[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55841-55842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23371]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Coal Council Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council
(NCC). 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.
DATES: Thursday, November 5, 2015, 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1501 Wallace Road,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15129.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert J. Wright, U.S. Department
of Energy, 4G-036/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 202-586-0429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Council: The National Coal
Council provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy,
on general policy matters relating to coal and the coal industry.
Purpose of Meeting: The 2015 Spring meeting of the National Coal
Council.
Tentative Agenda:
1. Call to order and opening remarks by Jeff Wallace, Chair, National
Coal Council
2. Remarks by Dr. Grace Bochenek, Director, National Energy Technology
Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
3. Presentation by Dr. Sean Plasynski, Director Strategic Center for
Coal, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
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4. Presentation by Dr. Jared Moore, Independent Energy Researcher,
Meridian Energy Policy on The Increasing Competitiveness of CCUS
Generation Under Deep Decarbonization
5. Presentation by Dr. Robert Williams, Sr. Research Scientist &
Associated Faculty, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton
University on CO2 Capture Technology Cost Buydown in EOR Applications
with Alternative Financing Mechanisms
6. Council Business:
a. Finance report by Finance Committee Chair Greg Workman
b. Coal Policy Committee report by Coal Policy Committee Chair Fred
Palmer
c. Communications Committee report by Communications Committee
Chair Holly Krutka
d. NCC Business Report by NCC Executive Vice President & COO Janet
Gellici
7. Other business
8. Adjourn
Visiting NETL requires compliance with site safety and security
requirements. Please see http://www.netl.doe.gov/about/visiting-netl
for full details. Due to security requirements, attendees are requested
to register in advance for the meeting at: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=137597&.
Transportation to NETL will be provided for meeting registrants
from the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South hotel (164 Fort Couch Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15241). Bus departs hotel at 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 a.m.
Return transportation will be provided at 1:15 p.m. following lunch and
at 3:15 p.m. following a tour of NETL's facilities.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you
would like to file a written statement with the Council, you may do so
either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any item on the agenda, you should contact Dr.
Robert J. Wright, 202-586-0429 or [email protected] (email). You
must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 business days
before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include oral
statements on the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson of the Council will
lead the meeting in a manner that facilitates the orderly conduct of
business. Oral statements are limited to 10-minutes per organization
and per person.
Minutes: A link to the transcript of the meeting will be posted on
the NCC Web site at: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.
Issued at Washington, DC, on September 11, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-23371 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am]
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