[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 61204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25766]


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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 October 14, 2015, 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.

DATES: October 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, Paris, France.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Reilly, 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 meeting 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 October 14, 2015, 
commencing at 9:30 a.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 Markets (SOM), which is 
scheduled to be held at the same location and time. The IAB will also 
hold a preparatory meeting among company representatives at the same 
location at 8:30 a.m. on October 14. The agenda for this preparatory 
meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting.
    The expected participants at the SEQ meeting are Government 
delegates from IEA Member Countries, representatives of the IEA 
Secretariat, and representatives of some or all of the following 
companies and associations, each of which is a member of the IAB:

BHP Petroleum
BP
Chevron Corporation
ConocoPhillips Inc.
ENI S.p.A.
ExxonMobil Corp.
Fortum
Japan Petroleum Development Association
MOL
Neste Oil
OMV A.G.
Petro-Canada Ltd.
Petroleum Association of Japan
PKN ORLENS S.A.
Repsol
Shell International
Statoil
Total S.A.

    Representatives of Directorate-General for Competition of the 
European Commission and representatives of members of the IEA Group of 
Reporting Companies may attend the meeting as observers. The meeting 
will also be open to representatives of the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Federal Trade 
Commission severally, to any United States Government employee 
designated by the Secretary of Energy, and to the representatives of 
Committees of the Congress.
    The agenda of the SEQ meeting 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 145th Meeting
3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations
4. Australian Compliance Update
5. ERR Programme
6. Mid-term Review of Turkey
7. Emergency Response Review of Denmark
8. Mid-term Review of Austria
9. Emergency Response Review of Norway
10. Outreach Activities
11. Emergency Response Review of Poland
12. Saving Oil in a Hurry
13. Industry Advisory Board Update
14. Analysis of the potential size of the Oil Stocks Ticket Market
15. Outline of ERE8 Plans
16. Ministerial
17. Oral Reports by Administrations
18. Other Business
    Schedule of Next SEQ & SOM meetings:
    --March 15-17, 2016
    --May 31-June 2, 2016
    --September 27-29, 2016

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting date due to logistical issues caused by late notice of the 
meeting being provided to DOE.

    Issued in Washington, DC, October 2, 2015.
Thomas Reilly,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-25766 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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