[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01934]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Advisory Committee on Coal

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of re-establishment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and in 
accordance with title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and 
following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the 
General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the 
National Advisory Committee on Coal (formerly National Coal Council) 
will be re-established for a two-year period. The Committee will 
provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Energy on a continuing basis regarding general policy matters relating 
to coal issues.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The charter for the National Coal Council 
(NCC) lapsed on November 20, 2021 in light of DOE's commitment to fully 
evaluate the need to expand the scope of advisory work of the 
committee. In particular, the charter for the re-established National 
Advisory Committee on Coal (NACC) has been modernized to reflect 
matters currently faced by the coal industry, workers, and communities; 
and the priorities outlined in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public 
Law 109-48 (as amended, most recently by Public Law 116-260 on December 
27, 2020) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Public Law 117-58.
    Committee members will be chosen to assure a well-balanced 
representation from all sections of the country, all segments of the 
coal industry, including large and small companies, and commercial and 
residential consumers. The Committee will also have diverse members who 
represent interests including the environmental remediation, regional 
development experts and others as determined by the Secretary. 
Membership and representation of all interests will be determined in 
accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
and implementing regulation
    The re-establishment of the Committee has been deemed essential to 
the conduct of the Department's business and in the public interest in 
conjunction with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department 
of Energy, by law and agreement. The Committee 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: Tom Sarkus at (412) 386-5981; email: 
[email protected].

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 26, 
2022, by Miles Fernandez, 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 26, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-01934 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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