[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36271-36272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14765]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


International Energy Agency Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet on June 26, 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) to be held on the same date; and on June 
27-28 in connection with a meeting of the SEQ on June 27 and 28.

DATES: June 26-28, 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 June 26, 2012, 
beginning at 2:30 p.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

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the same location and time. The IAB will also meet at the IEA's 
headquarters on June 27-28, 2012, commencing at 9:30 a.m. on June 27 
and continuing at 9:00 a.m. on June 28. The June 27 meeting will be 
immediately followed by a meeting of the Emergency Response Exercise 6 
(ERE6) design group, to which certain IAB members will be invited. The 
IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting among company representatives 
at the same location at 8:30 a.m. on June 27. The agenda for this 
preparatory meeting is to review the agendas for the SEQ meeting on 
June 27-28.
    The agenda of the joint session of the SEQ and the SOM on June 26 
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 March 2012 Joint Session.
    3. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries.
    4. The Current Oil Market Situation.
    5. The Program of Work and Budget 2013-2014.
    6. The Medium-Term Gas Market Report 2012.
    7. Other Business:

--Tentative Schedule of Upcoming Meetings:

    October 17-18, 2012.
--November 26-28, 2012 (ERE6).

    The agenda of the SEQ meeting on June 27 is under the control of 
the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda:
    1. Adoption of the Agenda.
    2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 135th Meeting.
    3. Status of Compliance with IEP Stockholding Commitments.
    4. Emergency Response Review Program.

--Schedule of Emergency Response Reviews.
--Emergency Response Review of Finland.
--Emergency Response Review of Sweden.

    5. Emergency Response Exercises.

--Preparations for ERE6.

    6. Emergency Response Measures.

--Costs and Benefits of Stockholding (Progress Report).

    7. Electricity Security Action Plan.
    8. Policy and Other Developments in Member Countries.

--Mid-Term Emergency Response Review of Ireland.
--Mid-Term Emergency Response Review of Canada.
--Data Collection in Greece.

    9. Report from the Industry Advisory Board.
    10. Activities with International Organizations and Non-Member 
Countries.

--ASEAN (APSA).
--Chile.
--Estonia.
--India (report on ERE).
--China.
--Thailand.

    11. Documents for Information.

--Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Member Countries on April 1, 2012.
--Base Period Final Consumption: 2Q 2011-1Q 2012.
--Updated Emergency Contacts List.

    12. Other Business.

--Tentative Schedule of Next Meetings:
    --October 17-18, 2012.
    --November 26-28, 2012 (ERE6).

    It is expected that that the agenda for the Exercise for SEQ 
delegates and IAB members to be held on June 28 will be as follows:
    1. Introduction.
    2. Breakout Groups--Hypothetical Supply Disruption.
    3. Plenary Discussion with Summary From Breakout Groups.
    4. Overview of Current Oil Market Situation, with Focus on Impact 
of Iranian Sanctions.
    5. Plenary with Round Table Discussion.
    As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation 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, June 11, 2012.
Diana D. Clark,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-14765 Filed 6-15-12; 8:45 am]
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