[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23673-23674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9571]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Stakeholder Meeting: Industry Roundtable--DON/USDA/DOE/
DOT-FAA Advanced Drop-In Biofuels Initiative

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Navy (DoN) in conjunction with 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE), and the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation 
Administration (DOT FAA), is hosting an industry roundtable with the 
full complement of participants in the biofuels supply chain. The 
purpose of the roundtable meeting is for the federal government to 
present further details on the partnership between the DoN, DoE, and 
USDA to construct or retrofit multiple commercial scale advanced 
biorefineries. Additional general information will be provided 
regarding the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III, the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, and DoN's requirements for fuels. Federal 
government representatives will also be able to hear from stakeholders 
as to their abilities to meet such requirements and/or barriers to such 
success.
    This session is not intended to offer government insight, nor 
answer direct questions and receive comments on the DPA Title III 
Advanced Drop-In Biofuels Production Project. Questions related to the 
Special Notices or the pending Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) cannot 
be answered at this roundtable. All comments concerning the Special 
Notices on the pending BAA should be sent to 
[email protected].

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at USDA Jefferson Auditorium, USDA 
South Building, 14th and Independence, Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the roundtable meeting is for 
the federal government to present further details on the partnership 
between the DoN, DoE, and USDA to construct or retrofit multiple 
commercial scale advanced biorefineries. Additional general information 
will be provided regarding the DPA Title III, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, and DoN's requirements for fuels.
    There is no cost; however, all attendees must register before May 
11, 2012, for this Industry Roundtable via email [email protected] 
with all of the following required information:

Name and Title:
Corporate Affiliation:
Address:
Phone number:
Email:
Web site:
Position on the Biofuels Production Value Chain: (feedstock provider, 
bio-refiner, finished products distributor, integrated effort, subject 
matter expert, financier, etc.)

    Information and details concerning this Industry Roundtable 
(including maps and draft agenda) will be forwarded to those registered 
later.

    Dated: April 13, 2012.
J.M. Beal,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9571 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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