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Designated Federal Officer 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 five minutes

to present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Public Reading Room

located at the Office of the Rocky Flats

Citizens Advisory Board, 9035 North

Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2250,

Westminister, CO 80021; telephone

(303)420–7855. Hours of operations for

the Public Reading Room are 9 a.m. to

4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal

holidays. Minutes will also be made

available by writing or calling Deb

Thompson at the address or telephone

number listed above.

Issued at Washington, DC on January 12,

2001.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–1480 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Semi-Annual

Chairs Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Semi-Annual Chairs

Meeting. The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.

770) requires that public notice of these

meetings be announced in the Federal

Register.

DATES: Thursday, February 8, 2001, 6:45

a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Friday, February 9, 2001, 8 a.m.–5:30

p.m.

Saturday, February 10, 2001 8 a.m.–1:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: St. Tropez All Suite Hotel,

455 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas,

Nevada 89101, Phone: (702) 369–5400

or (800) 666–5400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha Crosland, Designated Federal

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–5793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

future use, cleanup levels, waste

disposition, and cleanup priorities.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, February 8, 2001: EM SSAB

Chairs Meeting (Day 1)

6:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m, Joint tour of the

Nevada Test Site and Yucca

Mountain

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m., Opening reception

at the St. Tropez Hotel

Friday, February 9, 2001: EM SSAB

Chairs Meeting (Day 2)

6:30–8:00 a.m., Continental Breakfast

buffet in Truffles Lounge

8:00–8:20 a.m., Opening/Welcoming

Remarks/Overview of Agenda

(Martha Crosland, DOE/HQ; Carl

Gertz, DOE/NV AMEM; etc.)

8:20–8:25 a.m., Introduction of

Facilitators and Review of Ground

Rules (Ted McAdam, et.al.)

8:25–9:30 a.m., Round Robin Ice

Breaker. SSAB Chairs will

introduce participants from their

Boards and briefly list their Boards’

Top Three Issues of Concern

9:30–9:40 a.m., Overview of Survey

Results and Objectives of TopicSpecific Round Robins and

Facilitated Discussions

9:40–10:30 a.m., Topic #1 Round Robin

(five minutes for each SSAB). What

is your Board’s desired composition

and how are new members

recruited and selected? How

effective is that process?

10:30–10:45 a.m., Morning break

10:45–11:25 a.m., Topic #1 Facilitated

Discussion

11:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m., Topic #2 Round

Robin (four minutes for each

SSAB). How does your Board

develop its annual work plan? How

does your Board set its agenda?

12:05–12:40 p.m., Topic #2 Facilitated

Discussion

12:40–1:45 p.m., Buffet lunch served in

the hotel

1:45–2:25 p.m., Topic #3 Round Robin

(four minutes for each SSAB). How

are your Boards’s committees

structured? How do your Board’s

committees function? Do nonmembers participate in committee

work?

2:25–3:00 p.m., Topic #3 Facilitated

Discussion

3:00–3:15 p.m., Afternoon Break

3:15–3:55 p.m., Topic #4 Round Robin

(four minutes for each SSAB). How

does your Board develop its

recommendations/advice? To

whom are your recommendations

addressed?

3:55–4:30 p.m., Topic #4 Facilitated

Discussion

4:30–5:15 p.m., Review and Approval of

Stewardship Core Value Statements

5:15–5:30 p.m., Public Comment

5:30–7:00 p.m., Free time

7:00 p.m. Dine Around Las Vegas.

Groups depart for area restaurants—

transportation to be provided

Saturday, February 10, 2001: EM SSAB

Chairs Meeting (Day 3)

6:30–8:00 a.m., Continental Breakfast

Buffet in Truffles Lounge

8:00–8:10 a.m., Welcome and Recap of

Previous Day’s Work (Martha

Crosland or Ted McAdam)

8:10–8:50 a.m., Topic #5 Round Robin

(five minutes for each SSAB). How

does your Board conduct public

outreach and how effective is that

effort?

8:50–9:25 a.m., Topic #5 Facilitated

Discussion

9:35–10:15 a.m., Topic #6 Round Robin

(five minutes for each SSAB). How

does your Board conduct selfevaluations, who else evaluates the

Board’s performance, and how

effective is/are that/those

process(es)?

10:15–10:55 a.m., Topic #6 Facilitated

Discussion

10:55–11:10 a.m., Morning break

11:10a.m.–12:10 p.m., Facilitated

Discussion of Issues of Concern to

Each Site. Issues discussed will be

based on those recorded during the

Friday morning Ice Breaker Round

Robin discussion.

