[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62519-62520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24557]


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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 November 15-16, 18, 2021, through a webinar, 
in connection with 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 at the same time.

DATES: November 15-16, 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 November 16, 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) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil 
Market (SOM), 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 November 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 and the SOM. It is expected 
that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following agenda:

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 22 June 2021
3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation followed by Q&A
4. Update on Coal, Gas and Electricity Markets followed by Q&A
5. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries.
6. The Outlook for the Economy and Impact of Higher Energy Prices 
followed by Q&A
7. Presentation: ``World Energy Outlook 2021'' followed by Q&A
8. Any other business:
    Date of next SEQ/SOM meetings: 15-17 March 2022
    Close of meeting

    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 November 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) 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 November 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 
meeting is under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ 
will adopt the following agenda:

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 164th Meeting (webinar)
3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations
4. Mid-term review US
5. ERR Belgium (tbc)
6. Industry Advisory Board Update
7. ERR of France
8. Oral Reports by Administrations
9. Any Other Business
    Schedule of ERRs for 2021/2022
    Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 2022:
--15-17 March 2022
--21-23 June 2022
--15-17 November 2022

    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 November 4, 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, November 4, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-24557 Filed 11-9-21; 8:45 am]
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