[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12180-12181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05602]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council

AGENCY: 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, April 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Wink Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20037

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Giove, U.S. Department of 
Energy, E-136/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 301-903-4130.

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.

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    Purpose of Meeting: The 2018 Spring Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.

Tentative Agenda

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Steven Winberg, NCC Designated 
Federal Officer & Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy
2. Election of NCC Chair and Vice-chair
3. Keynote Remarks by Steven Winberg, Assistant Secretary for Fossil 
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
4. Keynote Remarks by Anthony Ku, Director of Advanced Technologies, 
China's National Institute of Clean and Low-Carbon Energy (NICE)
5. Presentation by Randall Atkins, CEO, RAMACO Coal on Carbon from Coal
6. Presentation by Dan Connell, Director of Market Strategy & Business 
Development, CONSOL Energy Inc. on Opportunities for New Technology in 
Coal Mining and Beneficiation
7. Presentation by John Thompson, Director Fossil Transition Project, 
Clean Air Task Force on Enhancing the Success Rate of Technology 
Deployment: An Ecosystem Approach
8. Public Comment Period
9. Other Business
10. 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 Joseph 
Giove, 301-903-4130 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 website at: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 14, 2018.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-05602 Filed 3-19-18; 8:45 am]
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