[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11211-11212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03312]


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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 requires that public notice 
of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Suites, Old Town Alexandria; 801 N. Saint Asaph 
St.; Alexandria, VA 22314.

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 2017 Spring Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.
    Tentative Agenda:

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Mike Durham, Chair, National 
Coal Council

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2. Remarks by U.S. Department of Energy Representative--TBD
3. Presentation by Andy Roberts. Research Director-Global Thermal 
Markets, Wood Mackenzie on ``Opportunities for Coal in the Trump 
Administration''
4. Presentation by Jeff Keffer, CEO/Steve Nelson, COO, Longview Power 
LLC on Longview Power's State-of-the-Art Clean Coal Technology Plant
5. Presentation by Chip Bottone, President & CEO, FuelCell Energy on 
the ExxonMobil-FuelCell Energy Fuel Cell Carbon Capture Pilot Plant at 
Plant Barry
6. Presentation by David Denton, Senior Director Business Development, 
RTI International on ``Advanced Technologies for CO2 Capture 
& Utilization: Power & Industrial Applications''
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 Lisa Bradley
    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: 
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 February 14, 2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-03312 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P