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through traditional regulatory means.

The U.S. Department of Energy, Office

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, is interested in exploring

emerging structures and institutions for

ensuring that basic public policy goals

continue to be met, increasingly through

market-based mechanisms. Specifically,

the IRP Program intends to sponsor

innovative research to explore the

nature of the investor-owned electric

utility industry and market

transformation, and the development of

new institutions supporting energy

efficiency, environmental quality,

equity, fuel diversity and research and

development. Seven (7) broad subject

areas in which research can be proposed

include: (1) The economic costs and

benefits of alternative wholesale and

retail market structures. (2) The

evolving nature of retail electricity

markets. (3) New institutions for

promoting and enhancing

environmental quality. (4) New

institutions for improving energy

efficiency. (5) Analytical methods for a

competitive market. (6) New structures

for resource planning. (7) Emerging

issues in the electric utility. More

details on the types of projects and

activities that might be expected as a

result of this competition are included

in the solicitation.

Review of applications will begin on

or about June 15, 1995. Selections will

commence approximately mid-July,

with anticipated award issuance during

August through September 1995. It is

anticipated that the Denver Support

Office of the Department of Energy will

make multiple financial assistance

awards as a result of this solicitation.

Approximately $400,000 has been

allocated to this program in Fiscal Year

1995. Approximately four (4) to eight (8)

awards will be made with Federal share

funding levels not to exceed $100,000

for any individual award. Project should

be completed within nine (9) months of

the award date, unless approved

otherwise by a DOE Contracting Officer

in writing.

Awards may be either grants or

cooperative agreements, depending on

the amount of substantial involvement

anticipated between the Department of

Energy and the recipient during

performance of the contemplated

activity.

The solicitation will be issued on or

about April 15, 1995, and will contain

detailed information on funding, cost

sharing requirements, eligibility,

application preparation, and evaluation.

Responses to the solicitation will be due

60 days after solicitation release.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Department of Energy, Denver Regional

Support Office, 2801 Youngfield St.,

Golden, CO., 80201, Attention: Louise S.

Urgo, Contracting Officer.

Issued in Golden, Colorado on: March 23,

1995.

Beth H. Peterman,

Acting Chief, Procurement, GO.

[FR Doc. 95–9020 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

[6450–1–RMS]

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Board Committee Meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 18, 1995,

6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Monticello City Hall,

Monticello, Utah 84535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Audrey Berry, Public Affairs Specialist,

Department of Energy Grand Junction

Projects Office, P.O. Box 2567, Grand

Junction, C0 81502 (303) 248–7727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

The purpose of the Board is to advise

DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

The Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site, will be discussing issues related to

the reorganization of the advisory board.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

Written statements may be filed with

the Committee either before or after the

meeting. Individuals who wish to make

oral statements pertaining to agenda

items should contact Audrey Berry’s

office at the address or telephone

number listed above. Requests must be

received 5 days prior to the meeting and

reasonable provision will be made to

include the presentation in the agenda.

The Designated Federal Official 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 5 minutes to

present their comments. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting, due to

programmatic issues that had to be

resolved prior to publication.

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 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Audrey

Berry, Department of Energy Grand

Junction Projects Office, P.O. Box 2567,

Grand Junction, CO 81502, or by calling

her at (303)–248–7727.

Issued at Washington, DC on April 7, 1995.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–9018 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

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Office of Energy Research; High

Energy Physics Advisory Panel; Notice

of open meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

notice is given of a meeting of the High

Energy Physics Advisory Panel.

DATES: Sunday, May 7, 1995, 9:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.; and Monday, May 8, 1995,

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Cornell University, Clark

Hall, Room 700, Ithaca, New York

14853.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

P.K. Williams, Executive Secretary,

High Energy Physics Advisory Panel,

U.S. Department of Energy, ER–221,

GTN, Washington, D.C. 20585,

Telephone: (301) 903–4829.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting

The Panel will provide advice and

guidance with respect to the high energy

physics research program.

Tentative Agenda

Sunday, May 7, 1995, and Monday, May

8, 1995:

Discussion of Department of Energy

(DOE) High Energy Physics

Programs
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1Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of

the Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, Room 3104, 941

North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426,

or call (202) 208–1371. Copies of the appendices

were sent to all those receiving this notice in the

mail.

Discussion of National Science

Foundation (NSF) Elementary

Particle Physics Programs

Discussion of Status of Large Hadron

Collider (LHC) Project and U.S.

Participation in LHC

Discussion of University-based High

Energy Physics Programs

Reports on and Discussions of Topics of

General Interest in High Energy

Physics

Presentations of CESR/CLEO Programs

at Cornell University

Public Comment (10 minute rule)

Public Participation

The two-day meeting is open to the

public. The Chairperson of the Panel is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in his judgment,

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. Any member of the public

who wishes to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact the Executive Secretary at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received at

least five days prior to the meeting and

reasonable provision will be made to

include the presentation on the agenda.

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,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, between

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

through Friday, except holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 5,

1995.

Rachel Murphy Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–9005 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP95–233–000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Billy Creek-Sheridan

Replacement Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

April 6, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the Billy CreekSheridan Replacement Project.1 This EA

will be used by the Commission in its

decision-making process to determine

whether an environmental impact

statement is necessary and whether to

approve the project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (WBI) wants to replace 13.4

miles of 8-inch-diameter pipeline in

Johnson and Sheridan Counties,

Wyoming. WBI states that severe

corrosion and leaks have been found

throughout the Billy Creek-Sheridan

Pipeline, and the facilities proposed to

be replaced represent the final section of

replacement for the pipeline. WBI

would use the facilities to transport up

to 15,230 thousand cubic feet per day of

gas.

The location of the facilities are

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Most of the proposed project would

be built within and near existing rightof-way, but about 40 percent of the new

pipeline would be located outside of the

existing right-of-way. WBI intends to

use a construction right-of-way width

that would vary between 50 and 100 feet

during construction. About 85 acres

would be disturbed during construction.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of

Intent, the Commission requests public

comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of these proposed actions and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• Geology and soils.

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands.

• Vegetation and wildlife.

• Endangered and threatened species.

• Land use.

• Cultural resources.

• Public safety.

• Hazardous waste.

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, and make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

the proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we

recommend that the Commission

approve or not approve the project.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

WBI. Keep in mind that this is a

preliminary list. The list of issues may

be added to, subtracted from, or

changed based on your comments and

our analysis. Issues are:

• The project would cross seven

perennial streams.

• The project would cross or be near

cultural resources/archaeological sites.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter addressing your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative routes), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please follow

the instructions below to ensure that

your comments are received and

properly recorded: