[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10952]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy Committee of the Minerals 
Management Advisory Board; Notice and Agenda for Meeting

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The OCS Policy Committee of the Minerals Management Advisory 
Board will meet at the Radisson Hotel Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia.

DATES: Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901 N. Fairfax Street, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, telephone (703) 683-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeryne Bryant at Minerals 
Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4001, Herndon, Virginia 
20170-4187. She can be reached by telephone at (703) 787-1211 or by 
electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCS Policy Committee represents the 
collective viewpoint of coastal States, environmental interests, 
industry and other parties involved with the OCS Program. It provides 
policy advice to the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of 
the MMS on all aspects of leasing, exploration, development, and 
protection of OCS resources.
    The agenda for May 23rd will cover the following principal 
subjects:
    Report on the Vice President's Energy Task Force. This presentation 
will provide an update on the status of Vice President Cheney's Energy 
Task Force.
    Recent Events Regarding Natural Gas Supply. This presentation will 
address the winter natural gas supply, the role of the natural gas 
supply in California, and the proposed Alaska pipeline.
    Natural Gas Subcommittee Report. This presentation will provide an 
update on the activities of the Natural Gas Subcommittee that was 
established at the October 2000 meeting to assess the contribution that 
the OCS can make in meeting the short-term and long-term natural gas 
needs of the United States.
    Energy Demands--States' Perspective. This presentation will address 
what the coastal States perceive their respective energy demand(s) will 
be over the next 5-10 years and the plans to deal with the demand(s).
    Coastal Consistency--Final Regulations. This presentation will 
address Federal Coastal Zone Management consistency, including new 
regulations and reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act.
    The agenda for May 24th will cover the following principal 
subjects:
    OCS Scientific Committee Update. This presentation will provide an 
update on the activities of the Scientific Committee. It will also 
highlight the activities that are related to energy issues/concerns, 
ocean issues, hard mineral activity, and any other topics that are 
relevant to both Committees.
    Atlantic Region Update. This presentation will address the outcome 
of the Manteo litigation and contracts/statement of work for Atlantic 
studies.
    Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Region--Panel Discussion. This presentation 
will address the status of Sale 181; GOM 5-year projection of 
production; floating production, storage and offloading systems; oil 
spill contingency plans; new technology in deep water and seismic 
surveying; and the GOM State Geologist Survey Consortium.
    Next 5-Year Program. This presentation will address the next 5-Year 
Program and its implications.
    Hard Minerals Update. This presentation will provide an update on 
subcommittee activities and other pertinent hard minerals information.
    MMS Regional Updates. The Regional Directors will highlight 
activities off the California and Alaska coasts.
    Ocean Activities. This presentation will address the status of the 
formation of the Oceans Commission and its composition; and the 
functions and ocean-related activities of the Consortium for 
Oceanographic Research and Education.
    The meeting is open to the public. Approximately 100 visitors can 
be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis.
    Upon request, interested parties may make oral or written 
presentations to the OCS Policy Committee. Such requests should be made 
no later than May 11, 2001, to Jeryne Bryant. Requests to make oral 
statements should be accompanied by a summary of the statement to be 
made. Please see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for address 
and telephone number.
    Minutes of the OCS Policy Committee meeting will be available for 
public inspection and copying at the MMS in Herndon, Virginia.

    Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, P.L. No. 92-463, 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 1, and the Office of Management and Budget's 
Circular No. A-63, Revised.

    Dated: April 26, 2001.
Carolita U. Kallaur,
Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 01-10952 Filed 5-1-01; 8:45 am]
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