83 FR 12180 - National Coal Council

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 54 (March 20, 2018)

Page Range		12180-12181
FR Document		2018-05602

This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council (NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12180-12181]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05602]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Coal Council

AGENCY: 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 requires that public notice 
of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, April 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Wink Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20037

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Giove, U.S. Department of 
Energy, E-136/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 301-903-4130.

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.

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    Purpose of Meeting: The 2018 Spring Meeting of the National Coal 
Council.

Tentative Agenda

1. Call to order and opening remarks by Steven Winberg, NCC Designated 
Federal Officer & Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy
2. Election of NCC Chair and Vice-chair
3. Keynote Remarks by Steven Winberg, Assistant Secretary for Fossil 
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
4. Keynote Remarks by Anthony Ku, Director of Advanced Technologies, 
China's National Institute of Clean and Low-Carbon Energy (NICE)
5. Presentation by Randall Atkins, CEO, RAMACO Coal on Carbon from Coal
6. Presentation by Dan Connell, Director of Market Strategy & Business 
Development, CONSOL Energy Inc. on Opportunities for New Technology in 
Coal Mining and Beneficiation
7. Presentation by John Thompson, Director Fossil Transition Project, 
Clean Air Task Force on Enhancing the Success Rate of Technology 
Deployment: An Ecosystem Approach
8. Public Comment Period
9. Other Business
10. 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 Joseph 
Giove, 301-903-4130 or joseph.giove@hq.doe.gov (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 website at: http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 14, 2018.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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alarms. The survey team will then test 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. :Provost’s Update,
residents’ smoke and CO alarms. If any Office of the Department of the Navy 11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Meet with
of the alarms do not work, the survey Faculty/Deans, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.:
Board of Advisors to the Presidents of Meet with Students, 1:15 p.m.–2:30
team will offer to replace them free of
the Naval Postgraduate School and the p.m.: Campus Tour Classroom/Labs,
charge.
Naval War College; Notice of Federal 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: Board Discussion,
B. Burden Hours Advisory Committee Meeting 3:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: NPS Foundation
AGENCY: Board of Advisors to the Update. The agenda for Thursday is as
The survey interview will take
Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate follows: 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.: Meet with
between 20 to 60 minutes, depending on
School and the Naval War College, faculty, 8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m.:
whether the survey is administered via Professional Education Program
the telephone (about 20 minutes) or by Department of the Navy, Department of
Defense. Discussion, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.:
an in-home interview (60 minutes). We Facilities Update, 11:15 a.m.–12:00
estimate the number of respondents to ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
p.m.: Board Discussion, 12:00 p.m.–1:30
be 1,185. We estimate the total annual Committee meeting.
p.m.: Personal Time, 1:30 p.m.–4:30
burden hours for respondents to be SUMMARY: The Department of Defense p.m.: Board Discussion, 4:30 p.m.
1,422 hours based on the total time (DoD) is publishing this notice to Meeting Adjourned.
required to respond to the invitation, announce that the following Federal Meeting Accessibility: The meeting is
screener, and the actual survey. The Advisory Committee meeting of the accessible to persons with disabilities.
monetized hourly cost is $35.64, as Board of Advisors to the Presidents of Written Statements: For access,
defined by the average total hourly cost the Naval Postgraduate School and the information, or to send written
to employers for employee Naval War College, Board of Advisors statements for consideration at the
compensation for employees across all (BOA) to The President of the Naval committee meeting contact Ms. Jaye
occupations as of September 2017, Postgraduate School (NPS) Panza, Designated Federal Officer,
reported by the Bureau of Labor Subcommittee will take place. Naval Postgraduate School, 1 University
Statistics. Accordingly, we estimate the DATES: Day 1—Open to the public,
Circle, Monterey, CA 93943–5001 or by
total annual cost burden to all Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:00 fax 831–656–2337 by April 20, 2018.
respondents to be $50,680. (1,422 hours a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Day 2—Open to the Dated: March 13, 2018.
× $35.64 = $50,680.). The total cost to public, Thursday, April 26, 2018 from E.K. Baldini,
the federal government for the contract 7:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Pacific Time Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
to design and conduct the survey is Zone. General’s Coms, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
$721,773. Liaison Officer.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
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The CPSC invites comments on these Hall, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA.
topics: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Whether the proposed collection of Jacquelyn (Jaye) Panza, 831–656–2514 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
information is necessary for the proper (Voice), 831–656–2789 (Facsimile),
performance of CPSC’s functions, jpanza@nps.edu (Email). Mailing National Coal Council
including whether the information will address is Naval Postgraduate School, 1
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
have practical utility; University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943–
5001. Website: https://my.nps.edu/web/ ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
• The accuracy of CPSC’s estimate of board-of-advisors/home. The most up-
the burden of the proposed collection of SUMMARY: This notice announces a
to-date changes to the meeting agenda meeting of the National Coal Council
information, including the validity of can be found on the website.
the methodology and assumptions used; (NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Act requires that public notice of these
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, meeting is being held under the meetings be announced in the Federal
and clarity of the information to be provisions of the Federal Advisory Register.
collected; and Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 DATES: Wednesday, April 12, 2018, 8:30
• Ways to minimize the burden of the U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the a.m.–12:15 p.m.
collection of information on Government in the Sunshine Act of
ADDRESSES: Wink Hotel, 1143 New
respondents, including through the use 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington,
of automated collection techniques, DC 20037
when appropriate, and other forms of Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the Board is to advise and assist the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information technology. Joseph Giove, U.S. Department of
President, NPS, in educational and
Alberta E. Mills, support areas, providing independent Energy, E–136/Germantown Building,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety advice and recommendations on items 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Commission. such as, but not limited to, Washington, DC 20585–0001;
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methods of instruction, facilities, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
other matters of interest. Purpose of the Council: The National
Agenda: The agenda for Wednesday is Coal Council provides advice and
as follows: 8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.: recommendations to the Secretary of
Welcome/Administrative Business, 8:30 Energy on general policy matters
a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Annual Ethics Update, relating to coal and the coal industry.

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Category		Regulatory Information
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 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Contact		Joseph Giove, U.S. Department of Energy, E-136/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0001; Telephone: 301-903-4130.
FR Citation		83 FR 12180