[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4409-4410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1642]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

International Energy Agency Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet January 30 and 31, 1995, at the offices of the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, 
France, 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 on the same date at the OECD offices.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel M. Bradley, Acting Assistant 
General Counsel for International and Legal Policy, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, D.C. 20585, 202-586-
6738.

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)), 
the following meeting notice is provided:
    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held on January 30 and 31, 1995, at the 
headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development (OECD), 2, rue Andre-Pascal, Paris, France, beginning at 
2:30 p.m. on January 30. The purpose of this meeting 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 OECD on January 30-31, 1995, including a 
preparatory session for company representatives from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 
p.m. on January 30. The agenda for the preparatory session for company 
representatives is to elicit views regarding items on the agenda for 
the SEQ meeting. The agenda for the meeting of the SEQ is under the 
control of the SEQ. It is expected that the following draft agenda will 
be followed:

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of the 82nd Meeting
3. SEQ Work Program
    --Report by the Secretariat on Governing Board discussion of 1995 
Work Program
    --Possible SEQ input to Governing Board meeting at ministerial 
level
    --Preliminary discussion of preparations for 1996 Work Program
4. Proposals on IEA Emergency Response
    --Report by Chairman of the SEQ on Governing Board meeting of 
December 14, 1994, and discussion
5. Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Countries
    --Emergency reserve and net import situation of IEA countries on 
July 1, 1994
    --Emergency reserve and net import situation of IEA countries on 
October 1, 1994
    --Report to the Governing Board on the emergency reserve situation 
of IEA countries on October 1, 1994
6. IAB Activities
7. Emergency Management Manual (EMM)
    --Governing Board decision on the EMM
    --European Union Directorate General XVII Proposals on the EMM
    --Emergency Reference Guide Update
8. The Emergency Response Potential of IEA Countries
    --Status report on publication
9. Emergency Response Reviews
    --Draft revised questionnaire
    --Tentative schedule of reviews
10. Emergency Response Issues in IEA Candidate Countries
    --IEA membership criteria
    --Participation in SEQ activities
11. Coordinated Emergency Response Measures (CERM) Conference/Test
    --Discussion of agenda and work program for preparation of the CERM 
Conference/Test to be held in May 1995 or September 1995
12. Current Oil Market Situation
13. Emergency Data System and Related Questions
    --Monthly Oil Statistics (MOS) to end July 1994
    --MOS to end August 1994
    --MOS to end September 1994
    --MOS to end October 1994
    --Base Period Final Consumption (BPFC) Q393-Q294
    --BPFC Q493-Q394
    --Revised Questionnaires A and B
    --Quarterly Oil Forecast Q494-Q395
 14. Emergency Response Issues Related to Oil Product and Refining 
Issues
    --Aviation Fuel
    --Outline of Joint SEQ/Standing Group on the Oil Market study on 
product specifications and related issues
    --Mission report on the 5th International Conference on Stability 
and Handling of Liquid Products
15. Communications Test
    --Report on test by the Secretariat
16. Policy and Legislative Developments in Member Countries
    --Energy Policy and Conservation Act (U.S.)
    --Other Country Developments
17. IEA Dispute Settlement Centre: Panel of Arbitrators
    --Note by the Secretariat
18. Any other Business

    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)), this meeting is open 
only to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel, 
representatives of members of the SEQ, representatives of the 
Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal Trade 
Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of the Congress, 
the IEA, and the European Commission, and invitees of the IAB, the SEQ 
or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1995.
Robert R. Nordhaus,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-1642 Filed 1-20-95; 8:45 am]
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