[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26846-26847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12184]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Federal Energy 
Management Advisory Committee (FEMAC). The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. 
Executive Order 13123, ``Greening the Government through Efficient 
Energy Management,'' authorized the FEMAC to provide public and private 
sector input to the Secretary of Energy on achieving new energy 
efficiency goals for Federal facilities. The U.S. Department of 
Energy's Office of Federal Energy Management Programs (FEMP) 
coordinates FEMAC activities.

DATES: Monday, June 4, 2001; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64108.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Huff, Designated Federal 
Officer for the FEMAC, Office of Federal Energy Management Programs, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20585; (202) 586-3507; [email protected]; http://www.eren.doe.gov/femp/aboutfemp/femac.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of meeting: This FEMAC meeting is an open forum for 
communicating with FEMAC members and Federal Energy Management Program 
officials. FEMAC committee members are Beth Shearer, FEMAC Chair, U.S. 
Department of Energy; Stuart Berjansky, Philips Lighting Company; Jared 
Blum, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association; Kenneth 
Calvin, Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development; 
Robert Collins, Tampa Electric Company/Peoples Gas Company; Richard 
Earl, PB Facilities, Inc; Shelley Fidler, Van Ness Feldman; Erbin 
Keith, Sempra Energy Solutions, LLC; Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon 
University; Mary Palomino, Salt River Project; and Cynthia Vallina, 
Office of Management & Budget.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include an open discussion on the 
following topics:

Monday, June 4, 2001

 Federal energy management budget
 Energy-savings performance contracts
 Utility energy-efficiency service contracts
 Procurement of ENERGY STAR (Registered Trademark) and other 
energy efficient products
 Building design
 Process energy use
 Applications of efficient and renewable energy technologies 
(including clean energy technologies) at Federal facilities
 Other energy management issues and topics

    FEMAC members also want to discuss in this discussion setting four 
critical issues:

 Improving the use of project financing (Energy Saving 
Performance Contacts and Utility Energy Service Contracts)
 Employing sustainable design in Federal facilities
 Examining budget issues and discussing priorities
 Incorporating the use of new and emerging technologies

    Public Participation: For these discussion sessions, FEMAC invites

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members of the public to help identify possible solutions in achieving 
the goals of reducing energy use and increasing energy efficiency in 
Federal facilities.
    No advance registration is required for the meeting. Those wishing 
to address the committee will be heard based on a ``first-come, first-
served'' sign-up list for each session. With the limited time 
available, the committee also encourages written recommendations, 
suggestions, position papers, etc., combined with a short oral summary 
statement.
    Documents may be submitted either before or following the meeting. 
The Chair of the Committee will make every effort to hear the views of 
all interested parties. The Chair will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public 
Reading Room; Room 1E-190; Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2001.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-12184 Filed 5-14-01; 8:45 am]
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