[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15610-15611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07556]


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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 virtual meeting of the National Coal 
Council (NCC) via WebEx. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires 
that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: This will be virtual meeting conducted through WebEx. If you 
wish to join the meeting you must register by close of business (5 p.m. 
EST) on Friday, May 10th by using the form available at the following 
URL: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/page-NCC-Events.html. The email 
address you provide in the on-line registration form will be used to 
forward instructions on how to join the meeting using WebEx. WebEx 
requires a computer, web browser and an installed application (free). 
Instructions for joining the webcast will be sent to you two days in 
advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Sarkus, National Energy 
Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Mail Stop 920-

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125, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940; Telephone 412-
386-5981 [email protected]

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 National Coal Council (the Council) will 
hold a virtual meeting via webcast at 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (EST) on 
May 15th, 2019 for the sole purpose of reviewing and voting on the 
following report: ``Coal in a New Carbon Age: Powering a Wave of 
Innovation in Advanced Products and Manufacturing.'' The Council 
membership will be asked to accept this report and forward it to the 
U.S. Secretary of Energy. The draft report is available on the National 
Coal Council website at the following URL: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/page-NCC-Studies.html.
    Tentative Agenda:
     Call to order by Thomas Sarkus, NCC Deputy Designated 
Federal Officer, Division Director Major Projects, National Energy 
Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy.
     NCC Report Presentation on ``Coal in a New Carbon Age: 
Powering a Wave of Innovation in Advanced Products and Manufacturing'' 
by report chairs Randall Atkins, Chairman and Chief Executive, Ramaco 
Carbon.
     Public Comment Period & Closing Remarks.
     Adjourn.
    All 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 to be read during the virtual 
webcast, you may do so within five calendar days of the event. Please 
email your written statement to Thomas Sarkus at 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, May 10th. If you 
would like to make an oral statement during the call regarding the 
reports being reviewed, you must both register to attend the webcast 
and also contact Thomas Sarkus 412-386-5981 or 
[email protected] to state your desire to speak. You must make 
your request for an oral statement by 5 p.m. (EST) on Friday, May 10th. 
Reasonable provision will be made to include oral statements at the 
conclusion of the meeting. However, those who fail to register in 
advance may not be accommodated. Oral statements are limited to 5-
minutes per organization and per person.
    Minutes: A recording of the call will be posted on the FACA 
Database website: https://facadatabase.gov/committee/historymeetings.aspx?cid=408&fy=2017.

    Signed in Washington, DC on April 11, 2019.
Antoinette M. Watkins,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-07556 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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