[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61157-61158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26457]


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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 2, 2000, 8:30 am-4:45 pm; Friday, November 3, 
2000, 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.
    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

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Committee's knowledge concerning other energy-related statistical 
matters.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, November 2, 2000
A. Opening Remarks by the Chair, Room 8E-089
B. Major Topics
    1. Opening Remarks by EIA's Acting Administrator, Room 8E-089
    2. A Briefing: EIA's New Approach to Long-Term International Energy 
Forecasting, 8E-089
    3. Some Challenges in Long-Term International Energy Modeling, Room 
GH-019
    4. Implementing a New Sampling Technique for Monthly Electric Power 
Data Collections , GH-027
    5. Survey Design for Residential and Commercial Consumption 
Surveys, GH-035
    6. Summary of the Previous Three Break-Out Sessions by EIA 
Presenters, 8E-089
    7. New Ways to Process, Store and Make EIA Data Accessible, 8E-089
    8. Estimating Procedures to Reduce Data Reporting Lags, 8E-089
    9. Interactive Session: Cognitive Testing of Potential EIA Graphic 
Standards Redesign, 8E-089
Friday, November 3, 2000
C. Major Topics
    1. Monte Carlo Analysis of Uncertainty in CO2 Emissions, 
Room 8E-089
    2. Optimization and Visualization of the North American Eastern 
Interconnect Power Market, Room 8E-089
    3. The Feasibility Study for Surveying Industrial Natural Gas 
Consumers, Room 8E-089
    4. A Briefing: Winter Energy Assessment for the U.S., 8E-089
    5. Public Comment, 8E-089
D. Closing Remarks by the Chair, 8E-089

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The Chair 
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 a.m. and 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on October 11, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-26457 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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