[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2664-2665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00508]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee; 
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 
Advisory Committee; Termination

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Termination of federal advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy is publishing this notice to announce 
that it is terminating the following three Federal Advisory Committees 
(FACAs) effective January 7, 2021: The Biomass Research and Development 
Technical Advisory Committee (BR&D TAC); Methane Hydrate Advisory 
Committee (MHAC); and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory 
Committee (HTAC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Heckman, Director, Office of 
Board and Councils, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202) 586-1212; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BR&D TAC, MHAC, and HTAC FACAs are being 
terminated under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-3.55, and the 
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), effective 
January 7, 2021.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on January 7, 2021, by Briana McClain, Acting Committee 
Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary 
of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is 
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance 
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as 
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative 
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-00508 Filed 1-12-21; 8:45 am]
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