[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42549-42550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19052]


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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 September 13, 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 September 14, 2017, in connection with 
a meeting of the SEQ on that day.

DATES: September 13, 14, 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 September 13, 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 September 13. 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 152nd 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, 13 September 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 151st Meeting
3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations
4. Preparations for the IEA Ministerial
5. Stockholding Methodology Issues

Open SEQ Session--Open to Association Countries

6. Update on Study into Legal Systems of Emergency Policy
7. Proposal for Update of 2013 Cost-benefit of Stockholding Study
8. Industry Advisory Board Update
9. Mid-term Review of Indonesia
10. Proposal for Energy Security Study for ASEAN +6
11. Update on Preparations for ERE9
12. Mid-term Review of the United Kingdom
13. Outreach
    --Recent APERC meeting
    --Recent JOGMEC training for China
    --Overview of recent activities
14. Update on Cyber Security & Digitalization

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15. Mid-term Review of Portugal
16. Oral Reports by Administrations
17. Other Business
    --ERR Programme
    Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings
    --20-22 March 2018
    --19-21 June 2018 (TBC)
    -- 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 10:00 on September 14, 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, 14 September 2017, beginning 
at 10:00.

Start Meeting/Introduction

18. Adoption of the Agenda
19. Approval of Summary Record of 15 June 2017
20. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
21. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation followed by Q&A
22. Presentation: ``Recent Trends in Oil Demand'' followed by Q&A
    --Oral report by the Secretariat
23. Presentation followed by Q&A
    -- Oral report by the Secretariat
24. Presentation: ``European Refining'' followed by Q&A
    -- External speaker (KBC)
25. Presentation followed by Q&A
    --External speaker (BP)
26. Presentation followed by Q&A
    -- External speaker
27. Presentation: ``Global Investment Report'' followed by Q&A
    -- Oral report by the Secretariat
28. Other Business
    --Tentative schedule of SEQ and SOM meetings on: 20-22 March 2018
    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, September 1, 2017.
Thomas Reilly,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-19052 Filed 9-7-17; 8:45 am]
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