[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 69714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29024]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
International Energy Agency Meetings
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy
Agency (IEA) will meet on November 16-17, 2011, at the headquarters of
the IEA in Paris, France, in connection with a meeting of the IEA's
Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) on November 16 and 17; and
on November 17 in connection with a joint meeting of the SEQ and the
IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Market on November 17.
DATES: November 16-17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, Paris, France.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for
International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i)
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i))
(EPCA), the following notice of meeting is provided:
Meetings of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue
de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, Paris, France, on November 16, 2011,
beginning at 9:30 a.m., and continuing on November 17 at 9:30 a.m.; and
on November 17 commencing at 11:15 a.m. The purpose of this notice is
to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the
IAB at a meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions
(SEQ), which is scheduled to be held at the headquarters of the IEA on
November 16 commencing at 9:30 a.m.; and a joint meeting of the SEQ and
the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on November 17
commencing at 11:15 a.m. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting
among company representatives on November 16 at the same location at
8:30 a.m. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to review the
agendas for the SEQ meeting and the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on November
17.
The agenda of the SEQ meeting on November 16-17 is under the
control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the
following agenda:
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 133rd Meeting
3. Status of Compliance with IEP Stockholding Commitments
4. Emergency Response Review Program
--Schedule of Emergency Response Reviews
--Emergency Response Review of Hungary
--Emergency Response Review of Korea
--Questionnaire Response of France
--Questionnaire Response of Switzerland
--Questionnaire Response of The Netherlands
5. Emergency Response Exercises
--Preparations for ERE6
6. Emergency Response Measures
--Costs and Benefits of Stockholding
7. Policy and Other Developments in Member Countries
--Mid-Term ERR of Luxembourg
--Mid-Term ERR of Italy
--Oral Reports by Administrations
8. Report from the Industry Advisory Board
9. Review of Libya Collective Action
--Draft Evaluation
--Emergency Questionnaire QuE
10. Report on the 2011 Ministerial
--Future Work on Electricity Security
--Presentation on Energy Security Model (MOSES) and Future Work
on the Model
11. Activities with International Organizations and Non-Member
Countries
--ASEAN (APSA)
--China
--Indonesia
--Emergency Response Assessment of Chile
--Report on Recent Discussions with India and Thailand
12. Documents for Information
--Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Member Countries on July 1,
2011
--Base Period Final Consumption: 3Q 2010-2Q 2011
--Updated Emergency Contacts List
13. Other Business
--Tentative Schedule of Next Meetings:
--March 28-30, 2012
--June 26-28, 2012
--November 27-29, 2012 (ERE6)
The agenda of the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on November 17 is under the
control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and SOM
will adopt the following agenda:
1. Introductory Remarks by the Director of Energy Markets and
Security
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Approval of the Summary Record of the June 2011 Joint Meeting
4. Oil Market Update
5. Report on Joint Activities
--G20 Work on Oil, Coal, and Gas Market Volatility
--G20 Work on Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs)
--Upcoming IEA/IEF/OPEC Workshops:
--Physical and Financial Market Interactions
(Vienna, November 2011)
--Oil and Energy Market Outlooks (Riyadh,
January 2012)
6. Gas Market Update
7. Workshop: The Market Implications of OECD Refinery
Rationalization
8. Other Business
--Tentative Schedule of Upcoming Meetings:
--March 27-29, 2012
--June 26-28, 2012
--November 27-29, 2012
As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB
are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel;
representatives of members of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency
Questions and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Markets;
representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the
Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of
Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the
IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.
Issued in Washington, DC, November 2, 2011.
Diana D. Clark,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29024 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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