[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 2664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00509]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Fuels of the Future Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and in 
accordance with Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, and following 
consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General 
Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Fuels of the 
Future Advisory Board (FoFAB) will be established. The FoFAB will 
provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy 
concerning the development of alternative fuels throughout the 
Department of Energy. Additionally, the establishment of the Board has 
been determined to be essential to the conduct of the Department's 
business and to be in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy, by law and 
agreement. The Board will operate in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the rules and regulations in 
implementation of that Act.

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 activities of the FoFAB will include 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy concerning the 
development of alternative fuels and related programmatic issues. 
Activities include, but are not limited to, developing recommendations 
on broad programmatic priorities for various alternative fuel research 
and development programs throughout the Department. Such programs may 
include the methane hydrate research and development program, bioenergy 
research and development, and the hydrogen and fuel cells research, 
development, and demonstration program.
    FoFAB is expected to be continuing in nature. FoFAB members were 
selected to achieve a balanced board of community representatives and 
technical experts in fields relevant to the Department of Energy and 
the development of alternative fuels.
    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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-00509 Filed 1-12-21; 8:45 am]
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