[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32310]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy; National Petroleum Council

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), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:

Name: National Petroleum Council (NPC)
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 15, 1998, 9 am
Place: The Madison Hotel, Dolley Madison Ballroom, 15th & M Streets, 
NW, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy (FE-5), Washington, D.C. 20585, 
Telephone: 202/586-3867.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose: To provide advice, information, and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Energy on matters relating to oil and gas or the oil and 
gas industry.

Tentative Agenda

--Call to order and introductory remarks by Joe B. Foster, Chair of the 
NPC.
--Remarks by the Honorable Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy.
--Consideration of the proposed final report of the NPC Committee on 
Product Supply.
--Administrative matters.
--Discussion of any other business properly brought before the NPC.
--Public comment (10-minute rule).
--Adjournment.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
chairperson 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 provision will be made to 
include the presentation on the agenda. This notice is being published 
less than 15 days in advance of the meeting due to certain programmatic 
issues which had to be resolved prior to publication in the Federal 
Register. This notice is being published less than 15 days before the 
date of the meeting due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
    Transcripts: Available for public review and copying at the Public 
Reading Room, Room IE-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on December 1, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Committee Advisory Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-32310 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
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