[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9942]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy


National Coal Council; Notice of Open Meeting

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


    Name: National Coal Council.
    Date and Time: Thursday, May 16, 1996, 9:00 a.m.
    Place: Ritz-Carlton Washington, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C.
    Contact: Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of Fossil Energy (FE-5), Washington, D.C. 20585; Telephone: 
202/586-3867.
    Purpose of the Council: To provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to 
coal and coal industry issues.

Tentative Agenda

--Call to order and opening remarks by Joseph Craft III, Chairman of 
the National Coal Council.
--Approval of final agenda.
--Remarks by the Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy.
--Remarks by the Honorable Elizabeth Ann Moler, Chairman, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission. (Invited)
--Remarks by the Honorable Bob Armstrong, Assistant Secretary for 
Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior. (Invited)
--Remarks by the Honorable Fred J. Hansen, Deputy Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency. (Invited)
--Report of the Coal Policy Committee.
--Administrative matters.
--Election of 1996-97 Officers.
--Discussion of any other business properly brought before the 
Council.
--Public comment--10-minute rule.
--Adjournment.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairman of the Council is empowered to conduct the meeting in a 
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Any 
member of the public who wishes to file a written statement with the 
Council will be permitted to do so, either before or after the meeting. 
Members of the public who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Margie D. Biggerstaff at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Requests must be received at least five 
days prior to the meeting and reasonable provisions will be made to 
include the presentation on the agenda.
    Transcript: Available for public review and copying at the Public 
Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on April 17, 1996.
Gail Cephas,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-9942 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
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