[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 52989-52990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21763]


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                Proclamation 9939 of September 30, 2019

                
National Energy Awareness Month, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout the United States, we are seeing a 
                revitalization of our country's energy sector, which is 
                lighting up homes, powering factories, fueling 
                vehicles, strengthening commerce, and driving economic 
                prosperity. From large cities to rural communities, 
                Americans are reaping the benefits of reduced energy 
                costs and enjoying a renewed sense of energy security. 
                During National Energy Awareness Month, we recognize 
                the role the energy industry has played in our Nation's 
                success, and we look forward to continued energy 
                developments that will help our economy and the 
                American people.

                Since my inauguration, our country has experienced an 
                energy revolution. American crude oil production grew 
                by nearly 20 percent last year, and the United States 
                is now the largest crude oil producer in the world. For 
                the first time in six decades, we are also a net 
                exporter of natural gas, and in 2018, we supplied 
                liquefied natural gas to more than 36 countries on 5 
                different continents. Since 2016, annual coal exports 
                have increased more than 90 percent, and by next year, 
                we are set to become a net energy exporter for the 
                first time since 1953. My Administration will continue 
                to build on our country's energy dominance by pursuing 
                policies that fully unleash America's vast energy 
                resources and capabilities while promoting responsible 
                stewardship of the environment.

                For the first time in decades, the Department of Energy 
                is operating test facilities to develop new and better 
                emissions-free nuclear reactor technology. My 
                Administration will continue to collaborate with 
                industry and academia to focus research and development 
                on the next generation of energy production. By 
                leveraging the collective strength of America's 
                brightest researchers and entrepreneurs, we will 
                produce the energy technologies of tomorrow, including 
                advanced small modular nuclear reactors, 
                transformational coal technologies, more efficient 
                semiconductors for solar cells, and improved battery 
                and storage technology.

                Maintaining and enhancing a modern and secure network 
                of electric power lines, oil and natural gas pipelines, 
                and energy storage facilities is essential to keeping 
                energy accessible, affordable, and reliable for 
                American businesses and American consumers. To 
                accomplish this, we must continue to promote growth 
                across all sectors of our country's energy industry by 
                approving new pipelines, strengthening grid security 
                and resilience, removing restrictions on sensible oil 
                and gas exploration and development, supporting clean 
                coal technologies, and using innovative approaches 
                through the application of artificial intelligence. 
                This coordination and research will provide energy 
                security, both at home and abroad, and ensure 
                environmental stewardship of our Nation's land, water, 
                and air.

                This month, we highlight our Nation's abundant energy 
                resources and pay tribute to America's energy 
                workforce, which has ushered in a new era of American 
                energy dominance. At the forefront of the American 
                energy revolution are men and women whose tenacity and 
                resolve are undeniable and unbreakable and whose 
                commitment to innovation has transformed the global 
                energy landscape. These groups include the North 
                America's Building Trades Unions, the International 
                Union of Operating Engineers,

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                and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, 
                whose members work tirelessly to build, operate, and 
                maintain facilities, infrastructure, and equipment that 
                allow the American people to reap the benefits of our 
                abundant energy resources. This is a consequential time 
                for the American energy sector, and we will continue to 
                help lay the foundation for our Nation's next 
                generation of energy technologies and ensure a more 
                secure and prosperous future for all Americans.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim October 2019 as 
                National Energy Awareness Month.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-21763
Filed 10-2-19; 11:15 am]
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