[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 31793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11729]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public conference and opportunity to participate.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public U.S.-African Energy Ministerial 
Conference co-sponsored by the Government of Morocco and Department of 
Energy of the United States. Attendance at the conference with the 
exception of the Energy Ministers Only session is open to the public at 
no charge. In addition, businesses may display exhibits on a fee basis 
at the conference.

DATES: Meeting date: June 3-4, 2002. Companies planning to attend the 
conference should register by calling 011-212-37-688-486 or by emailing 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Send comments/questions to: [email protected] or 
Samuel Browne, US DOE, Office of Policy and International Affairs, PI-
32, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by phone at 
202-586-8724.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of Morocco and the Department 
of Energy are co-sponsoring the Third Conference of U.S.-Africa Energy 
Ministers. The theme of the conference is ``Energy Partnerships for 
Sustainable Development: Energy Security and Regional Integration.''
    The conference, hosted by the Government of Morocco in Casablanca, 
will serve as a venue for the Energy Ministers to meet with one another 
and with other public and private sector representatives to discuss 
important issues, including developing an attractive investment climate 
and identifying opportunities for partnerships and project development. 
The Casablanca Conference follows the first U.S.-Africa Energy 
Ministers Conference, hosted by the United States in Tucson, Arizona, 
in 1999, and the Second Ministerial Conference, hosted by South Africa 
in Durban, in 2000. These Conferences were productive in enhancing the 
dialogue among public and private sector representatives on key energy 
issues. President Bush's National Energy Policy also reaffirms the 
importance of the U.S.-African Energy Ministerial process in its 
ability to help promote democracy, good governance, human rights, trade 
investment, and global integration.

Public Participation

    There is no charge for the private sector to participate in the 
Ministerial. However, businesses or other entities wishing to display 
exhibits can access a point of contact via the Government of Morocco's 
conference email address at [email protected]. The cost of the 
exhibit space is $1000.00 per exhibit. The conference is open to the 
public with the exception of the Energy Ministers Only session on June 
4, 2 to 4 p.m.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2002.
Vicky A. Bailey,
Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Policy and International 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-11729 Filed 5-9-02; 8:45 am]
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