Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2005 / Notices 65935 

Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 

4001, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4187. 

She can be reached by telephone at 

(703) 787–1211 or by electronic mail at 

jeryne.bryant@mms.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCS 

Policy Committee represents the 

collective viewpoint of coastal states, 

local government, environmental 

community, industry and other parties 

involved with the OCS Program. It 

provides policy advice to the Secretary 

of the Interior through the Director of 

the MMS on all aspects of leasing, 

exploration, development, and 

protection of OCS resources. 

The Agenda for Tuesday, November 15 

Will Cover the Following Principal 

Subjects 

Energy Policy Act of 2005. This 

presentation will address MMS 

responsibilities in implementing the 

provisions affecting the Outer 

Continental Shelf. 

Coastal Impact Assistance Program. 

As authorized in the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005, MMS will implement a new 

program to distribute $1 billion to 

coastal States and localities for 

approved projects related to the 

conservation, restoration, or protection 

of coastal areas, wildlife, and natural 

resources. 

OCS Renewable Energy and 

Alternative Use Program Approach. The 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 amended the 

OCS Lands Act to grant management 

authority to the Secretary of the Interior, 

and MMS will develop a new regulatory 

regime to manage access, balancing 

competing uses while ensuring 

appropriate environmental safeguards. 

This presentation will also address the 

draft report of the OCS Policy 

Committee’s Alternative Energy/Use 

Subcommittee. 

USGS/MMS Joint Session on the 

Marine Mapping Initiative. The 

presentation will address the history, 

intent, and status of ongoing efforts and 

the objectives of MMS and USGS 

initiatives within the Energy Bill as well 

as broader Federal coordination efforts. 

Impact of Hurricanes on Energy 

Infrastructure and Outlook for Oil and 

Natural Gas Supplies. This presentation 

will address the status of oil and gas 

availability, the outlook for the future as 

affected by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, 

and lessons learned. 

Impact of 2004–2005 Gulf Coast 

Hurricanes on Coastal Environment. 

This presentation will address the 

impacts of Hurricanes Ivan, Dennis, 

Katrina, and Rita on coastal barrier 

islands, beaches, estuaries, wetlands, 

and other environments along the 

northern Gulf of Mexico coastal area 

from the Florida panhandle to Texas. 

MMS Regional Issues. The Regional 

Directors will highlight activities of the 

Pacific, Alaska, and Gulf of Mexico 

regions. 

The Agenda for Wednesday, November 

16 Will Cover the Following Principal 

Subjects 

OCS Scientific Committee Update. 

This presentation will address the 

current activities of the OCS Scientific 

Committee and its subcommittees. 

Congressional Update. This 

presentation will address legislative 

activity pertinent to the OCS program. 

5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing 

Program 2007–2012. This presentation 

will address the steps for development 

of the next 5-Year Program (2007–2012), 

input received during the comment 

period, and the supporting 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Committee Business. Status reports 

from the OCS Policy Committee’s 5-Year 

OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program and 

Hard Minerals Subcommittees. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Approximately 100 visitors can be 

accommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis. 

Upon request, interested parties may 

make oral or written presentations to the 

OCS Policy Committee. Such requests 

should be made no later than November 

10, 2005, to Jeryne Bryant. Requests to 

make oral statements should be 

accompanied by a summary of the 

statement to be made. Please see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

for address and telephone number. 

Minutes of the OCS Policy Committee 

meeting will be available for public 

inspection and copying at the MMS in 

Herndon, Virginia. 

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 

1, and the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Circular No. A–63, Revised. 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Thomas A. Readinger, 

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals 

Management. 

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National Endowment for the Arts; Arts 

Advisory Panel 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that one meeting of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20506 

as follows: 

National Initiatives (application 

review): November 17–18, 2005 in 

Room 714. A portion of this meeting, 

from 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Friday, 

November 18th, will be open to the 

public for policy discussion. The 

remainder of the meeting, from 8:15 

a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 17th and 

from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 

5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on November 

18th, will be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on financial 

assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be 

closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that 

are open to the public, and if time 

allows, may be permitted to participate 

in the panel’s discussions at the 

discretion of the panel chairman. If you 

need special accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to 

these meetings can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC, 20506, or call 202/682–5691. 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

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Rulemaking To Establish a Regulatory 

Framework for the Expanded Definition 

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the Energy Policy Act; Meeting 

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ACTION: Notice of meeting.