30864 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 18, 1996 / Notices

Office of Energy Research

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory

Committee; 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

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory

Committee.

DATES: Tuesday, July 16, 1996, 9:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, July 17, 1996,

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday,

July 18, 1996, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel,

620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD

20877.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Albert L. Opdenaker, III, Executive

Assistant Office of Fusion Energy

Sciences, GTN, U.S. Department of

Energy, Washington, DC 20585,

Telephone: 301–903–4941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: The

Committee will discuss alternative

fusion concepts and inertial fusion

energy and will present the Committee

report on major fusion facilities.

Tentative Agenda:

Tuesday-Thursday, July 16–18, 1996:

—DOE Perspective on the Future of the

Fusion Program

—Highlights of Scientific Issues

Subcommittee:

Finding and Recommendations on

Major Facilities

—Scientific Issues Subcommittee

Discussion of:

Alternatives

Inertial Fusion Energy

—Discussions of Possible New Charges

—Public Comments (10 minute rule)

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Members of

the public who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact Albert Opdenaker at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests to make oral statements

must be received 5 days prior to the

meeting; reasonable provision will be

made to include the statement in the

agenda. The Chairperson of the

Committee is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate

the orderly conduct of business.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying within 30 days at the Freedom

of Information Public Reading Room, I–

190, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and

4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 12, 1996.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–15442 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Presolicitation Conference

for Acquisition of Transportation

Services

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive

Waste Management, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Presolicitation

Conference.

SUMMARY: The Office of Civilian

Radioactive Waste Management

(OCRWM) issued a request for

Expression of Interest (EOI) and

Comments in the May 24, 1996

Commerce Business Daily (CBD) (PSA–

1602, page 48) and in the May 28, 1996

Federal Register (FR) (Vol. 61103 page

26508) regarding its planned acquisition

of services for transportation of spent

nuclear fuel and other associated

activities. These notices provided

general information related to the scope

of services sought by OCRWM, contract

type, contract term, schedule, and

requested comments on six issues.

OCRWM now desires to hold a

presolicitation conference as a follow-on

to the EOI Notice where input on

technical and contractual issues can be

obtained. The presolicitation conference

is a preliminary step in the acquisition

process that may or may not result in an

actual Request for Proposal (RFP) at a

later date.

DATE AND LOCATION: The presolicitation

conference will be held on Tuesday,

July 9, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

in the main auditorium of the Forrestal

Building, Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Ave. SW., Washington,

DC 20585. Individuals are requested to

preregister by contacting Corinne

Macaluso, Environmental and

Operational Activities Division, at (202)

586–2837 or by fax at (202)586–1047.

Attendance at the presolicitation

conference will be limited to four

individuals per firm. Individuals can

also register the day of the conference,

in which case registration and badging

will begin at 8:00 a.m.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Information

contained in the May 1996 CBD and FR

announcements can be obtained through

the OCRWM Home Page located on the

World Wide Web. The address for the

OCRWM Home Page is HTTP://

www.rw.doe.gov/. For individuals

without access to the World Wide Web,

the information can be obtained by

faxing a request to Michelle Miskinis,

Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of

Energy, at (202) 634–4419.

The documents currently planned for

distribution prior to the presolicitation

conference are the draft Statement of

Work and draft Waste Acceptance,

Transportation and Storage Concept of

Operations. It is anticipated that these

documents will be available in

electronic format, via the OCRWM

Home Page, and hardcopy, by June 18,

1996. As previously noted, individuals

without World Wide Web access can

request a copy by submitting a fax to

Michelle Miskinis. It is requested that

participants review these documents

prior to attending the conference.

Copies will also be available in the

auditorium on the day of the

conference.

Technical and contracting Personnel

will also be available at the

presolicitation conference to present

requirements, receive industry input

and answer clarifying questions. The

tentative agenda for the conference is

included at the end of this notice. In

order to allow appropriate time in the

agenda for participant comments on

issue, please mail or fax your comments

on the draft Statement of Work to

Michelle Miskinis, by July 3, 1996.

Written comments, as well as verbal

comments, will also be accepted on the

day of the conference. Additional

written comments will be accepted no

later than fourteen days after the

conference date.

Tentative Agenda

Registration, Welcome and

Introduction, Overview of Market

Driven Approach, Mission Functional

Groups, Functional Responsibilities,

Functional Interfaces, Contract

Structure, Summary of Draft Statement

of Work, Performance-Based Equipment

Requirements, Institutional Interfaces,

Contract Business Arrangements,

General Comments from industry.

