[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 8647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3789]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Weeks Island Facility Alternative Uses


Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), Department of Energy (DOE).

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting suggestions for 
potential alternative uses for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) 
Weeks Island Facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. DOE has concluded 
that the Weeks Island Facility, which presently stores 73 million 
barrels of crude oil underground in a salt dome, is no longer suitable 
for long term storage of crude oil. DOE will transfer the oil to other 
SPR storage sites in Louisiana and Texas and decommission the facility. 
DOE will hold a public meeting to discuss possible future uses of the 
facility and property.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2, 1995, from 
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Speakers may pre-register in writing, by 
telephone or by facsimile by close of business February 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at New Iberia Senior High School 
Gym, 1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, Louisiana. Written 
requests to speak and inquiries should be labeled ``Future Uses For 
Weeks Island Facility'' and submitted to Ms. Durinda L. Robinson, 
Office of Public Affairs (FE-445.2), Department of Energy, 900 Commerce 
Road East, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123. Requests to speak will also be 
accepted by telephone at (504) 734-4312 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. 
and 4:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, or 
by facsimile, (504) 734-4427.
    A transcript of the meeting will be prepared and will be made 
available for inspection at the following locations:
     New Iberia Public Library, 445 E. Main Street, New Iberia, 
Louisiana 70560 (ATTN: Ms. Vicki Chrisman).
     Dupre Library, 302 East St. Mary Blvd., U. of Southwestern 
Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana 70504 (ATTN: Ms. Sandy Himel).
     New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Division, 219 Loyola 
Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70140.
     DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Co., Technical Library, 
800 Commerce Rd. W., Suite 102, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123 (ATTN: Ms. 
Cindi Nelson).
     Freedom of Information Reading Room, Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Durinda L. Robinson, Office of Public 
Affairs (FE-445.2), Department of Energy, 900 Commerce Road East, New 
Orleans, Louisiana 70123, telephone (504) 734-4312, facsimile (504) 
734-4427.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be informal. Its purpose is 
to gather information and ideas. Basic procedures for conducting the 
meeting will be announced by the presiding officer at the start of the 
meeting.
    Persons wishing to speak are advised to pre-register by mail, 
telephone, or by facsimile at the address or telephone number listed 
above. A separate request is required for each speaker. Registrants 
should confirm the time they are scheduled to speak at the registration 
desk. Persons may register to speak at the door and will be 
accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis to the extent time 
allows. To ensure that as many persons as possible have the opportunity 
to speak, five minutes will be allotted to each individual.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 9, 1995.
Patricia Fry Godley,
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-3789 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]
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