[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 12816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05532]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council Meeting

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: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001

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 2015 Spring meeting of the National Coal 
Council.
    Tentative Agenda:

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Jeff Wallace, Chair, National 
Coal Council
2. Remarks by U.S. Department of Energy Representative--TBD
3. Presentation by Mike Marsh, President & CEO, SaskPower on Boundary 
Dam's CCS Retrofit Project (TENTATIVE)
4. Presentation on Opportunities for Grid-Scale Energy Storage for Coal 
Power Plants
5. Presentation by Center for Climate & Energy Solutions (C2ES) & the 
National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative (NEORI) on Opportunities for 
Financing CCS Projects & the Impact of Oil Prices on CO2-EOR
6. Presentation by Wood Mackenzie on What Lies Ahead for Global Coal
7. Council Business:
    a. Finance report by Finance Committee Chair Greg Workman
    b. Coal Policy Committee report by Coal Policy Committee Chair Fred 
Palmer
    c. NCC Business Report & Communications Committee Report by NCC 
Executive Vice President & COO Janet Gellici
8. Other business
9. 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 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 March 4, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05532 Filed 3-10-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P