81 FR 65348 - Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee; Meeting Notice

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)

Page Range		65348-65349
FR Document		2016-22869

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

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee; Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

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ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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

DATES: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT)--
Registration; 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (EDT)--Meeting.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3F-071, 
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Capitanio, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) 586-5098.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Methane Hydrate 
Advisory Committee is to provide advice on potential applications of 
methane hydrate to the Secretary of Energy, and assist in developing 
recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy's Methane 
Hydrate Research and Development Program.
    Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include: Welcome and Introduction 
by the Designated Federal Officer; Committee Business including 
election of Committee Chair; Review of Secretary's Energy Advisory 
Board Report on the Methane Hydrate Program; Update on Review of 
Methane Hydrate Program Activities and Plans; Methane Hydrate Program 
Budget; Methane Hydrate Program Strategic Direction; Major Project 
Review; International Activity; Advisory Committee Discussion; and 
Public Comments, if any.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Designated Federal Officer and the Chair of the Committee will conduct 
the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. If you would 
like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so 
either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Lou Capitanio at the phone number listed above. You must make your 
request for an oral statement at least five business days prior to the 
meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include the 
presentation on the agenda. Public comment will follow the three-minute 
rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 60 days at the following Web site: http://energy.gov/fe/services/advisory-committees/methane-hydrate-advisory-committee.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on September 16, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Minutes: The minutes of this meeting • Presentation of the NP SBIR/STTR
will be available for public review and Program
SUMMARY: This notice announces a copying within 60 days at the following
meeting of the Methane Hydrate Note: The NSAC Meeting will be broadcast
Web site: http://energy.gov/fe/services/ live on the Internet. You may find out how
Advisory Committee. The Federal advisory-committees/methane-hydrate- to access this broadcast by going to the
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– advisory-committee. following site prior to the start of the
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of meeting. A video record of the meeting
these meetings be announced in the Issued at Washington, DC, on September
16, 2016. including the presentations that are made
Federal Register. will be archived at this site after the meeting
LaTanya R. Butler, ends: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/
DATES: Wednesday, October 19, 2016;
Deputy Committee Management Officer. DOE/161028.
8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT)—
Registration; 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. [FR Doc. 2016–22869 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]
Public Participation: The meeting is
(EDT)—Meeting. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P open to the public. If you would like to
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, file a written statement with the
Forrestal Building, Room 3F–071, 1000 Committee, you may do so either before
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, or after the meeting. If you would like
DC 20585. DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory to make oral statements regarding any of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Committee these items on the agenda, you should
Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, contact Brenda L. May, (301) 903–0536
Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 AGENCY: Office of Science, Department or Brenda.May@science.doe.gov (email).
Independence Avenue SW., of Energy. You must make your request for an oral
Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) ACTION: Notice of open meeting. statement at least five business days
586–5098. before the meeting. Reasonable
SUMMARY: This notice announces a provision will be made to include the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear scheduled oral statements on the
Purpose of the Committee: The Science Advisory Committee (NSAC).
purpose of the Methane Hydrate agenda. The Chairperson of the
The Federal Advisory Committee Act Committee will conduct the meeting to
Advisory Committee is to provide (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires
advice on potential applications of facilitate the orderly conduct of
that public notice of these meetings be business. Public comment will follow
methane hydrate to the Secretary of announced in the Federal Register.
Energy, and assist in developing the 10-minute rule.
recommendations and priorities for the DATES: Friday, October 28, 2016; 8:30 The minutes of the meeting will be
Department of Energy’s Methane a.m.–4:00 p.m. available for review on the U.S.
Hydrate Research and Development ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/ Department of Energy’s Office of
Program. North Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway, Nuclear Physics’ Web site at: http://
Tentative Agenda: The agenda will Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877, (301) science.gov/np/nsac/meetings/.
include: Welcome and Introduction by 977–8900. Issued in Washington, DC, on September
the Designated Federal Officer; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 16, 2016.
Committee Business including election Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of LaTanya R. Butler,
of Committee Chair; Review of Energy; SC–26/Germantown Building, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
Secretary’s Energy Advisory Board 1000 Independence Avenue SW., [FR Doc. 2016–22871 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]
Report on the Methane Hydrate Washington, DC 20585–1290; BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
Program; Update on Review of Methane Telephone: (301) 903–0536 or email:
Hydrate Program Activities and Plans; brenda.may@science.doe.gov.
Methane Hydrate Program Budget; The most current information DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Methane Hydrate Program Strategic concerning this meeting can be found
Direction; Major Project Review; on the Web site: http://science.gov/np/ Environmental Management Site-
International Activity; Advisory nsac/meetings/. Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
Committee Discussion; and Public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reservation
Comments, if any. Purpose of the Board: The purpose of AGENCY: Department of Energy.
Public Participation: The meeting is the Board is to provide advice and
open to the public. The Designated ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
guidance on a continuing basis to the
Federal Officer and the Chair of the Department of Energy and the National SUMMARY: This notice announces a
Committee will conduct the meeting to Science Foundation on scientific meeting of the Environmental
facilitate the orderly conduct of priorities within the field of basic Management Site-Specific Advisory
business. If you would like to file a nuclear science research. Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge
written statement with the Committee, Tentative Agenda: Agenda will Reservation. The Federal Advisory
you may do so either before or after the include discussions of the following: Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.
meeting. If you would like to make oral 770) requires that public notice of this
statements regarding any of the items on Friday, October 28, 2016
meeting be announced in the Federal
the agenda, you should contact Lou • Update from the Department of
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Register.
Capitanio at the phone number listed Energy and National Science
above. You must make your request for Foundation’s Nuclear Physics Office’s DATES: Wednesday, October 12, 2016;
an oral statement at least five business • Presentation of the Committee of 6:00 p.m.
days prior to the meeting, and Visitor’s Report ADDRESSES: Department of Energy
reasonable provisions will be made to • Discussion on the Committee of Information Center, Office of Science
include the presentation on the agenda. Visitor’s Report and Technical Information, 1
Public comment will follow the three- • Presentation of New Charge on Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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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 meeting.
Dates		Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT)-- Registration; 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (EDT)--Meeting.
Contact		Lou Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) 586-5098.
FR Citation		81 FR 65348