12:10–12:30 p.m., Updates from DOE

Headquarters

• Revised DOE Public Participation

Policy Public Review & Comment

• Status Report Regarding Changes at

DOE Under the New

Administration (Betty Nolan)

12:30–12:45 p.m., Critique of the SSAB

Chairs Meeting

12:45–1:00 p.m., Future SSAB Meetings

and Workshops—Martha Crosland

1:00–1:15 p.m., Public comment

1:15–1:30 p.m., Closing remarks

1:30 p.m., Adjourn

(Agenda topics may change up to the

day of the meetings: please contact

Martha Crosland, Designated Federal

Officer, (202) 586–5793 for the current

agenda.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Board facilitator

either before or after the meeting.

Individuals who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact the Board Chair at their

specific site, or Martha Crosland.

Requests must be received five days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Officer, Martha

Crosland, U.S. Department of Energy, is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

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fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of five minutes

to present their comments.

Minutes: A written summary of this

meeting will be available for public

review and copying at the Freedom of

Information Public Reading Room, 1E–

190, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC, 20585 between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except

Federal holidays. The meeting summary

will also be available by writing the

EM–SSAB Chair or Designated Deputy

Federal Officer of every EM–SSAB that

participated in the meeting.

Issued at Washington, DC on January 11,

2001.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–1481 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 00–53–NG, et al.]

Office of Fossil Energy; Chinook

Pipeline Company (The Successor to

Xeno, Inc.), et al.; Orders Granting and

Transferring Authority To Import and

Export Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives

notice that during December 2000, it

issued Orders granting and transferring

authority to import and export natural

gas. These Orders are summarized in the

attached appendix and may be found on

the FE website at http://

www.fe.doe.gov, or on the electronic

bulletin board at (202) 586–7853. They

are also available for inspection and

copying in the Office of Natural Gas &

Petroleum Import & Export Activities,

Docket Room 3E–033, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, (202)

586–9478. The docket room is open

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on January 9,

2001.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of

Natural Gas & Petroleum, Import & Export

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Attachment.

APPENDIX.—ORDERS GRANTING AND TRANSFERRING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS

[DOE/FE Authority]

Order No. Date Issued Importer/Exporter FE Docket No. Import volume

Export volume Comments

1615–A ...... 12/04/00 Chinook Pipeline Company (The

Successor to Xeno, Inc.) 00–

53–NG.

Transfer of blanket export authority.

992–A ........ 12/08/00 Engage Energy Canada, L.P.

(The Successor to Westcoast

Gas Services Inc.) 94–74–NG.

Transfer of long-term import authority.

993–A ........ 12/08/00 Engage Energy Canada, L.P.

(The Successor to Westcoast

Gas Services Inc.) 94–75–NG.

Transfer of long-term import authority.

994–A ........ 12/08/00 Engage Energy Canada, L.P.

(The Successor to Westcoast

Gas Services Inc.) 94–76–NG.

Transfer of long-term import authority.

996–A ........ 12/08/00 Engage Energy Canada, L.P.

(The Successor to Westcoast

Gas Services Inc.) 94–78–NG.

Transfer of long-term import authority.

1656 ........... 12/08/00 Pemex Gas Y Petroquimica

Basica 00–93–NG.

(1)160 Bcf Import and export a combined total to and

from Canada and Mexico, beginning on

January 1, 2001, and extending through

December 31, 2002.

1657 ........... 12/08/00 Hunt Oil Company of Canada,

Inc. 00–95–NG.

6 Bcf Import from Canada beginning on December 1, 2000, and extending through November 30, 2002.

1658 ........... 12/15/00 Engage Energy Canada, L.P. 00–

96–NG.

1,000 Bcf 1,000 Bcf Import from Canada, including LNG and

export to Canada, beginning on January

1, 2001, and extending through December 31, 2002.

1659 ........... 12/18/00 The Montana Power Company

00–94–NG.

20 Bcf Import from Canada beginning on February 7, 2001, and extending through

February 6, 2003.

1660 ........... 12/21/00 Coast Energy Group, A Division

of Cornerstone Propane L.P.

00–99–NG.

40 Bcf Import and export a combined total to and

from Canada and Mexico, beginning on

January 1, 2001, and extending through

December 31, 2002.

1661 ........... 12/22/00 Sprague Energy Corp. 00–98–NG 50 Bcf Import from Canada beginning on January

1, 2001, and extending through December 31, 2002.

1662 ........... 12/26/00 Wisconsin Gas Company 00–97–

NG.

200 Bcf Import from Canada beginning on January

1, 2001, and extending through December 31, 2002.