Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 3 / Thursday, January 4, 2001 / Notices 783

Afternoon

• Status of Solid (Radioactive and

Hazardous) Waste Draft EIS

• Update on Contracts, e.g., Fluor

Hanford Extension

• Discussion of 2012 Advice issued by

the Board in December

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Board either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Gail McClure’s office at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received five

days prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy

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 equal time to present their

comments.

Minutes: The minutes 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

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Gail

McClure, Department of Energy

Richland Operation Office, P.O. Box

550, Richland, WA 99352, or by calling

her at (509) 373–5647.

Issued at Washington, DC on December 29,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy, Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–246 Filed 1–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Commission on Fire Safety and

Preparedness

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Commission on Fire

Safety and Preparedness. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.

92–463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that

public notice of the meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, January 11, 2001, 9:00

am to 4:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amina Khan, U.S. Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone

number 202–586–6982, email:

amina.khan@ns.doe.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting:

To provide advice to the Department

of Energy on the state of the fire safety

and protection programs; to review the

scope and results of a special internal

investigation led by the Department on

fire protection and safety; and to

provide guidance, advice and

information on the readiness of the

complex from the threat of wildland and

facility fires.

Tentative Agenda:

Welcome Remarks

Brief Overview of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act

Debrief on the 60 Day Review

Status Quo of Fire Protection

Programs at the Department of

Energy

Office of Environment, Safety and

Health Follow-on Study

Public Comment Period

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public on a first-come, firstserved basis because of limited seating.

Written statements may be filed with

the committee before of after the

meeting. Members of the public who

wish to make oral statements pertaining

to agenda items should contact Amina

Khan at the numbers above. Requests to

make oral statements must be made and

received five days prior to the meeting;

reasonable provision will be made to

include the statement in the agenda.

The Chair of the Committee is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. This notice is being

published less than 15 days before the

date of the meeting due to the holidays.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC, between 9 am

and 4 pm, Monday through Friday,

except holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 29,

2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–244 Filed 1–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–585–000]

Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing

December 28, 2000.

Take notice that on December 12,

2000, Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy),

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

under Cinergy’s Resale, Assignment or

Transfer of Transmission Rights and

Ancillary Service Rights Tariff (the

Tariff) entered into between Cinergy and

Duke Power. This Service Agreement

has been executed by both parties and

is to replace the existing unexecuted

Service Agreement.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest such filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). All such motions and protests

should be filed on or before January 8,

2001. Protests will be considered by the

Commission to determine the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection. This

filing may also be viewed on the

Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments and protests may

be filed electronically via the internet in

lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

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

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–172 Filed 1–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–193–000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

December 28, 2000.

Take notice that on December 21,

2000, Eastern Shore Natural Gas

Company (ESNG), tendered for filing

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certain revised tariff sheets in the above

captioned docket as part of its FERC Gas

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1,

that bear a proposed effective date of

January 1, 2001.

The purpose of this instant filing is to

track rate changes attributable to storage

services purchased from Columbia Gas

Transmission Corporation (Columbia)

under its Rate Schedules FSS and SST.

The costs of the above referenced

storage service comprise that rates and

charges payable under ESNG’s

respective Rate Schedule CFSS. This

tracking filing is being made pursuant to

Section 3 of ESNG’s Rate Schedule

CFSS.

In addition to the above referenced

tracking charges this instant filing also

reflects the December 15, 2000 tracking

rate charges attributable to storage

services purchased from

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) under its Rate

Schedules GSS and LSS. The costs of

the above referenced storage service

comprise the rates and charges payable

under ESNG’s respective Rate Schedules

GSS and LSS. This tracking filing is

being made pursuant to Section 3 of

ESNG’s Rate Schedules GSS and LSS.

ESNG states that copies of the filing

have been served upon its jurisdictional

customers and interested State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Comments and protests may

be filed electronically via the internet in

lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

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

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–164 Filed 1–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–07–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–232–001]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System,

L.P.; Notice of Amendment

December 28, 2000.

Take notice that on December 15,

2000, Iroquois Gas Transmission

System, L.P. (Iroquois), One Corporate

Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut

06484, tendered for filing in docket No.

CP00–232–001 an amendment to its

original application filed on April 28,

2000 to modify the proposed terminus

of its Eastchester Expansion Project, all

as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection. The

filing may be viewed at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Specifically, Iroquois now seeks to

alter the route of its Eastchester

Expansion Project so that the terminus

will now be at a proposed

interconnection with Consolidated

Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con

Ed) near Lafayette Boulevard in the

Throgs Neck area of the Bronx section

of New York City. Originally, Iroquois

had proposed that its Eastchester

Expansion Project would terminate at a

proposed interconnection with Con Ed

near the intersection of Steenwick and

Hollers Avenues in the Bronx section of

New York City. The modified cost of the

Eastchester Expansion Project is

approximately $173.9 million.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Jeffrey

A. Bruner, Vice President, General

Counsel, and Secretary for Iroquois, One

Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton,

Connecticut 06484 at 203–925–7200, or

Beth L. Webb, attorney for Iroquois,

Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky,

LLP, 2101 L Street, NW., Washington,

DC 20037 at 202–785–9700.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status be becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before January 18, 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

385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations

under the NGA (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.

However, a person does not have to

intervene in order to have comments

considered. The second way to

participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

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 the environmental documents,

and will be notified of meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Environmental commenters will not be

required to serve copies of filed

documents on all other parties.

However, the non-party commmenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission (except for the mailing of

environmental documents issued by the

Commission) and will not have the right

to seek court review of the

Commission’s final order.

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