[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2371-2372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1058]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Public Hearings on a Comprehensive National Energy Strategy
AGENCY: Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing a series of public
hearings to solicit input from state and local officials, utility
representatives, industry representatives, public interest groups and
other interested parties in the development of a statutorily required
national energy policy plan, hereinafter referred to as the
``Comprehensive National Energy Strategy'' or ``Strategy''. The
Department also invites interested parties to submit written comments
for use in developing the Strategy.
Dates and Locations:
Houston, Texas. February 12, 1998. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Venue TBD)
Davis, California. February 13, 1998. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Venue
TBD)
Detroit, Michigan. February 17, 1998. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Venue
TBD)
Washington, D.C. February 19, 1998. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Venue TBD)
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to the U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Policy and International Affairs, (PO-4), 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, ATTN: CNES-Hearings.
Written comments and input are encouraged via the INTERNET at http://
www.eren.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the public
hearings, participation or written submissions, please visit the
website at http://www.eren.doe.gov or send fax inquiries to CNES-
HEARINGS at 202-586-4025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 801 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act of 1977 requires the President to submit a National
Energy Policy Plan to Congress. The President plans to submit a
National Energy Policy Plan to Congress in 1998. Section 801 also
states that the President shall
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``seek the active participation by regional, State, and local agencies
and instrumentalities and the private sector through public hearings in
cities and rural communities and other appropriate means to insure that
the views and proposals of all segments of the economy are taken into
account in the formulation and review of such proposed Plan.''
The hearings are expected to facilitate public input on a broad
range of energy issues with major regional, national and international
impacts including:
Reducing vulnerability of the U.S. economy to disruptions
in energy supplies;
Producing and using energy in efficient and
environmentally responsible ways, including strategies for meeting U.S.
greenhouse gas emission reductions proposed in December 1997 at Kyoto,
Japan;
Promoting international cooperation in energy use and
supply to further U.S. economic, environmental, and security goals; and
Maintaining a diverse set of energy options, particularly
for the longer-term, to ensure adequate, clean energy at reasonable
costs.
Participants wishing to speak at the hearings must register on-
site. The speaker registry will open one-half hour before each hearing
and will close one-half hour after the hearing begins. In addition, a
website has been identified both to accept comments and to distribute
information on the Strategy as it is developed.
Issued in Washington D.C. on January 9, 1998.
Robert W. Gee,
Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-1058 Filed 1-14-98; 8:45 am]
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