[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13041-13042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6866]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Teleconference 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of 
the following advisory committee teleconference:
    Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
    The purpose of the teleconference is to discuss the report of the 
Tennessee Valley Electric System Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of 
the Board.

DATES AND TIME: Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 11:00 AM--12:30 PM, EST.

ADDRESSES: Participants may call toll free by dialing 1-800-239-5258 
and then providing the switchboard operator with participant code 
number 38271. Public participation is welcomed. However, the number of 
teleconference lines are limited and available on a first come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

    The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (Board) reports directly to 
the Secretary of Energy and is chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The Board provides the Secretary of Energy with 
essential independent advice and recommendations on issues of national 
importance. On March 31, the Board will conduct a teleconference to 
discuss the report of the Tennessee Valley Electric System Advisory 
Council, a subcommittee of the Board.

Purpose of the Tennessee Valley Electric System Advisory Committee 
(TVC)

    In late 1997, the Secretary of Energy directed the Board to form a 
subcommittee to provide advise, information, and recommendations to the 
Board on a legislative proposal to define the role of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority (TVA) in a restructured competitive electric industry. 
The Tennessee Valley Electric System Advisory Committee (TVC) was 
subsequently formed by the Board and Chaired by Butler Derrick, a 
member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, March 31, 1998

11:00 AM--11:10 AM
    Welcome and Opening Remarks--SEAB Chairman Walter Massey
11:10 AM--11:30 AM
    Overview of TVC Findings and Recommendations--TVC Chairman, Butler 
Derrick
11:30 PM--12:00 PM
    Public Comment Period
12:00 AM--12:30 PM
    SEAB Review and Comment and Action--SEAB Chairman Walter Massey
12:30 PM
    Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to change.

Public Participation

    The Chairman of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board is empowered 
to conduct the teleconference in a way that will, in the Chairman's 
judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its 
teleconference, the Board welcomes public comment. Members of the 
public will be heard during the public comment period. The

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Board will make every effort to hear the views of all interested 
parties. Written comments may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive 
Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, US Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. 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 and a transcript of the teleconference will be available 
for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the 
meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board may 
also be found at the Board's web site, located at http://
www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on March 12, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-6866 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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