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The four meetings in 2015 will occur on February 24 25, 2015; May 20 21, 2015; September 16 17, 2015; and December 15 16, 2015; in Washington, DC, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless otherwise indicated at <a href="http://www.doi.gov/eiti/faca"><strong>www.doi.gov/eiti/faca</strong></a>, where Interior will post agendas, meeting logistics, and meeting materials prior to the meeting. <br><br> The meetings will be held in the North and South Penthouse of the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building located at 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. <br><br> Members of the public may attend in person or view documents and presentations under discussion via WebEx at <a href="http://bit.ly/1cR9W6t"><strong>http://bit.ly/1cR9W6t</strong></a>, and listen to the proceedings at telephone number 1 888 455 2910 and International Toll number 210 839 8953 (passcode: 7741096). <br> <li> <font face="Arial" size="2">Click <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-14/pdf/2015-00508.pdf"><strong>here</strong></a> for <em>Federal Register</em> notice of these meetings. <!-- END FACA FACTS --> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR> <TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><!-- START RIGHT COLUMN --> <TD vAlign=top align=right bgcolor=#FFFFFF> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=140>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top width=333> <DIV align=center><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>Copyright © 2005 The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness.<BR> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>All rights reserved. </font></DIV></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=right width=127 bgcolor=#FFFFFF>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><MAP name=Map><AREA shape=RECT coords=470,4,599,46 href="http://www.thecre.com/"></MAP></BODY></HTML>