81 FR 15512 - National Coal Council

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 56 (March 23, 2016)

Page Range		15512-15513
FR Document		2016-06579

This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council (NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-06579]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council 
(NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 
770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001 14th Street NW., 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Matuszak, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 4G-036/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 202-287-6915.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Council: The National Coal Council provides advice 
and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy, on general policy 
matters relating to coal and the coal industry.
    Purpose of Meeting: The 2016 Spring Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.
    Agenda:

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Mike Durham, Chair, National 
Coal Council
2. Remarks by The Honorable Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Energy
3. Presentation by Robert Purgert, President, Energy Industries of Ohio 
and Jeffrey Phillips, Senior Program Manager, EPRI on Advanced Ultra 
Supercritical Technology
4. Presentation by Dr. Alfred Brown, CEO, ION Engineering on Redefining 
Carbon Capture
5. Presentation by John Schultes, CEO, New Steel International on Iron 
+ Power + Steel
6. Presentation by Kipp Coddington, Director, Carbon Management 
Institute, University of Wyoming on Carbon Engineering: Converting Coal 
to High-Value Carbon Products and Chemicals
7. Council Business:
    a. Finance Report by Finance Committee Chair Greg Workman
    b. Coal Policy Committee Report by Coal Policy Committee Chair Deck 
Slone
    c. Communications Committee Report by Communications Committee 
Chair Dawn Santoianni
    d. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO Janet Gellici
8. Other Business
9. Adjourn

    Attendees are requested to register in advance for the meeting at: 
https://www.etouches.com/157761.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Council, you may do so 
either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any item on the agenda, you should contact Daniel 
Matuszak, 202-287-6915 or [email protected] (email).

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You must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 business 
days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include 
oral statements on the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson of the Council 
will lead the meeting in a manner that facilitates the orderly conduct 
of business. Oral statements are limited to 10-minutes per organization 
and per person.
    Minutes: A link to the transcript of the meeting will be posted on 
the NCC Web site at: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 17, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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be submitted to the DFO for the received without change, including any DATES: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 9:00
Committee, and this individual will personal identifiers or contact a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ensure that the written statements are information. ADDRESSES: Hamilton Crowne Plaza
provided to the membership for their Any associated form(s) for this Hotel, 1001 14th Street NW.,
consideration. collection may be located within this Washington, DC.
Dated: March 17, 2016. same electronic docket and downloaded FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Siegel,
for review/testing. Follow the Daniel Matuszak, U.S. Department of
instructions at http:// Energy, 4G–036/Forrestal Building,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
www.regulations.gov for submitting 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
comments. Please submit comments on Washington, DC 20585–0001;
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any given form identified by docket Telephone: 202–287–6915.
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number, form number, and title.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Purpose of the Council: The National
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE request more information on this Coal Council provides advice and
proposed information collection or to recommendations to the Secretary of
Office of the Secretary obtain a copy of the proposal and Energy, on general policy matters
associated collection instruments, relating to coal and the coal industry.
[Docket ID: DoD–2016–HQ–0023]
please write to the Defense Finance and Purpose of Meeting: The 2016 Spring
Proposed Collection; Comment Accounting Service; Office of Financial Meeting of the National Coal Council.
Request Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay Agenda:
Quality Product Assurance Division 1. Call to order and opening remarks by
AGENCY: Defense Finance and ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH Mike Durham, Chair, National Coal
Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD. 44199–2001, or call at (216) 204–4426. Council
ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2. Remarks by The Honorable Dr. Ernest
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Moniz, Secretary, U.S. Department
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Number: Certificate of Eligibility for
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the of Energy
Retired Members; DD Form 2892; OMB 3. Presentation by Robert Purgert,
DFAS announces a proposed public Control Number 0730–XXXX. President, Energy Industries of Ohio
information collection and seeks public Needs and Uses: The information and Jeffrey Phillips, Senior Program
comment on the provisions thereof. collection requirement is necessary to Manager, EPRI on Advanced Ultra
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether determine the continuing eligibility of a Supercritical Technology
the proposed collection of information retired pay recipient. 4. Presentation by Dr. Alfred Brown,
is necessary for the proper performance Affected Public: Individuals or CEO, ION Engineering on
of the functions of the agency, including households. Redefining Carbon Capture
whether the information shall have Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours. 5. Presentation by John Schultes, CEO,
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Number of Respondents: 400. New Steel International on Iron +
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Responses per Respondent: 1. Power + Steel
proposed information collection; (c) Annual Responses: 400. 6. Presentation by Kipp Coddington,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Average Burden per Response: 15 Director, Carbon Management
clarity of the information to be minutes. Institute, University of Wyoming on
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Frequency: On occasion. Carbon Engineering: Converting
burden of the information collection on Verification of retired pay continuing Coal to High-Value Carbon Products
respondents, including through the use eligibility is necessary due to suspected and Chemicals
of automated collection techniques or death, whereabouts unknown, or other 7. Council Business:
other forms of information technology. circumstances. a. Finance Report by Finance
DATES: Consideration will be given to all Committee Chair Greg Workman
Dated: March 17, 2016.
comments received by May 23, 2016. b. Coal Policy Committee Report by
Aaron Siegel,
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Coal Policy Committee Chair Deck
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
identified by docket number and title, Officer, Department of Defense.
Slone
by any of the following methods: c. Communications Committee Report
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// by Communications Committee
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the Chair Dawn Santoianni
instructions for submitting comments. d. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office Janet Gellici
of the Deputy Chief Management DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 8. Other Business
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 9. Adjourn
National Coal Council
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Attendees are requested to register in
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of advance for the meeting at: https://
Washington, DC 20301–9010. Fossil Energy. www.etouches.com/157761.
Instructions: All submissions received ACTION: Notice of open meetings. Public Participation: The meeting is
must include the agency name, docket open to the public. If you would like to
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number and title for this Federal SUMMARY: This notice announces a file a written statement with the
Register document. The general policy meeting of the National Coal Council Council, you may do so either before or
for comments and other submissions (NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee after the meeting. If you would like to
from members of the public is to make Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) make oral statements regarding any item
these submissions available for public requires that public notice of these on the agenda, you should contact
viewing on the Internet at http:// meetings be announced in the Federal Daniel Matuszak, 202–287–6915 or
www.regulations.gov as they are Register. daniel.matuszak@hq.doe.gov (email).

