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April 7, 2006
9–9:45 Introductory Remarks
9:45—10:45 Industry Panel on
Independent Functioning
Requirements
• Creditworthiness and risk
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• Application of Standards of
Conduct to employees of holding
company, service company, parent
company or other non-transmission
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the Transmission Provider.
Staff Moderator: Lee Ann Watson.
Panelists: Douglas Smith, Member,
Van Ness Feldman P.C., Janice Alperin,
Vice President and Associate General
Counsel, El Paso Corporation, Antonia
Frost, Partner, Bruder Gentile and
Marcoux.
10:45–11 Break
11–12 Panel on Integrated Resource
Planning
• Discussion of how companies
currently engage in Integrated Resource
Planning.
• Discussion of concerns or problems
that the industry is encountering in
implementing the Standards of Conduct
while performing Integrated Resource
Planning.
Staff Moderator: Deme Anas.
Panelists: David Raskin, Partner,
Steptoe and Johnson, LLP; Donna
Attanasio, Partner, Dewey Ballantine;
Tom DeBoer, Director, Rates and
Regulatory Affairs, Puget Sound Energy.
12–1:30 Lunch Break
1:30–2:30 Industry Panel on Information
Sharing Prohibitions—Do’s and
Don’ts
• Permissible communications with
affiliated Transmission Providers.
• Communications in nomination/
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• Transaction specific
communications with affiliated
shippers.
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or Energy Affiliates during litigation
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other docketed Commission
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Staff Moderator: Robert Pease.
Panelists: Sherry Nelson, FERC
Standards of Conduct Compliance
Officer, The Williams Companies;
Michel Sweeney, Partner, Hunton &
Williams LLP; Keshmira McVey, Chief
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3:45–4 Concluding Remarks
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of a Teleconference of the
Science Advisory Board to Review a
Draft Report by the Regulatory
Environmental Modeling Guidance
Review Panel of the Science Advisory
Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference meeting of the
chartered SAB to discuss a draft SAB
report, Review of Agency ‘‘Draft
Guidance on the Development,
Evaluation, and Application of
Regulatory Environmental Models’’ and
‘‘Models Knowledge Base’’ by the
Regulatory Environmental Modeling
Guidance Review Panel of the EPA
Science Advisory Board.
DATES: The date for the teleconference is
Wednesday, April 26, 2006, from 1:30–
4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
via telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access
code to participate in the telephone
conference may contact Mr. Thomas O.
Miller, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff
Office (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9982
or via e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov.
General information about the SAB, as
well as any updates concerning the
meeting announced in this notice, may
be found on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby
given that the SAB will hold a public
teleconference on the date and time
provided above. The purpose of this
telephone conference is to conduct a
final public review and discussion of
the draft SAB report Review of Agency
‘‘Draft Guidance on the Development,
Evaluation, and Application of
Regulatory Environmental Models’’ and
‘‘Models Knowledge Base’’ by the
Regulatory Environmental Modeling
Guidance Review Panel of the EPA
Science Advisory Board. The focus of
the meeting is to consider whether: (i)
The original charge questions to the
SAB review panel have been adequately
addressed in the draft report, (ii) the
draft report is clear and logical; and (iii)
the conclusions drawn, or
recommendations made in the draft
report, are supported by the body of the
report.
Background: Background on the REM
Guidance Review Panel activities can be
found in the following Federal Register
Notices 68 FR 46602, August 6, 2003; 70
FR 1243, January 6, 2005; 70 FR 12477,
March 14, 2005; 70 FR 30948, May 31,
2005; 70 FR 41008, July 15, 2005; and
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70 FR 54923, September 19, 2005.
Information can also be found on the
EPA SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab/panels/
cremgacpanel.html.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A
roster of participating SAB members
and the meeting agenda will be posted
on the SAB Web site prior to the
meeting. The draft panel report is on the
SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
sab/pdf/rem draft 02–24–06.pdf.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB Panel to
consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per
speaker with no more than a total of
fifteen minutes for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact the
DFO, contact information provided
above, in writing via e-mail by April 19,
2006, to be placed on the public speaker
list for the teleconference.
Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by April 19, 2006, so
that the information may be made
available to the Panel for their
consideration. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO in the
following formats: one hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic
copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:
Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or
Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/
2000/XP format).
