[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15512-15513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06579]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil 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: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001 14th Street NW., 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Matuszak, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 4G-036/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 202-287-6915.

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 2016 Spring Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.
    Agenda:

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Mike Durham, Chair, National 
Coal Council
2. Remarks by The Honorable Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Energy
3. Presentation by Robert Purgert, President, Energy Industries of Ohio 
and Jeffrey Phillips, Senior Program Manager, EPRI on Advanced Ultra 
Supercritical Technology
4. Presentation by Dr. Alfred Brown, CEO, ION Engineering on Redefining 
Carbon Capture
5. Presentation by John Schultes, CEO, New Steel International on Iron 
+ Power + Steel
6. Presentation by Kipp Coddington, Director, Carbon Management 
Institute, University of Wyoming on Carbon Engineering: Converting Coal 
to High-Value Carbon Products and Chemicals
7. Council Business:
    a. Finance Report by Finance Committee Chair Greg Workman
    b. Coal Policy Committee Report by Coal Policy Committee Chair Deck 
Slone
    c. Communications Committee Report by Communications Committee 
Chair Dawn Santoianni
    d. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO Janet Gellici
8. Other Business
9. Adjourn

    Attendees are requested to register in advance for the meeting at: 
https://www.etouches.com/157761.
    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 Daniel 
Matuszak, 202-287-6915 or [email protected] (email).

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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 17, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06579 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P