[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69085-69086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30959]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil 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: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, January 
29, 2010, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sustainable 
Education Building, Room SEB122, Georgia Institute of 
Technology, 790 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0355.

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, and assist in developing 
recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Methane 
Hydrate Research and Development Program.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, January 28, 2010

8:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. Report from Representative Group of Committee Members on 
meeting with Secretary Chu
9:45 a.m. Report on DOE Budget and Strategy for Field Testing
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Report and Discussion of Gulf of Mexico Joint Industry 
Project 2009 Expedition
11:30 a.m. Report and Discussion of ConocoPhillips Alaska North Slope 
CO2 Injection Project
12:30 p.m. Working Lunch
1:45 p.m. Status Report on BP Alaska North Slope Proposed Production 
Test
2:15 p.m. Report and Discussion: Modeling Hydrate in the Global Climate 
Cycle
3 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Report on Post-Doctoral Fellowship and Laboratory R&D
4 p.m. Report on Beaufort Sea 2009 Expedition
4:30 p.m. Report on Gas Production from Hydrate Bearing Sediments: 
Geomechanical Implications
5 p.m. Adjourn for the day

Friday, January 29, 2010

8 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Report and Discussion on National Research Council (NRC) 
Assessment and 2010 Report to Congress
10 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Continue Discussion of NRC Report
11 a.m. Discussion and Preparation of Recommendations to DOE
12 p.m. Working Lunch
1 p.m. Continue Preparation of Recommendations to DOE
3 p.m. Wrap up--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

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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 1G-033, 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 December 23, 2009.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30959 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am]
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