2011-1603. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)

AGENCY:

Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC). HTAC was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES:

Thursday, February 17, 2011; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2011; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Radisson Hotel Reagan National Airport, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

[e-mail] by e-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary on the program authorized by title VIII of EPACT.

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; updates will be posted on http://hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the final agenda will available the date of the meeting).

• DOE and Department of Defense Program Updates
• Industry Presentations
• HTAC Subcommittee Overviews
• HTAC Annual Report Development
• Stationary Fuel Cell Industry Analysis
• Overview of the November 2010 McKinsey study: A portfolio of power-trains for Europe: a fact-based analysis
• Open Discussion

Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to observe the business of the meeting of HTAC and to make oral statements during the specified period for public comment. The public comment period will take place between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on February 17, 2011. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, e-mail [e-mail] at least 5 business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement, and what organization you represent (if appropriate). Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up for the public comment period. Oral comments should be limited to two minutes in length. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The chair of the committee will make every effort to hear the views of all interested parties and to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. If you would like to file a written statement with the committee, you may do so either by submitting a hard copy at the meeting or by submitting an electronic copy to [e-mail].

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review at http://hydrogen.energy.gov.

Issued at Washington, DC on January 20, 2011.

LaTanya Butler,

Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.