[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55465-55466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26708]


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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: This notice announces a meeting of the American Statistical 
Association Committee on Energy Statistics, a utilized Federal Advisory 
Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 
Stat. 770), requires that public notice of these meetings be announced 
in the Federal Register.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 4, 1999 8:30 am-4:30 pm; Friday, 
November 5, 1999, 8:30 am-12:00 noon.

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. 
Alternately, Mr. Weinig may be contacted by email at 
[email protected] or by FAX at (202) 426-1083.

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    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 4, 1999
A. Opening Remarks by the Chairman, Room 8E-089
B. Major Topics
    1. Strategic Planning, Room 8E-089
    2. Cognitive Testing and Survey Development, Room GH-019
    3. System for Analysis of Global Energy (SAGE) Markets, Room GH-027
    4. Common Data Definitions, Room GH-035
    5. Electricity: An Assessment of Transmission Constraint Costs: 
Northeast U.S. Case Study, Room 8E-089
    6. An Update on Using Cognitive Interviewing to Evaluate the EIA 
Web Site, Room 8E-089
Friday, November 5, 1999
C. Major Topics
    1. Addressing Accuracy in the Monthly Forecasting Process, Room 8E-
089
    2. Implementation of the Graphical Editing Analysis Query System, 
Rooms 8E-089
    3. Discussing the Charge of the Senior Mathematical Statistician at 
EIA, Room 8E-089
D. Closing Remarks by the Chairman, GE-016

    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.
    Minutes: 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 7, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-26708 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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