[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9964-9965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5191]


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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 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 
770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.
    Date and Time: Thursday, March 21, 2002, 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Friday, 
March 22, 2002, 8:30 am-11:30 a.m.

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    Place: U.S. Department of Energy, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence 
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William I. Weinig, EI-70, 
Committee Liaison, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
Telephone: (202) 287-1709. Alternately, Mr. Weinig may be contacted by 
email at [email protected] or by FAX at (202) 287-1705.
    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, March 21, 2002

A. Opening Remarks by the ASA Committee Chair, the EIA Acting 
Administrator and the Director, Statistics and Methods Group, EIA. Room 
8E-089
B. Major Topics (Room 8E-089 Unless Otherwise Noted)
    1. Weekly Natural Gas Storage Survey.
    2. Human Capital Management.
    3. Natural Gas Data Quality.
    4. Managing Risk in Energy Markets (Room 5E-069).
    5. Public Questions and Comments.
    6. Redesign of the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey 
(CBECS).
    7. Extension of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) to 2025 
(Room 5E-069).
    8. System for the Analysis of Global Energy Markets (SAGE).
    9. Implementation of New Electric Power Data System.
    10. Public Questions and Comments.

Friday, March 22, 2002, Room 8E-089

C. Major Topics
    1. Energy Situation Analysis Report (ESAR).
    2. Information Quality Guidelines.
    3. Improve the Quality of the Annual Nonutility Data.
    4. Public Questions and Comments.
D. Closing Remarks by the Chair
    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: A Meeting Summary and Transcript will subsequently be 
available through Mr. Weinig who may be contacted at (202) 287-1709 or 
by email at [email protected].

    Issued at Washington, DC on February 28, 2002.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-5191 Filed 3-4-02; 8:45 am]
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