Meeting Accommodations: For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
contact Thomas Miller, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 343–9982
or via e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. To
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact the DFO, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: April 5, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office
Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of
the Science Advisory Board
Committee on Valuing the Protection
of Ecological Systems and Services
(C–VPESS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the SAB Committee
on Valuing the Protection of Ecological
Systems and Services (C–VPESS) to
discuss a draft committee report and
initial committee work on application of
methods for valuing the protection of
ecological systems and services.
DATES: A public meeting of the C–
VPESS will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30
p.m (Eastern Time) on May 9, 2006 and
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time) on May 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F
Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington,
DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public wishing further
information regarding the SAB C–
VPESS meeting may contact Dr. Angela
Nugent, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), via telephone at: (202) 343–9981
or e-mail at: nugent.angela@epa.gov.
The SAB mailing address is: U.S. EPA,
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB, as well as
any updates concerning the meetings
announced in this notice, may be found
in the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB
was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and
technical advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
Agency positions and regulations. The
SAB is a Federal advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with
the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies.
Background: Background on the SAB
C–VPESS and its charge was provided
in 68 FR 11082 (March 7, 2003). The
purpose of the meeting is for the SAB
C–VPESS to discuss a draft advisory
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report calling for expanded and
integrated approach for valuing the
protection of ecological systems and
services. The Committee will also
discuss initial work on application of
methods for valuing the protection of
ecological systems and services.
These activities are related to the
Committee’s overall charge: To assess
Agency needs and the state of the art
and science of valuing protection of
ecological systems and services and to
identify key areas for improving
knowledge, methodologies, practice,
and research.
Availability of Meeting Materials:
Materials in support of this meeting will
be placed on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab/ in advance of
this meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB to consider
during the advisory process. Oral
Statements: In general, individuals or
groups requesting an oral presentation
at a public meeting will be limited to
five minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of one hour for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact Dr.
Nugent, DFO, at the contact information
noted above, by April 30, 2006, to be
placed on the public speaker list for the
May 9–10, 2006 meeting. Written
Statements: Written statements should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by
April 30, 2006, so that the information
may be made available to the SAB for
their consideration prior to this meeting.
Written statements should be supplied
to the DFO in the following formats: one
hard copy with original signature, and
one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–
PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Angela
Nugent at (202) 343–9981 or
nugent.angela@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dr. Nugent, preferably at least
10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA
as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board to Review a Draft Report
by the Regulatory Environmental Modeling Guidance Review Panel of the
Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft
SAB report, Review of Agency ``Draft Guidance on the Development,
Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory Environmental Models'' and
``Models Knowledge Base'' by the Regulatory Environmental Modeling
Guidance Review Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board.
DATES: The date for the teleconference is Wednesday, April 26, 2006,
from 1:30-4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400F),
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information about the SAB, as well as any
updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found
on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a
public teleconference on the date and time provided above. The purpose
of this telephone conference is to conduct a final public review and
discussion of the draft SAB report Review of Agency ``Draft Guidance on
the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory
Environmental Models'' and ``Models Knowledge Base'' by the Regulatory
Environmental Modeling Guidance Review Panel of the EPA Science
Advisory Board. The focus of the meeting is to consider whether: (i)
The original charge questions to the SAB review panel have been
adequately addressed in the draft report, (ii) the draft report is
clear and logical; and (iii) the conclusions drawn, or recommendations
made in the draft report, are supported by the body of the report.
Background: Background on the REM Guidance Review Panel activities
can be found in the following Federal Register Notices 68 FR 46602,
August 6, 2003; 70 FR 1243, January 6, 2005; 70 FR 12477, March 14,
2005; 70 FR 30948, May 31, 2005; 70 FR 41008, July 15, 2005; and
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70 FR 54923, September 19, 2005. Information can also be found on the
EPA SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/cremgacpanel.html.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A roster of participating SAB
members and the meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB Web site prior
to the meeting. The draft panel report is on the SAB Web site at http:/
/www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/rem draft 02-24-06.pdf.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB
Panel to consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker with no more than a total of fifteen minutes for
all speakers. Interested parties should contact the DFO, contact
information provided above, in writing via e-mail by April 19, 2006, to
be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by April 19, 2006, so that the information may be made
available to the Panel for their consideration. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: one hard copy
with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable
file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files in
IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Meeting Accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Thomas Miller, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact the DFO, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: April 5, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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