[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56923-56924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28497]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal Council; Open Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat 770), notice is hereby given of the
following meeting:
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 19, 1998, 9:00 AM.
PLACE: Four Seasons Hotel 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy (FE-5), Washington, DC 20585.
Purpose of the Council: To provide advice, information,
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to coal
and coal industry issues.
Tentative Agenda
--Call to order and opening remarks by Dr. E. Linn Draper, Chairman of
the National Coal Council.
--Remarks by the Honorable Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy
(invited).
--Briefing by Mary Hutzler, Assistant Administrator for Energy
Information Administration, on recent EIA Study on Impacts of Kyoto
Protocol on the US.
--Report by Dr. Robert Nickell on the Coal Study Work Group.
--Administrative reports.
--Presentation by Dr. Randolph Williams, Environmental Synergy, Inc.,
on Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration.
--Report by Steve Jenkins, TECO Energy, on the Fourth Conference of the
Parties in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
--Other business.
--Public comment--10-minute rule.
--Adjournment.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The
Chairman of the Council is empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Any
member of the public who wishes to file a written statement with the
Council will be permitted to do so, either before or after the meeting.
Members of the public who wish to make oral statements pertaining to
agenda items should contact Margie D. Biggerstaff at the address or
telephone number listed above. Requests must be received at least five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable provisions will be made to
include the presentation on the agenda.
Transcripts: Available for public review and copying at the Public
Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued at Washington, DC on October 20, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Committee Advisory, Management Advisory Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-28497 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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