[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13702-13703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04980]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


International Energy Agency Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet on March 17-18, 2021, through a webinar, in 
connection with a joint meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on 
Emergency

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Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) 
which is scheduled at the same time.

DATES: March 17-18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The location details of the SEQ and SOM webinar meeting are 
under the control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la 
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Reilly, Assistant General 
Counsel for International and National Security Programs, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
5000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) 
(EPCA), the following notice of meetings is provided:
    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held as a webinar, commencing at 12 noon, 
Central European Time (CET), on March 17, 2021. The purpose of this 
notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company 
members of the IAB at a meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on 
Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is scheduled to be held via webinar at 
the same time. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting via webinar 
among company representatives at 15:00 CET on March 15, 2021. The 
agenda for this preparatory webinar meeting is to review the agenda for 
the SEQ meeting.
    The location details of the SEQ webinar meeting are under the 
control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la 
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France. The agenda of the SEQ 
meeting is under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ 
will adopt the following agenda:

Closed SEQ Session--IEA Member Countries Only

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 162nd Meeting (webinar)
3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations, 
and Outlook 2021
4. Emergency Response Review of Lithuania
5. Industry Advisory Board Update
6. Emergency Response Review of Portugal
7. Oral Reports by Administrations
8. Emergency Response Review of Spain
9. Any Other Business
    Schedule of ERRs for 2021 and 2022
    Questionnaire for 2021/2022 cycle
    Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 2021:
    --22-24 June 2021
    --16-18 November 2021

    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held as a webinar, commencing at 12 noon, 
Central European Time (CET), on March 18, 2021. The purpose of this 
notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company 
members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on 
Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil 
Market (SOM), which is scheduled to be held via webinar at the same 
time. The location details of the SEQ and SOM webinar meeting are under 
the control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la 
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France. The agenda of the 
meeting is under the control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is expected 
that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following agenda:

Introduction
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 18 November 2020
3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation followed by Q&A
4. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
5. Presentation: ``OIL 2021--Forecast and analysis to 2026'' followed 
by Q&A
6. Energy Security and Energy Transitions
7. Any other business:
    Date of next SEQ/SOM meetings: 22-24 June 2021
    Close of meeting

    As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB 
are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; 
representatives of members of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency 
Questions and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Markets; 
representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the 
Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of 
Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the 
IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 3, 
2021, by Thomas Reilly, Assistant General Counsel for International and 
National Security Programs, 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, March 5, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-04980 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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