[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3847]


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DEPARTMENT OF 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). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 
770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Friday, March 18, 2011 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Westin Georgetown, 2350 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Ducker, U.S. Department of 
Energy; 4G-036/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: (202) 586-7810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: To conduct an open meeting of the NCC and to 
provide a presentation on the new study conducted by the Council on the 
deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies.
    Agenda:
     Welcome and call to order by NCC Chair Joe Hopf.
     Remarks by Secretary Steven Chu, Department of Energy.
     Council Business:
    [cir] Finance report by Committee Chairman Joe Hopf.
     Presentation by Coal Policy Committee Chairman Frank Blake 
on the findings and recommendations in the new NCC Report.
     Presentation by Mike Howard, President and CEO of Electric 
Power Research Institute (EPRI).
     Presentation by Tom Grahame of the Department of Energy on 
the impacts of black carbon in the atmosphere.
     Other Business.
     Adjourn.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. 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 potential items on the agenda, you should 
contact Michael J. Ducker by telephone at (202) 586-7810 or 
[email protected] (e-mail). You must make your request for an 
oral statement at least 5 business days before the meeting. Reasonable 
provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the 
agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow 
the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The NCC will prepare meeting minutes within 45 days of the 
meeting. The minutes will be posted on the NCC Web site at http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on February 15, 2011.
LaTanya Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-3847 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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