Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2001 / Notices 13063

ADDRESSES: Garden Plaza Hotel, 215

South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN

37830.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat

Halsey, Federal Coordinator,

Department of Energy Oak Ridge

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM–

922, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865)

576–4025; Fax (865) 576–5333 or e-mail:

halseypj@oro.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

the Board: The purpose of the Board is

to make recommendations to DOE and

its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

1. ‘‘Status of the DOE/ORO 2001

Budget’’ Ms. Barbara Brower, DOE/

ORO

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 Pat Halsey 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 a maximum of five minutes

to present their comments at the end of

the meeting. 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: Minutes of this meeting will

be available for public review and

copying at the Department of Energy’s

Information Resource Center at 105

Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN between 7:30

a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through

Friday, or by writing to Pat Halsey,

Department of Energy, Oak Ridge

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM–

922, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, or by calling

her at (865) 576–4025.

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 27,

2001.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–5092 Filed 3–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG01–131–000]

American Ref-Fuel Company of

Niagara, L.P.; Notice of Application for

Commission Determination of Exempt

Wholesale Generator Status

February 26, 2001.

Take notice that on February 20, 2001,

American Ref-Fuel Company of Niagara,

L.P., (the Applicant), with its principal

place of business at (c/o American RefFuel Company) 15990 North Barker’s

Landing, Suite 200, Houston, Texas

77079, filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

an application for determination of

exempt wholesale generator status

pursuant to Part 365 of the

Commission’s regulations.

Any person desiring to be heard

concerning the application for exempt

wholesale generator status should file a

motion to intervene or comments 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). The Commission will limit its

consideration of comments to those that

concern the adequacy or accuracy of the

application. All such motions and

comments should be filed on or before

March 19, 2001, and must be served on

the applicant. 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 or on the

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

online/rims.htm (please 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–5104 Filed 3–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PR01–8–000]

Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation;

Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

February 26, 2001.

Take notice that on January 31, 2001,

Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation

(AOG), filed pursuant to sections

284.224(e)(1) and 284.123(b)(2) of the

Commission regulations, 18 CFR

284.224(e)(1) and 284.123(b)(2), and

pursuant to the Commission’s order,

issued July 18, 1995 in Docket No.

RP98–6–000, a petition for approval to

maintain its existing maximum rate of

$0.2329 per MMBtu, plus 2.766 percent

for company use and lost and

unaccounted for gas, applicable to all of

AOG’s existing and future

transportation services provided under

its Order No. 63 blanket certificate, all

as more fully described in the petition

filed therewith which are on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

AOG states it is proposing to maintain

its existing rates; it is not proposing to

change the rates actually being charges

in its existing Order No. 63 blanket

certificate transportation arrangements.

AOG states that it is only seeking to

maintain the existing ceiling rate up to

which AOG and its transportation

customers may agree upon in any future

negotiations.

Pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)(ii),

if the Commission does not act within

150 days of the filing date of AOG’s

Petition, AOG’s rates for firm and

interruptible storage services will be

deemed to be fair and equitable. The

Commission may within such 150 day

period extend the time for action or

institute a proceeding in which all

interested parties will be afforded an

opportunity for written comments and

the oral presentation of views, data and

arguments.

Any person desiring to participate in

this rate proceeding must 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 motions must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission on or

before March 12, 2001. This petition for

rate approval is on file with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rimshtm (call 202–208–2222 for