[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 202 (Friday, October 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 59279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20665]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal Council

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council 
(NCC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stats.770) 
requires notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, November 14, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington Embassy Row, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Kane, Phone: (202) 586-4753, 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Washington, DC 
20585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the National Coal Council 
is to provide advice, information, and recommendation to the Secretary 
of Energy on matters related to coal and coal industry issues. The 
purpose of this meeting is to recognize the important contributions 
that the NCC has made to the Department and other Federal agencies over 
the past years.
    Tentative Agenda:
     Call to order by Ms. Georgia Nelson, Chair.
     Remarks of Secretary of Energy, Samuel W. Bodman 
(invited).
     Remarks by Department of Commerce Representative.
     Presentation of guest speaker--Alex Fassbender, Chief 
Technology Officer & Executive Vice President, ThermoEnergy 
Coporation--Presentation on the development and commercial of the TIPS 
oxy-fuel process.
     Presentation of guest speaker--Mike DeLallo, Director/
Business Development, WorleyParsons--Presentation on a sustainable 
model for construction and operation of coal-based electricity 
generation plant which will include financial, social and environmental 
planning.
     Council Business.
     Communication Committee Report.
     Finance Committee Report.
     Study Group Report.
     Other Business.
     Adjourn.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairman of the NCC 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 before or after the meeting. If you would 
like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, 
you should contact Robert Kane 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.
    Transcripts: The transcript will be available for public review and 
copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public Reading 
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 in Washington, DC on October 15, 2007.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-20665 Filed 10-18-07; 8:45 am]
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