[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 60084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23766]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this 
meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, January 15, 2026; 11 a.m. to no later than 12 noon 
(EST).

ADDRESSES: White House Executive Studios and Conference Centers (ESCC), 
Indian Treaty Room, Room 474, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 
1650 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20500. In-person meeting. 
Information to access a live stream of the meeting proceedings will be 
available at: https://nationalcoalcouncil.energy.gov/ncc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Sarkus, U.S. Department of Energy, 
National Energy Technology Laboratory; telephone: (412) 386-5981 or 
email: [email protected] or telephone (412) 386-5981.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Committee: To provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to coal 
and the coal industry.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The National Coal Council will hold a 
meeting on January 12, 2026, to present government representatives and 
members.
    Tentative Agenda:
     Welcome from the White House and Meeting Room Logistics;
     Welcome and Congratulatory Remarks from the Secretary of 
Energy;
     Remarks from the Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy and 
Carbon Management;
     Introduction of National Coal Council Members;
     Public Statements, if any; and
     Dismissal.
    Public Participation: The meeting is accessible to the public via 
live stream. The Chair of the Council will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Members of the public who 
wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact 
Mr. Tom Sarkus at the email address or telephone number listed above. 
Approximately 10 minutes will be reserved for public comments. The time 
allocated per speaker will depend on the number of requests received 
but will not exceed five minutes. Requests for oral statements must be 
received at least seven days prior to the meeting. Those not able to 
attend the meeting or having insufficient time to address the Council 
are invited to send a written statement to [email protected]. 
Any member of the public who wishes to file a written statement to the 
Council will be permitted to do so, either before or after the meeting.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available at https://nationalcoalcouncil.energy.gov/ncc or by contacting Mr. Sarkus. He may 
be reached at the email address or telephone number listed previously.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on December 19, 2025, by David Borak, 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 December 19, 2025.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-23766 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]
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