[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 15183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4394]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy; Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate 
Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 
Stat.770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, April 24, 2006, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, April 25, 
2006, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, 
DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Allison, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone: 
202-586-1023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the 
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee is to provide advice on potential 
applications of methane hydrate to the Secretary of Energy; assist in 
developing recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy 
methane hydrate research and development program.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, April 24

     Welcome and Introductions
     Joint meeting with the Interagency Coordinating 
Committee--9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Briefings on recent accomplishments, 
planned activities, issues and concerns by the Department of Energy; 
U.S. Geological Survey; Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land 
Management; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Naval 
Research Laboratory; and National Science Foundation. Discussion of 
major interagency issues, including activities in other nations, FY2007 
budgets, reauthorization, interagency coordination and Interagency 
Roadmap
     Five minutes will be allowed for questions and comments 
after each presentation
     BP Project Presentation
     Chevron Project Presentation

Tuesday, April 25

     Discussion of Energy Policy Act of 2005 requirements
     Discussion and Recommendations to DOE regarding planning 
and future activities
     Adjourn

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. The Chairman of the Committee 
will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. 
If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you 
may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make 
oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should 
contact Edith Allison at the address or telephone number listed above. 
You must make your request for an oral statement at least five business 
days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to 
include the presentation on the agenda. Public comment will follow the 
10 minute rule.

Minutes

    The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and 
copying within 60 days at the Freedom of Information Public Reading 
Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 21, 2006.
Carol Matthews,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-4394 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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