[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11813-11814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5864]


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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 to the International Energy Agency 
(IEA) will meet on March 19, 2003, at the headquarters of the IEA in 
Paris, France in connection with a meeting of the IEA's Standing Group 
on Emergency Questions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel M. Bradley, Assistant General 
Counsel for International and National Security Programs, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 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)) 
(EPCA), the following notice of meeting is provided:
    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue 
de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, Paris, France, on March 19, 2003, 
beginning at 8:30 a.m. The purpose of this notice 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 IEA on March 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m., 
including a preparatory encounter among company representatives from 
approximately 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
    The agenda for the preparatory encounter among company 
representatives is a review of the SEQ's meeting agenda. The agenda of 
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 the Summary Record of the 106th Meeting.
    3. Update on Compliance with International Energy Program 
Stockholding Commitments.
    4. The Current Oil Market Situation.

--Oral Report by the Secretariat

    5. Exchange of Information on the State of Emergency Preparations.
    6. Report on Current Activities of the IAB.
    7. Other Policy and Legislative Developments in Member Countries.
    8. Report on Developments in Non-Member Countries and International 
Organizations.

--IEA/China Seminar on Oil Stocks and Emergency Response in Beijing, 
Dec. 2002
--IEA/ASEAN +3 Oil Security Workshop in Tokyo, Dec. 2002
--Workshop on ASEAN Oil Security and Emergency Preparedness, May/June 
2003
--Update on Stockholding Conference in Berlin, Sept. 2003

    9. Other Emergency Response Activities.

--Results of Questionnaire on Minimum Operating Requirements

    10. Emergency Response Reviews of IEA and Candidate Countries.

--Belgium
--Luxembourg
--Poland
--Revised Schedule of Emergency Response Reviews for 2003-2004

    11. Other Documents for Information.

--Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Member Countries on January 1, 
2003

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--Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Candidate Countries on January 1, 
2003
--Monthly Oil Statistics: December 2002
--Revised Base Period Final Consumption (BPFC): 4Q2001/3Q2002
--BPFC: 1Q2002/4Q2002
--Quarterly Oil Forecast: 1Q2003
--Update of Emergency Contacts List

    12. Other Business

--Information on Ministerial Meeting 2003
--Dates of Next Meetings:
--June 17-18, 2003
--November 18-20, 2003

    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 Congress, the 
IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the IAB, the SEQ, or 
the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 4, 2003.
Samuel M. Bradley,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-5864 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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