[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 62737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21870]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 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: Wednesday, October 5, 2016; 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 509 West Wisconsin Avenue, 
Milwaukee, WI.

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 Fall Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.
    Tentative Agenda:

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Mike Durham, Chair, National 
Coal Council
2. Remarks by Robert G. Ivy, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
3. Presentation by Peter Kirk, Head Digital Coal Solutions, GE Power on 
Digital Power Plant Management: Enhancing Coal Plant Environmental 
Compliance
4. Presentation by William Sawyer, Manager Hibbard Renewable Energy 
Center, Minnesota Power on Carbon-eliminating Allam Cycle for Coal 
Power Plants
5. Presentation by Danny Gray, Executive Vice President Government & 
Environmental Affairs, Charah, Inc. on Beneficial Uses of Coal and Coal 
Byproducts: Coal Ash & Rare Earth Elements
6. 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 Lisa Bradley
    d. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO Janet Gellici
7. Other Business
8. Adjourn

    Attendees are requested to register in advance for the meeting at: 
http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/page-NCC-Events.html
    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). 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 7, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-21870 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P