Public Meetings on National Energy Policy

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Public Meetings on National Energy Policy

AGENCY: Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing further

information on the series of public meetings announced in the

Wednesday, July 20, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 37036).

DATES AND ADDRESSES:

Boston, Massachusetts. September 12, 1994. Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, Stratton Building Student Center--Room: Sala de Puerto

Rico, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Oakland, California. September 23, 1994. Edward R. Roybal Auditorium,

Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California.

Denver, Colorado, September 29-30, 1994. Location TBD.

Athens, Georgia. October 11, 1994. University of Georgia, Georgia

Center for Continuing Education, 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens,

Georgia.

New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2, 1994. Location TBD.

Chicago, Illinois. Location and Date TBD.

Agenda

Each of the one-day regional meetings will begin with a town-

meeting format discussion on general energy issues followed by two

roundtable discussions on specific issues of particular interest to the

regions. A period for general public comment and short public

presentations will be available at the end of each meeting.

Regional Meeting Agenda--Standard

8:30 a.m. Introduction

8:45 a.m. Town Meeting on Energy

10:00 a.m. Roundtable Discussion: Topic I

12:30 p.m. Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussion: Topic II

4:00 p.m. Public Presentations--General Topics

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Roundtable Discussion Topics by Meeting

Boston, MA

--Energy and Industrial Competitiveness

--Energy and the Environment

Oakland, CA

--Science and Technology for Sustainable Development

--The Transportation Future: Emerging Challenges and Choices

Denver, CO

--Renewable Energy: Progress and Prospects

--Competition in Electric Power Sectors

--Natural Gas: Increasing Utilization of a Clean Domestic Fuel

Chicago, IL

--Energy Issues in Urban Areas

--The Future of Coal as an Energy Resource Domestic Fuel

New Orleans, LA

--Oil and Gas and the Domestic Economy

--Energy Efficiency

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions regarding the public meetings, written submissions, or if

you would like to make a 3-5 minute public presentation, please call

the National Energy Policy Plan Public Information Hotline: (615) 214-

2545. For other information, contact Terri Walters, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Policy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC

20585, (202) 586-1800.

SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS: Written comments are requested before

October 31, 1994. Mail submission to Oak Ridge Institute for Science

and Education, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117, ATTN:

Mary Jean Brewer. Please submit a DOS or Macintosh diskette copy (ASCII

format preferred) and a typed copy of input. Submissions can also be

sent electronically through Internet at [email protected]

For all submissions, please include you name, address, and a day-

time telephone number.

Susan F. Tierney,

Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy.

[FR Doc. 94-21776 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]

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