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You must make your request for an oral staff as needed to keep Task Force work Building, Mail Station EE–5B, 1000
statement at least 5 business days before moving forward, continue engagement Independence Avenue SW.,
the meeting. Reasonable provision will with DOE, EERE and EPSA staff Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202)
be made to include oral statements on regarding energy efficiency and 287–1692, Rep_Average_Unit_Costs@
the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson renewable energy projects and ee.doe.gov.
of the Council will lead the meeting in initiatives, and receive updates on Francine Pinto, Esq. U.S. Department of
a manner that facilitates the orderly member activities within their states. Energy, Office of General Counsel
conduct of business. Oral statements are Recap March meeting and follow-up on Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–
limited to 10-minutes per organization action items from that meeting. 33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
and per person. Public Participation: The meeting is Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202)
Minutes: A link to the transcript of the open to the public. Written statements 586–7432, Francine.Pinto@
meeting will be posted on the NCC Web may be filed with the Board either hq.doe.gov.
site at: http:// before or after the meeting. Members of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/. the public who wish to make oral
323 of the Energy Policy and
statements pertaining to agenda items
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 17, Conservation Act (Act) requires that
2016.
should contact Michael Li at the address
DOE prescribe test procedures for the
or telephone number listed above.
LaTanya R. Butler, measurement of the estimated annual
Requests to make oral comments must
Deputy Committee Management Officer. operating costs or other measures of
be received five days prior to the
[FR Doc. 2016–06579 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am] energy consumption for certain
meeting; reasonable provision will be
consumer products specified in the Act.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P made to include requested topic(s) on
(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) These test
the agenda. The Chair of the Board is
procedures are found in Title 10 of the
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
430, subpart B.
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) conduct of business.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting Section 323(b)(3) of the Act requires
will be available for public review and that the estimated annual operating
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
copying within 60 days on the STEAB costs of a covered product be calculated
Renewable Energy, Department of
Web site at: http://www.energy.gov/eere/ from measurements of energy use in a
Energy.
steab/state-energy-advisory-board. representative average use cycle or
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. period of use and from representative
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 17, average unit costs of the energy needed
SUMMARY: This notice announces a 2016.
teleconference call of the State Energy to operate such product during such
LaTanya R. Butler, cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The section
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Deputy Committee Management Officer.
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– further requires that DOE provide
[FR Doc. 2016–06586 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am] information to manufacturers regarding
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P the representative average unit costs of
in the Federal Register. energy. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(4)) This cost
information should be used by
DATES: Thursday, April 21, 2016 from DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY manufacturers to meet their obligations
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT). To receive under section 323(c) of the Act. Most
the call-in number and passcode, please Office of Energy Efficiency and
notably, these costs are used to comply
contact the Board’s Designated Federal Renewable Energy
with Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Officer at the address or phone number requirements for labeling.
listed below. Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Representative Manufacturers are required to use the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: revised DOE representative average unit
Average Unit Costs of Energy
Michael Li, Policy Advisor, Office of costs when the FTC publishes new
Energy Efficiency and Renewable AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and ranges of comparability for specific
Energy, US Department of Energy, 1000 Renewable Energy, Department of covered products, 16 CFR part 305.
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, Energy. Interested parties can also find
DC 20585. Phone number 202–287– ACTION: Notice. information covering the FTC labeling
5718, and email michael.li@ee.doe.gov. requirements at http://www.ftc.gov/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: In this notice, the U.S. appliances.
Purpose of the Board: To make Department of Energy (DOE) is DOE last published representative
recommendations to the Assistant forecasting the representative average average unit costs of residential energy
Secretary for the Office of Energy unit costs of five residential energy in a Federal Register notice entitled,
Efficiency and Renewable Energy sources for the year 2016 pursuant to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for
regarding goals and objectives, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Consumer Products: Representative
programmatic and administrative The five sources are electricity, natural Average Unit Costs of Energy’’, dated
policies, and to otherwise carry out the gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane, and August 27, 2015, 80 FR 52039.
Board’s responsibilities as designated in kerosene. On April 22, 2016, the cost figures
the State Energy Efficiency Programs DATES: The representative average unit published in this notice will become
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Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– costs of energy contained in this notice effective and supersede those cost
440). will become effective April 22, 2016 and figures published on August 27, 2015.
Tentative Agenda: Receive STEAB will remain in effect until further notice. The cost figures set forth in this notice
Task Force updates on action items and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: will be effective until further notice.
revised objectives for FY 2016, discuss John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of DOE’s Energy Information
follow-up opportunities and Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency Administration (EIA) has developed the
engagement with EERE and other DOE and Renewable Energy Forrestal 2016 representative average unit after-

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meetings.
Dates		Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Contact		Daniel Matuszak, U.S. Department of Energy, 4G-036/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 202-287-6915.
FR Citation		81 FR 15512