[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28495]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


American Statistical Association Committee on Energy Statistics

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:

    Name: American Statistical Association's Committee on Energy 
Statistics, a utilized Federal Advisory Committee
    Date and Time: Thursday, November 19, 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.; 
Friday, November 20, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
    Place: U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20585
    For Further Information Contact: Mr. William I. Weinig, EI-70, 
Committee Liaison, Energy Information Administration, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: (202) 426-
1101.
    Purpose of Committee: To advise the Department of Energy, Energy 
Information Administration (EIA), on EIA technical statistical 
issues and to enable the EIA to benefit from the Committee's 
expertise concerning other energy-related statistical matters.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, November 19, 1998
    A. Opening Remarks by the Chairman
    B. Major Topics
    1. Handling High-Profile EIA Reports
    2. Update on Greenhouse Gas Environmental Impact Studies
    3. Electricity Restructuring
    4. Panel Discussion on Data Topics in the 21st Century
    5. The National Energy Information Center
Friday, November 20, 1998
    6. A New Natural Gas Imports Model for the Short-Term Integrated 
Forecasting System
    7. Procedures to Accelerate and Improve Short-Term Natural Gas 
Estimates
    8. Alternatives to Reducing the Cost of the Residential Energy 
Consumption Survey
    9. Public Comment
    C. Closing Remarks by the Chairman

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairperson of the committee is empowered to conduct the meeting in 
a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. 
Written statements may be filed with the committee either before or 
after the meeting. If there are any questions, please contact Mr. 
William I. Weinig, EIA Committee Liaison, at the address or 
telephone number listed above.
    Transcripts: Available for public review and copying at the 
Public Reading Room, (Room 1E-190), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Issued at Washington, DC on October 20, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-28495 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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