Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 174 / Friday, September 9, 2005 / Notices 53643 

Questions (SEQ), which is scheduled to 

be held September 14, 2005, at the same 

location beginning at 10 a.m., including 

a preparatory encounter among 

company representatives from 

approximately 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. 

The agenda for the preparatory 

encounter among company 

representatives is a review of the SEQ’s 

meeting agenda. The agenda of the SEQ 

meeting is under the control of the SEQ. 

It is expected that the SEQ will adopt 

the following agenda: 

1. Adoption of the Agenda of the Ad 

Hoc Emergency Session. 

2. Introduction by the Executive 

Director. 

3. Hurricane Katrina—Update of the 

Situation by the United States. 

4. Update of the Oil Market Situation. 

5. Report of the Industry Advisory 

Board. 

6. Review of the IEA Initial Response 

Activities. 

—Review of recent IEA emergency 

activities. 

—Member country updates on the 

implementation of the Initial 

Emergency Response Plan. 

—Recommendations from the SEQ to 

the IEA Governing Board. 

As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) 

of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), this 

meeting is open only to representatives 

of members of the IAB and their 

counsel; representatives of members of 

the SEQ; representatives of the 

Departments of Energy, Justice, and 

State, the Federal Trade Commission, 

the General Accounting Office, 

Committees of Congress, the IEA, and 

the European Commission; and invitees 

of the IAB, the SEQ, or the IEA. DOE has 

determined that the IEA’s scheduling 

requirements for this Ad Hoc 

Emergency Session of the SEQ require 

that the 7-day advance notice required 

by DOE’s regulations at 10 CFR 

209.32(b) be shortened. 

Issued in Washington, DC, September 6, 

2005. 

Samuel M. Bradley, 

Assistant General Counsel for International 

and National Security Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–18017 Filed 9–7–05; 12:29 pm] 

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 (Pub. 

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

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, October 3, 2005, 1 

p.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2005, 

9:45 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Double Tree Hotel 

Washington DC, 1515 Rhode Island 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil 

Rossmeissl, 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) 586–8668 

or Harriet Foster at (202) 586–4541; Email: harriet.foster@ee.doe.gov. 

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: 

• Recommendations towards 

updating the Biomass Vision and 

Roadmap. 

• Review of DOE–USDA Biomass 

R&D Joint Solicitation status. 

• In addition, the committee will 

receive an update on current USDA and 

DOE projects. 

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. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Neil 

Rossmeissl at 202–586–8668 or the 

Biomass Initiative at 202–586–4541 or 

harriet.foster@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. 

If you would like to file a written 

statement with the Committee, you may 

do so either before or after the meeting. 

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 90 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 September 2, 

2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17916 Filed 9–8–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[IC05–583–001, FERC–583] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

September 2, 2005. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and extension of this 

information collection requirement. Any 

interested person may file comments 

directly with OMB and should address 

a copy of those comments to the 

Commission as explained below. The 

Commission received no comments in 

response to an earlier Federal Register 

notice of June 15, 2005 (70 FR 34748–

50) and has made this notation in its 

submission to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by October 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and 

include the OMB Control No. as a point 

of reference. The Desk Officer may be 

reached by telephone at 202–395–4650. 

A copy of the comments should also be 

sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of the Executive 

Director, ED–33, Attention: Michael 

Miller, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may