81 FR 40689 - International Energy Agency Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

A meeting involving the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in connection with the IEA's Training Session and Disruption Simulation Exercise (ERE8) will be held at the OECD Conference Centre, 2 Rue Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France, on June 29-30, 2016. The purpose of this notice is to permit participation in ERE8 by U.S. company members of the IAB.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40689-40690]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14780]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


International Energy Agency Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: A meeting involving the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the 
International Energy Agency (IEA) in connection with the IEA's Training 
Session and Disruption Simulation Exercise (ERE8) will be held at the 
OECD Conference Centre, 2 Rue Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France, 
on June 29-30, 2016. The purpose of this notice is to permit 
participation in ERE8 by U.S. company members of the IAB.

DATES: June 29-30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: 2 Rue Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Reilly, Assistant General 
Counsel for International and National Security Programs, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202-586-
5000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) 
(EPCA), the following notice of meetings is provided:
    The ERE8 sessions will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on June 29, 
2016 and from 9:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on June 30, 2016. The purpose of ERE8 
is to train IEA Government delegates in the use of IEA emergency 
response procedures by reacting to a hypothetical oil supply disruption 
scenario.

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    The agenda for ERE8 is under the control of the IEA. ERE8 will 
involve break-out groups, the constitution of which is under the 
control of the IEA. The IEA anticipates that individual break-out 
groups will not include multiple IAB or Reporting Company 
representatives that would qualify them as separate ``meetings'' within 
the meaning of the Voluntary Agreement and Plan of Action to Implement 
the International Energy Program. It is expected that the IEA will 
adopt the following agenda:

Draft Agenda of the 2016 Eighth Emergency Response Exercise (ERE8)

Training Session and Disruption Simulation Exercise, 29-30 June 2016
OECD Conference Centre, 2, Rue Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France

Day One: 29 June

Registration
Welcome to ERE8
Training Session 1

--Overview of IEA Emergency Response Policies
--Oil Markets During a Supply Disruption
--IEA Emergency Response Process
--Emergency Data Collection

Training Session 2

--Analysis of Previous ERE Scenario
--Media Perspective

Supply Disruption Scenario 1

--ERE8 Goals and Ground Rules, Scenario 1 Introduction and Breakout 
Session

Scenario 1 Plenary Session

Day Two: 30 June

Scenario 2: Introduction and Breakout Session
Scenario 2 Plenary Session
Scenario 3: Introduction and Breakout Session
Scenario 3 Plenary Session
ERE8 Round-Up and Concluding Remarks

    As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB 
are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; 
representatives of members of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency 
Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Markets (SOM); 
representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the 
Federal Trade Commission, the General Accountability Office, Committees 
of Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the 
IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, June 16, 2016.
Thomas Reilly,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-14780 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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