81 FR 62737 - National Coal Council

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)

Page Range		62737-62737
FR Document		2016-21870

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 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of 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, October 5, 2016; 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 509 West Wisconsin Avenue, 
Milwaukee, WI.

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 Fall Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.
    Tentative Agenda:

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Mike Durham, Chair, National 
Coal Council
2. Remarks by Robert G. Ivy, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
3. Presentation by Peter Kirk, Head Digital Coal Solutions, GE Power on 
Digital Power Plant Management: Enhancing Coal Plant Environmental 
Compliance
4. Presentation by William Sawyer, Manager Hibbard Renewable Energy 
Center, Minnesota Power on Carbon-eliminating Allam Cycle for Coal 
Power Plants
5. Presentation by Danny Gray, Executive Vice President Government & 
Environmental Affairs, Charah, Inc. on Beneficial Uses of Coal and Coal 
Byproducts: Coal Ash & Rare Earth Elements
6. 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 Lisa Bradley
    d. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO Janet Gellici
7. Other Business
8. Adjourn

    Attendees are requested to register in advance for the meeting at: 
http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/page-NCC-Events.html
    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). 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 September 7, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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Independence Avenue SW., 426. An additional copy is to be 2. Remarks by Robert G. Ivy, Senior
Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because provided to William D. DeGrandis, Paul Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
of delays in handling conventional mail, Hastings LLP, 875 15th Street NW., 3. Presentation by Peter Kirk, Head
it is recommended that documents be Washington, DC 20005. Digital Coal Solutions, GE Power on
transmitted by overnight mail, by A final decision will be made on this Digital Power Plant Management:
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ application after the environmental Enhancing Coal Plant
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– impacts have been evaluated pursuant Environmental Compliance
8008. to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 4. Presentation by William Sawyer,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
part 1021) and after a determination is Manager Hibbard Renewable Energy
electricity from the United States to a Center, Minnesota Power on
foreign country are regulated by the made by DOE that the proposed action
will not have an adverse impact on the Carbon-eliminating Allam Cycle for
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Coal Power Plants
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
Department of Energy Organization Act U.S. electric power supply system. 5. Presentation by Danny Gray,
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require Copies of this application will be Executive Vice President
authorization under section 202(e) of made available, upon request, for public Government & Environmental
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. inspection and copying at the address Affairs, Charah, Inc. on Beneficial
824a(e)). provided above, by accessing the Uses of Coal and Coal Byproducts:
On August 26, 2016, DOE received an program Web site at http://energy.gov/ Coal Ash & Rare Earth Elements
application from REP for authority to node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy 6. Council Business:
transmit electric energy from the United at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. a. Finance report by Finance
States to Mexico as a power marketer for Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, Committee Chair Greg Workman
a five-year term using existing 2016.
b. Coal Policy Committee report by
international transmission facilities. Christopher Lawrence, Coal Policy Committee Chair Deck
REP will register as a power marketer Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Slone
with the Public Utility Commission of Delivery and Energy Reliability.
Texas (PUCT) in order to purchase c. Communications Committee report
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power at wholesale within the Electric by Communications Committee
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Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. Chair Lisa Bradley
(ERCOT) for export into Mexico. d. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO
In its application, REP states that it DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Janet Gellici
does not own or control any electric 7. Other Business
generation or transmission facilities, National Coal Council
8. Adjourn
and it does not have a franchised service
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,
area. The electric energy that REP Attendees are requested to register in
Department of Energy.
proposes to export to Mexico would be advance for the meeting at: http://
surplus energy purchased from third ACTION: Notice of open meetings. www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/page-
parties such as electric utilities and SUMMARY: This notice announces a NCC-Events.html
Federal power marketing agencies meeting of the National Coal Council Public Participation: The meeting is
pursuant to voluntary agreements. The (NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee open to the public. If you would like to
existing international transmission Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) file a written statement with the
facilities to be utilized by the Applicant requires that public notice of these Council, you may do so either before or
have previously been authorized by meetings be announced in the Federal after the meeting. If you would like to
Presidential Permits issued pursuant to Register. make oral statements regarding any item
Executive Order 10485, as amended, on the agenda, you should contact
DATES: Wednesday, October 5, 2016;
and are appropriate for open access Daniel Matuszak, 202–287–6915 or
8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
transmission by third parties. daniel.matuszak@hq.doe.gov (email).
ADDRESSES: Hilton Milwaukee City
PROCEDURAL MATTERS: Any person You must make your request for an oral
Center, 509 West Wisconsin Avenue,
desiring to be heard in this proceeding statement at least 5 business days before
Milwaukee, WI.
should file a comment or protest to the the meeting. Reasonable provision will
application at the address provided FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
be made to include oral statements on
above. Protests should be filed in Daniel Matuszak, U.S. Department of the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal Energy, 4G–036/Forrestal Building, of the Council will lead the meeting in
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 1000 Independence Avenue SW., a manner that facilitates the orderly
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 Washington, DC 20585–0001; conduct of business. Oral statements are
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to Telephone: 202–287–6915. limited to 10-minutes per organization
become a party to these proceedings SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and per person.
should file a motion to intervene at the Purpose of the Council: The National
Minutes: A link to the transcript of the
above address in accordance with FERC Coal Council provides advice and
meeting will be posted on the NCC Web
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies recommendations to the Secretary of
site at: http://
Energy on general policy matters
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of such comments, protests, or motions www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.
to intervene should be sent to the relating to coal and the coal industry.
address provided above on or before the Purpose of Meeting: The 2016 Fall Issued at Washington, DC on September 7,
Meeting of the National Coal Council. 2016.
date listed above.
Comments and other filings Tentative Agenda: LaTanya R. Butler,
concerning REP’s application to export 1. Call to order and opening remarks by Deputy Committee Management Officer.
electric energy to Mexico should be Mike Durham, Chair, National Coal [FR Doc. 2016–21870 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meetings.
Dates		Wednesday, October 5, 2016; 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 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 62737