Point of Contact

For additional information concerning

this notice, contact Ms. Michelle

Miskinis, Contacting Officer, (DOE/HR

561.21), at (202) 634–4413, or Ms. Beth

Tomasoni, Contracting Officer, (DOE/

HR 561.21), at (202) 634–4408, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Ave. SW., Washington,

DC 20585. Fax (202) 634–4419.

This notice should not be construed

(1) as a commitment by the Department
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to enter into any agreement with any

entity submitting comments in response

to this Notice, (2) as a commitment to

issue any RFP concerning the subject of

this Notice, or (3) as a request for

proposals.

Issued in Washington, DC June 11, 1996.

Arnold A. Gjerstad,

Acting for Acting Associate Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Headquarters Procurement

Operations.

[FR Doc. 96–15441 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–273–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

June 12, 1996.

Take notice that on June 7, 1996,

Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG)

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, First Revised Sheet No. 237, with

a requested effective date of August 1,

1996.

CIG states that the purpose of the

filing is to revise Section 1.52 of the

General Terms and Conditions of the

Tariff. The proposed revision is based

solely on an index change in the Inside

FERC Gas Market Report publication.

CIG states that copies of the filing

have been served on CIG’s Jurisdictional

Customers and appropriate State

Commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with the Section 385.214

or 385.211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure. All such

motions or protests must be filed as

provided in Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. All protests

filed with the Commission will be

considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceedings. Any person wishing

to become a party must file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules. Copies of this

filing are on file with the Commission

and are available for inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary

[FR Doc. 96–15355 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. PR96–10–000]

Dow Intrastate Gas Company; Notice

of Petition for Rate Approval

June 12, 1996.

Take notice that on May 31, 1996,

Dow Intrastate Gas Company (DIGCO)

filed, pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)

of the Commission’s regulations, a

petition for rate approval requesting that

the Commission approve as fair and

equitable a maximum rate of $0.0913

per MMBtu, plus 0.3% in-kind fuel

reimbursement, for interruptible

transportation services performed under

section 311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas

Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA). DIGCO’s

mailing address is 21145 Highway 1,

Plaquemine, LA 70764.

DIGCO’s petition states it is an

intrastate pipeline within the meaning

of section 2(16) of the NGPA. DIGCO

provides interruptible transportation

service pursuant to Section 311(a)(2) of

the NGPA through its facilities located

in Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Cameron,

Vermilion, Lafayette, St. Martin,

Iberville, and West Baton Rouge

Parishes, Louisiana. This petition is

intended to establish a new system-wide

maximum transportation rate for section

311(a)(2) service, and is filed pursuant

to the terms of the Stipulation and

Agreement of Settlement approved

January 19, 1994, in Docket No. PR93–

12–000, which required DIGCO to file

an application on or before June 1, 1996,

to justify its current rate or to establish

a new system-wide rate. DIGCO

proposes an effective date of June 1,

1996.

Any person desiring to participate in

this rate proceeding must file a motion

to intervene in accordance with section

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. All motions must be filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

on or before June 27, 1996. The petition

for rate approval is on file with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15356 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP94–120–015]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

June 12, 1996.

Take notice that on June 7, 1996,

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheets to be

effective June 1, 1996:

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 4000

Koch states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the

Commission’s electronic filing

requirements and revise a previously

filed sheet to reflect compliance with

Order No. 582.

Koch states that copies of the filing

will be served upon all parties on the

official service list created by the

Secretary in this proceeding.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with 18 CFR

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in 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 proceeding.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15357 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP96–272–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

June 12, 1996.

Take notice that on June 7, 1996,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), tendered for filing to become

part of Northern’s FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets proposed to be effective July

7, 1996:

First Revised Sheet No. 108

Second Revised Sheet No. 123

First Revised Sheet No. 131

Third Revised Sheet No. 139

Third Revised Sheet No. 140

Second Revised Sheet No. 146

Third Revised Sheet No. 147

Second Revised Sheet No. 252

First Revised Sheet No. 261

Third Revised Sheet No. 287

First Revised Sheet No. 299

Northern states that the above sheets

are being filed to give Northern the

ability to negotiate rates as

contemplated by the Commission’s

Policy Statement on Alternatives to

Traditional Cost-of-Service Ratemaking

Methodologies, issued January 31, 1996.