[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26789-26790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11997]


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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 June 14, 2017, at the Conference Centre of 
the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 
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) on June 15, 2017, in connection with a meeting of the 
SEQ on that day and on June 15, 2017.

DATES: June 14-15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris, France

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Reilly, Assistant General 
Counsel for International and National Security Programs, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202-586-
5000.

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 meetings is provided:
    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the Centre de Conf[eacute]rence 
Minist[eacute]riel of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, 
27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris, France, commencing at 9:30 a.m. 
on June 14, 2017. The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by 
representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a meeting of the 
IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ), 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 June 14. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to 
review the agenda for the SEQ meeting. The agenda of the SEQ meeting is 
under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt 
the following agenda:
    Draft Agenda of the 151st Meeting of the SEQ to be held at the 
Centre de Conf[eacute]rence Minist[eacute]riel of the French Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs Building 27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris, 
France, 14 June 2017, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Closed SEQ Session--IEA Member Countries Only
    1. Adoption of the Agenda
    2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 150th Meeting
    3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations
    4. Update on Oil Umbrella concept
    5. Mexican ERA & Accession Status Update
    6. Non-OECD Bilateral Stocks
Open SEQ Session--Open to Association Countries
    7. Emergency Response Review of Austria
    8. Industry Advisory Board Update
    9. Mid-term Review of New Zealand
    10. Emergency Response Review of Australia
    11. Outreach: --Thailand ERE; --APERC ERE
    12. Mid-term review of Canada
    13. Update on cyber security & digitalization
    14. Oral Reports by Administrations--JOGMEC training for China 
(Japan)
    15. Other Business: --Update on legal study; --ERE 9; --ERR 
Programme
Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings: --2017: --12-14 September 2017

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2018: --20-22 March 2018; --19-21 June 2018; --27-29 November 2018

    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the Conference Centre of the French 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris, 
France, commencing at 09:45 on June 15, 2017. 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 
Market (SOM), which is scheduled to be held at the same location and 
time. The agenda of the meeting is under the control of the SEQ and the 
SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following 
agenda:

Draft Agenda of the Joint Session of the SEQ and the SOM to be held at 
the Conference Centre of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27, Rue 
de la Convention, 75015 Paris, France 15 June 2017, beginning at 09:45
Start meeting/Introduction
    1. Adoption of the Agenda
    2. Approval of Summary Record of 20 March 2017
    3. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
    4. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation: followed by Q&A
    5. Presentation: ``OPEC'' followed by Q&A
    6. Presentation: ``Tanker tracking?'' followed by Q&A
    7. Presentation followed by Q&A--External speaker (Rystad Energy)
    8. Presentation followed by Q&A--Oral report by the Secretariat
    9. Presentation: ``Oil Storage Trends & Latest IEA Forecasts for 
Storage'' followed by Q&A
    10. Presentation: ``Energy and Climate: A View to 2040'' followed 
by Q&A
    11. Other Business--Tentative schedule of SEQ and SOM meetings on: 
12-14 September 2017, location TBC

    As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB 
are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; 
representatives of members of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency 
Questions and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Markets; 
representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the 
Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of 
Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the 
IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, June 5, 2017.
Thomas Reilly,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-11997 Filed 6-8-17; 8:45 am]
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