[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55841-55842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23371]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meetings.

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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: Thursday, November 5, 2015, 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1501 Wallace Road, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15129.

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 Dr. Grace Bochenek, Director, National Energy Technology 
Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
3. Presentation by Dr. Sean Plasynski, Director Strategic Center for 
Coal, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

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4. Presentation by Dr. Jared Moore, Independent Energy Researcher, 
Meridian Energy Policy on The Increasing Competitiveness of CCUS 
Generation Under Deep Decarbonization
5. Presentation by Dr. Robert Williams, Sr. Research Scientist & 
Associated Faculty, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton 
University on CO2 Capture Technology Cost Buydown in EOR Applications 
with Alternative Financing Mechanisms
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 Communications Committee 
Chair Holly Krutka
    d. NCC Business Report by NCC Executive Vice President & COO Janet 
Gellici
7. Other business
8. Adjourn

    Visiting NETL requires compliance with site safety and security 
requirements. Please see http://www.netl.doe.gov/about/visiting-netl 
for full details. Due to security requirements, attendees are requested 
to register in advance for the meeting at: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=137597&.
    Transportation to NETL will be provided for meeting registrants 
from the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South hotel (164 Fort Couch Road, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15241). Bus departs hotel at 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. 
Return transportation will be provided at 1:15 p.m. following lunch and 
at 3:15 p.m. following a tour of NETL's facilities.
    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 September 11, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-23371 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am]
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