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460.

The meeting will adjourn no later than

5 p.m. each day.

Purpose of the Meeting: At this

meeting, the Executive Committee will

receive updates from its committees and

subcommittees concerning their recent

and planned activities. As part of these

updates, some committees will present

draft reports for Executive Committee

review and approval. We anticipate that

the following report will be completed

by the SAB Subcommittee involved and

be ready for Executive Committee

review at this meeting, however, to

determine if this, or any other reports

are under consideration at this meeting,

please contact Ms. Diana Pozun at (202)

564–4544 or pozun.diana@epa.gov.

Draft report(s) will appear on the

Science Advisory Board website

(www.epa.gov/sab) approximately two

weeks prior to the meeting.

(a) Dioxin Reassessment Review

Committee (DRRC) of the Science

Advisory Board (SAB) ‘‘Review of EPA’s

Draft Exposure and Human Health

Reassessment of 2,3,7,8-

Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD)

and Related Compounds’’ (see 65 FR

60190, dated October 10, 2000 for

details).

As part of this two day meeting, the

Executive Committee will also: (a) Meet

with various Agency officials to discuss

matters of mutual interest; (b) receive

briefings from Agency staff on various

topics; and (c) discuss future business of

the Board including projects for

FY2001.

Availability of Materials: The draft

meeting agenda and drafts of any reports

that will be reviewed at the meeting will

be available to the public on the SAB

website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) by

close-of-business on January 22, 2001.

For Further Information: Any member

of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting

should contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes,

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the

Executive Committee at U.S. EPA

Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20460; phone (202) 564–4533; fax

(202) 501–0323; or via e-mail at

<barnes.don@epa.gov>. Those wishing

to submit brief oral comments should

contact Dr. Barnes, in writing, no later

than close of business January 29, 2001.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For teleconference meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will

usually be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total. Deadlines for

getting on the public speaker list for a

meeting are given above. Speakers

should bring at least 35 copies of their

comments and presentation slides for

distribution to the reviewers and public

at the meeting. Written Comments:

Although the SAB accepts written

comments until the date of the meeting

(unless otherwise stated), written