[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 33524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11353]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy Committee; Notice and Agenda 
for Meeting

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The OCS Policy Committee will meet via teleconference at the 
Days Hotel and Conference Center at Dulles in Herndon, Virginia.

DATES: Wednesday, June 22, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. eastern standard 
time.

ADDRESSES: The Days Hotel and Conference Center at Dulles, 2200 
Centerville Road, Herndon, Virginia 20170, telephone (703) 471-6700.

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, local government, the 
environmental community, 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.
    At the November 2004 OCS Policy Committee meeting, three 
subcommittees were established to address alternative energy/uses in 
the OCS, the 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, and hard minerals 
(the Marine Minerals Program). The 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program Subcommittee held its first meeting on May 4, 2005, in Herndon, 
Virginia. At this meeting, the Subcommittee developed a resolution 
relative to the next 5-year (2007-2012) OCS oil and gas leasing 
program. The Hard Minerals Subcommittee held its first meeting on May 
5, 2005, in Herndon, Virginia. At this meeting, the Subcommittee 
developed two resolutions relative to the Minerals Management Service's 
sand and gravel program and a proposed Marine Minerals Program 
Information Transfer Meeting. In compliance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the resolutions will be presented to the full OCS Policy 
Committee for consideration.
    A special meeting of the full OCS Policy Committee has been called 
to address the resolutions of the 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program 
and the Hard Minerals Subcommittee. Members have been given the option 
to participate in person or via teleconference.
    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 
statements to the OCS Policy Committee. Such requests should be made no 
later than June 16, 2005, 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, Pub. L. 92-463, 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 1, and the Office of Management and Budget's 
Circular No. A-63, Revised.

    Dated: June 3, 2005.
Thomas A. Readinger,
Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 05-11353 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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