[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2772]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Cultural Resources Compliance Training

February 5, 1996.
    The Office of Pipeline Regulation (OPR) staff will convene a one-
day cultural resources compliance training course on April 10, 1996 in 
New Orleans, Louisiana. We are offering this course in conjunction with 
the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Annual Meeting, but our 
course is independent of the SAA meeting. The objective is to provide 
members of the regulated pipeline industry and interested individuals 
and organizations an understanding of:
     How best to assist the Commission in meeting its 
responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) 
and other historic preservation laws and regulations; and
     What cultural resources information the industry needs to 
file with the Commission before and after the Commission issues a 
certificate for interstate natural gas pipeline projects.
    We encourage interested organizations and the public to take 
advantage of this course.
    The course will include:
     Objectives and requirements of the Commission regarding 
compliance with Sec. 106 of the NHPA and related historic preservation 
laws;
     Guidance for reporting on cultural resources 
investigations;
     Definition of cultural resources terms used by the 
Commission in the compliance process; and
     Efficient strategies for planning and conducting cultural 
resources investigations.
    The location is the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, 
New Orleans, Louisiana. For hotel reservations, call (504) 581-1000 and 
identify yourself as an attendee of the course offered in conjunction 
with the SAA Conference. Special hotel room rates are available until 
March 15, 1996.
    The OPR staff and Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, the 
Commission's environmental support contractor, will conduct the 
training. There is no fee for the course, but you must pre-register. 
Please call the telephone number listed below to obtain a pre-
registration form.\1\ Because space is limited, please mail or fax the 
registration form within 15 days of publication of this notice to: Ms. 
Sarah Adam, Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, 470 Atlantic 
Avenue, Boston, MA 02210, Telephone: (617) 542-8805, FAX: (617) 695-
1587.

    \1\ The registration form referenced in this notice is not being 
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of the form were sent to 
those receiving this notice in the mail.
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    You will receive confirmation of pre-registration and additional 
information before the Commission's training course. However, an 
insufficient number of registrants will result in cancellation of the 
course. We will attempt to notify registrants by March 29, 1996, if the 
course is cancelled or you may obtain that information by calling (617) 
542-8805 on or after that date.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-2772 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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