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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, as amended), notice is hereby given 
of the following advisory committee meeting:

    Name: Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel.
    Date and Time: Thursday, September 29, 1994, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 
p.m.; Friday, September, 30, 1994, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    Place: South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley 
Drive, Diamond Bar, California, Telephone: 714-396-3245.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Russell Eaton, Designated Federal Official, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: (202) 586-1506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: The Hydrogen Technical Advisory 
Panel (HTAP) will advise the Secretary of Energy who has the overall 
management responsibility for carrying out the programs under the 
Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Program Act 
of 1990, Public Law 101-566. The Panel will review and make any 
necessary recommendations to the Secretary on the following items: (1) 
The implementation and conduct of programs required by the Act, (2) the 
economic, technological, and environmental consequences of the 
deployment of hydrogen production and use systems, and (3) the contents 
of the comprehensive 5-year program required by the Act.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 29, 1994

9:00 a.m.--Introductions and Opening Comments--Takahashi
9:15 a.m.--Report from the Past Chairman and Discussion--Birk
10:00 a.m.--Discussion/Approval of Committee Reports--Bain/Lynch 
Takahashi
10:45 a.m.--Break
11:00 a.m.--USDOE Report to HTAP and Discussion--Eaton
11:45 a.m.--Hydrogen Program Status and Discussion--Rossmeissl
12:30 p.m.--Lunch
2:00 p.m.--Reports from Related Organizations
    National Hydrogen Association--John Kennedy
    American Renewable Hydrogen Energy Alliance--Scott Sklar
    International Hydrogen Energy Association--Veziroglu
3:00 p.m.--South Coast Management District Hydrogen Activities 
Projections--Alan Lloyd
4:00 p.m.--California Marketing Opportunities--Lloyd/Panel
4:45 p.m.--Tour of South Coast Air Quality Management District 
Hydrogen Facilities--Lloyd

Friday, September 30, 1994

9:00 a.m.--Discussion of Topics to be reviewed by the Panel
     Integration of effort with other USDOE offices and 
federal agencies--Eaton
     Demonstrations--Rossmeissl
     Sustainable R&D Centers--McKinley
     Budget Plan--Takahashi
     International Cooperation--Hoagland
     Hydrogen Technologies for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics--
USDOE
     Partnership for a Next Generation Vehicle--USDOE
11:00 a.m.--Round Table--Panel
11:15 a.m.--Public Comments
12:15 a.m.--Adjournment

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairman of the HTAP is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion 
that will, in the Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct 
of business.
    Any member of the public who wishes to make an oral statement 
pertaining to agenda items should contact the Designated Federal 
Official at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must 
be received before 5 p.m. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, September 21, 1994, and 
reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation during 
the public comment period. It is requested that oral presenters provide 
15 copies of their statements at the time of their presentations.
    Written testimony pertaining to agenda items may be submitted prior 
to the meeting. Written testimony must be received by the Designated 
Federal Official at the address shown above before 5 p.m. (E.S.T.) 
Wednesday, September 21, 1994, to assure that it is considered by Panel 
members during the meeting.
    Minutes: A transcript of the open, public meeting will be available 
for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the 
meeting at the Public Reading Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on September 2, 1994.
Marcia L. Morris,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-22142 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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