[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 221 (Thursday, November 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58391-58392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29166]


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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 to the International Energy Agency 
(IEA) will meet November 21-22, 1996, at the IEA's headquarters in 
Paris, France to participate in meetings of the IEA's Standing Group on 
Emergency Questions (SEQ) and a joint meeting of the SEQ and the 
Standing Group on the Oil Market.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel M. Bradley, Acting Assistant 
General Counsel for International and Legal Policy, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., 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 notices are provided:
    I. A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the 
International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held on November 21, 1996, at 
the headquarters of the IEA,

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9 rue Jean-Rey, Paris, France, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of 
the meeting is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company 
members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the Standing Group on 
Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the Standing Group on the Oil Market 
(SOM) which is scheduled at the IEA's headquarters on November 21. The 
agenda for the meeting is under the control of the SEQ and the SOM. It 
is expected that they will adopt the following agenda:
    1. European Union's proposals arising from the auto-oil project.
    2. Lessons learned from recent experiences with transportation 
fuels in the U.S.
    3. The implications of low stocks for global oil markets and the 
IEA's response to oil supply disruptions.
    4. Follow-up to the June conference on long-term oil security 
issues.
    II. A meeting of the IAB will be held on November 21-22, 1996, at 
the headquarters of the IEA, 9 rue Jean-Rey, Paris, France, beginning 
at 4 p.m., on November 21. The purpose of this meeting is to permit 
attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a 
meeting of the SEQ which is scheduled to be held at the IEA 
headquarters on those dates, including a preparatory encounter among 
company representatives on November 21 from approximately 3:45 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. The agenda for the preparatory encounter among company 
representatives is to elicit views regarding items on the SEQ's agenda. 
The agenda for the SEQ meeting 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 Summary Record of the 88th Meeting.
    3. Follow-up to the IEA Conference on Long-Term Oil Security Issues 
of June 1996.

--Action program
--Background material
--Oil Supply Disruption Impact Simulator
--Some issues concerning OPEC production capacity

    4. Policy and Legislative Developments in Member Countries.

--Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
--Other country developments

    5. The 1997 SEQ Work Program.
    6. The IEA Medium-Term Strategy.
    7. Emergency Response Reviews of IEA Countries.

--United Kingdom
--United States
--Ireland
--Luxembourg
--Denmark
--Updated Schedule of Reviews

    8. Industry Advisory Board.

--Current and planned IAB activities

    9. Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Countries.

--Emergency reserve and net import situation of IEA countries on July 
1, 1996
--The emergency reserve situation of Hungary and related data issues
--Historical trends and future prospects and strategies for IEA 
emergency reserves

    10. Emergency Response Issues in IEA Candidate Countries.

--Emergency response potential of Poland
--Emergency reserve situation of IEA candidate countries

    11. Emergency Data System and Related Questions.

--Base Period Final Consumption--Q394-Q296
--Monthly Oil Statistics (MOS) for July 1996
--MOS for August 1996
--Quarterly Oil Forecast--Q496-Q297

    12. Emergency Reference Guide.

--Update of Emergency Contact Points List

    13. Review of SEQ Work Procedures.

--Draft questionnaire

    14. 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)), these meetings are open 
only to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel, 
representatives of members of the SEQ and the SOM, 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, 
the SOM or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., November 1, 1996.
Robert R. Nordhaus,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-29166 Filed 11-13-96; 8:45 am]
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