[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 39827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17178]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council; Meeting

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, September 11, 2019, 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; Thursday, 
September 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel; 2660 Woodley Park 
Road NW, Washington, DC 20008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Sarkus, U.S. Department of 
Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Mail Stop 920-125, 626 
Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940; Telephone: 412-386-5981; 
email: [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 2019 Fall Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

    1. Reception and dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (RSVP and 
payment required.);
    2. At 8:00 p.m., call to order and opening remarks by Steven 
Winberg, NCC Designated Federal Officer & Assistant Secretary for 
Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy;
    3. Keynote Remarks by Neil Chatterjee, Chairman, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission;
    4. Closing Remarks by Steven Winberg, NCC Designated Federal 
Officer and Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of 
Energy;
    5. Adjourn for the day.

Thursday, September 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

    6. Call to order and opening remarks by Steven Winberg, NCC 
Designated Federal Officer and Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, 
U.S. Department of Energy;
    7. Keynote remarks by Dr. Brian J. Anderson, Director, National 
Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy;
    8. Industry keynote remarks by Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the 
National Mining Association;
    9. Presentation by Hilary Moffett, Senior Director Government 
Relations of Low Carbon Ventures, LLC--A Subsidiary of Occidental 
Petroleum on Developing & Commercializing Innovative Low Carbon 
Technologies;
    10. Presentation by Jason B. Selch, CEO of Enchant Energy on The 
Economic Case for Power Plant Carbon Capture Retrofits;
    11. Presentation by Dr. Ian Reid, International Energy Agency--
Clean Coal Centre on Non-Energy Uses for Coal;
    12. Public Comment Period;
    13. Other Business; and
    14. 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 Thomas 
Sarkus, 412-386-5981 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 Council's website at: https://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2019.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17178 Filed 8-9-19; 8:45 am]
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