[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51148-51149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20377]


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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 one 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: Thursday October 16, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gaylord National Hotel, 201 Waterfront Street National 
Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD 20745.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert J. Wright, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 4G-036/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 202-586-0429

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Council: The National Coal Council provides advice 
and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy, on general policy 
matters relating to coal and the coal industry.
    Purpose of Meeting: The October 2014 Fall Council meeting of the 
National Coal Council.

Agenda

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Jeff Wallace, Chair, National 
Coal Council
2. Remarks by DOE representative (TBD)
3. Presentation by Kimberly Greene, Chief Operating Officer, Southern 
Company on the future of coal generation in the U.S.
4. Presentation by Julien Dumoulin-Smith, Executive Director-Equity 
Research Electric Utilities & IPPs Group, UBS Securities LLC on a 
financial industry analyst perspective on the utility industry
5. Presentation by Ken Medlock, Energy Resource & Economics Fellow, 
Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University on trends in energy 
resource development and utilization (focus on natural gas)
6. Council Business:
    a. Finance report by Finance Committee Chair Greg Workman
    b. Coal Policy Committee report by Coal Policy Committee Chair Fred 
Palmer
    c. Communications Committee report by Chair Bill Bissett
    d. NCC Business report by NCC Executive Vice President & COO Janet 
Gellici
7. Other business
8. Adjourn

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Council, you may do so 
either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any item on the agenda, you should contact Dr. 
Robert J. Wright, 202-586-0429 or [email protected] (email). You 
must make your request for an oral

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statement at least 5 business days before the meeting. Reasonable 
provision will be made to include oral statements on the scheduled 
agenda. The Chairperson of the Council will lead the meeting in a 
manner that facilitates the orderly conduct of business. Oral 
statements are limited to 10-minutes per organization and per person.
    Minutes: A link to the transcript of the meeting will be posted on 
the NCC Web site at: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on August 21, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20377 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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