[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16826-16827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6943]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


International Energy Agency Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Energy, DoE.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet on March 28 and 29, 2012, at the headquarters of 
the IEA in Paris, France in connection with a joint meeting of the 
IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's 
Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on March 28; and in connection 
with a meeting of the SEQ on March 29.

DATES: March 28-29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, Paris, France.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for 
International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202-586-3417.

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 meetings is provided:
    Meetings 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 28, 2012, 
beginning at 9:30 a.m., and continuing on March 29 at 9 a.m. The 
purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of 
U.S. company members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the IEA's 
Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing 
Group on the Oil Market (SOM) which is scheduled to be held at the 
headquarters of the IEA on March 28 commencing at 9:30 a.m.; and a 
meeting of the SEQ, which is scheduled to be held at the headquarters 
of the IEA on March 29 commencing at 9 a.m. The IAB will also hold a 
preparatory meeting among company representatives at the same location 
at 8:30 a.m. on March 28. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to 
review the agendas for the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on March 28 and the 
SEQ meeting on March 29.
    The agenda of the joint session of the SEQ and the SOM on March 28 
is under the control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is expected that the 
SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following agenda:

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of the Summary Record of the November 2011 Joint Session
3. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
4. The Program of Work
    --Priority Setting Exercise 2013-2014
    --Potential Project Work for Voluntary Contributions Support
5. The Current Oil Market Situation
6. Update on the Gas Market; Focus on LNG Trading
7. Reports on Recent IEA-IEF-OPEC Cooperation
    --Workship on Physical and Financial Markets (Vienna, November 
2011)
    --Symposium on Energy Outlooks (Riyadh, January 2012)
    --13th IEF, Kuwait, March 2012
8. Progress on Voluntary Contributions-Funded Report: European 
Refinery Rationalization
    --Impact on Product Supplies
    --Impact on Stockholding
9. Other Business
    --Tentative Schedule of Upcoming Meetings:
    June 26-28, 2012
    October 17-18, 2012
    November 27-29, 2012 (ERE6)
10. Workshop: The Financialization of Oil Markets

    The agenda of the SEQ meeting on March 29 is under the control of 
the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda:

1. Introductory Remarks by Director of Energy Markets and Security
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Approval of the Summary Record of the 134th Meeting
4. Status of Compliance with IEP Stockholding Commitments
5. Emergency Response Review Program
    --Schedule of Emergency Response Reviews
    --Emergency Response Review of France
    --Emergency Response Review of Switzerland
    --Emergency Response Review of The Netherlands
    --Questionnaire Response of Finland
    --Questionnaire Response of Germany
    --Questionnaire Response of Sweden
6. Emergency Response Exercises
    --Preparations for ERE6
7. Emergency Response Measures
    --Costs and Benefits of Stockholding (Progress Report)
8. Policy and Other Developments in Member Countries
    --Mid-Term Emergency Response Review of Belgium
    --Mid-Term Emergency Response Review of Portugal
    --Oral Reports by Administrations
9. Report from the Industry Advisory Board
10. Review of Libya Collective Action
    --Report on Governing Board Discussion
    --Emergency Questionnaire QuE
11. Activities with International Organizations and Non-Member 
Countries
    --ASEAN (APSA)
    --Chile
    --China
    --Estonia
    --India
    --Indonesia
    --Thailand
12. Documents for Information
    --Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Member Countries on October 
1, 2011
    --Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Member Countries on January 
1, 2012
    --Base Period Final Consumption: 4Q 2010-3Q 2011
    --Base Period Final Consumption: 1Q 2011-4Q 2011
    --Updated Emergency Contacts List
13. Other Business
    --Tentative Schedule of Next Meetings:
    --June 26-28, 2012
    --October 17-18, 2012
    --November 27-29, 2012 (ERE6)

    As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation

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Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB are open to 
representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; 
representatives of members of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency 
Questions and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Markets; 
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, the SOM, or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 16, 2012.
Diana D. Clark
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-6943 Filed 3-21-12; 8:45 am]
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