83_FR_45794 83 FR 45619 - International Energy Agency Meetings

83 FR 45619 - International Energy Agency Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)

Page Range45619-45619
FR Document2018-19582

The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on September 18-19, 2018, at the Conference Centre of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris, France.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19582]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


International Energy Agency Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet on September 18-19, 2018, at the Conference 
Centre of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27, Rue de la 
Convention, 75015 Paris, France.

DATES: September 18-19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: 27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 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:
    A meeting involving members of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to 
the International Energy Agency (IEA) in connection with a workshop 
meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) will 
be held at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building (Centre de 
Conf[eacute]rence Minist[eacute]riel), 27 rue de la Convention, Paris 
75015, France, on September 18-19, 2018. The purpose of the workshop is 
to discuss relevant key issues in order to establish a basis for 
drafting a proposal for possible improvements to the emergency oil 
stockholding requirement. The purpose of this notice is to permit 
attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a 
workshop meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions 
(SEQ).
    The agenda of the meeting is under the control of the IEA. It is 
expected that the IEA will adopt the following agenda:
    Draft Agenda of the IEA's Workshop on the Review of the IEA 
Stockholding Requirement:

--Introduction by the Chairman
--Introduction by the IEA Secretariat
--Roundtable discussions--4 sessions on centralized topics
    --Session 1--What to prepare for
    --Session 2--How to divide the level of stocks needed
     Session 3--What to count as stocks contributing to the obligation
    --Session 4--Flexibility to make this work
--Wrap-up and conclusions
Close

    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 and the IEA's Group of Reporting 
Companies; representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and 
State, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, 
Committees of Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and 
invitees of the IAB or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, September 5, 2018.
Thomas Reilly,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-19582 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                  NAEP results and explain how the                     DATES: September 18–19, 2018.                         State, the Federal Trade Commission,
                                                  achievement levels should (and                       ADDRESSES:  27, Rue de la Convention,                 the General Accounting Office,
                                                  should not) be used                                  75015 Paris, France.                                  Committees of Congress, the IEA, and
                                               • Reference to multiple types of                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                             the European Commission; and invitees
                                                  achievement level descriptions                       Thomas Reilly, Assistant General                      of the IAB or the IEA.
                                                  (ALDs), including reporting ALDs that                Counsel for International and National                  Issued in Washington, DC, September 5,
                                                  would be created using empirical data                Security Programs, Department of                      2018.
                                                  and written in terms of what students                Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue                      Thomas Reilly,
                                                  do know and can do rather than what                  SW, Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–                    Assistant General Counsel for International
                                                  students should know and be able to                  5000.                                                 and National Security Programs.
                                                  do                                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2018–19582 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                               • Clarification on the standard setting                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      In
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                  participants, in particular the non-                 accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i)
                                                  educator group                                       of the Energy Policy and Conservation
                                               • Additional details about the                          Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA),              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  achievement level setting process,                   the following notice of meetings is
                                                  including some practices that have                   provided:                                             Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  become institutionalized over time                      A meeting involving members of the                 Commission
                                                  (e.g., the use of ‘‘impact data’’)                   Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the
                                                                                                                                                             [Docket No. RM98–1–000]
                                               • Removal of details on implementation                  International Energy Agency (IEA) in
                                                  directed to staff and contractors,                   connection with a workshop meeting of                 Records Governing Off-the-Record
                                                  which will instead be included in a                  the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency                 Communications; Public Notice
                                                  ‘‘procedures manual’’                                Questions (SEQ) will be held at the
                                                                                                       French Ministry of Foreign Affairs                      This constitutes notice, in accordance
                                                  Electronic Access to This Document:
                                                                                                       Building (Centre de Conférence                       with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
                                               You may view this document, as well as                                                                        of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
                                               all other documents of this Department                  Ministériel), 27 rue de la Convention,
                                                                                                       Paris 75015, France, on September 18–                 communications.
                                               published in the Federal Register, in                                                                           Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
                                               text or Adobe Portable Document                         19, 2018. The purpose of the workshop
                                                                                                       is to discuss relevant key issues in order            September 22, 1999) requires
                                               Format (PDF) on the internet at the                                                                           Commission decisional employees, who
                                               following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/                 to establish a basis for drafting a
                                                                                                       proposal for possible improvements to                 make or receive a prohibited or exempt
                                               fedregister/index.html. To use PDF you                                                                        off-the-record communication relevant
                                               must have Adobe Acrobat Reader,                         the emergency oil stockholding
                                                                                                       requirement. The purpose of this notice               to the merits of a contested proceeding,
                                               which is available free at this site. If you                                                                  to deliver to the Secretary of the
                                               have questions about using PDF, call the                is to permit attendance by
                                                                                                       representatives of U.S. company                       Commission, a copy of the
                                               U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),                                                                        communication, if written, or a
                                               toll free at 1–888–293–6498; or in the                  members of the IAB at a workshop
                                                                                                       meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on                summary of the substance of any oral
                                               Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530.                                                                       communication.
                                                  Note: The official version of this                   Emergency Questions (SEQ).
                                                                                                          The agenda of the meeting is under                   Prohibited communications are
                                               document is the document published in                                                                         included in a public, non-decisional file
                                               the Federal Register. Free internet                     the control of the IEA. It is expected that
                                                                                                       the IEA will adopt the following agenda:              associated with, but not a part of, the
                                               access to the official edition of the                                                                         decisional record of the proceeding.
                                               Federal Register and the Code of                           Draft Agenda of the IEA’s Workshop
                                                                                                                                                             Unless the Commission determines that
                                               Federal Regulations is available on GPO                 on the Review of the IEA Stockholding
                                                                                                                                                             the prohibited communication and any
                                               Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/                      Requirement:
                                                                                                                                                             responses thereto should become a part
                                               index.html.                                             —Introduction by the Chairman                         of the decisional record, the prohibited
                                                                                                       —Introduction by the IEA Secretariat                  off-the-record communication will not
                                                 Dated: September 5, 2018.
                                                                                                       —Roundtable discussions—4 sessions                    be considered by the Commission in
                                               Lisa Stooksberry,                                            on centralized topics
                                               Deputy Executive Director, National
                                                                                                                                                             reaching its decision. Parties to a
                                                                                                          —Session 1—What to prepare for                     proceeding may seek the opportunity to
                                               Assessment Governing Board, U.S.                           —Session 2—How to divide the level
                                               Department of Education.                                                                                      respond to any facts or contentions
                                                                                                            of stocks needed                                 made in a prohibited off-the-record
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–19650 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Session 3—What to count as stocks                communication, and may request that
                                               BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                       contributing to the obligation                   the Commission place the prohibited
                                                                                                          —Session 4—Flexibility to make this                communication and responses thereto
                                                                                                            work                                             in the decisional record. The
                                               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    —Wrap-up and conclusions                              Commission will grant such a request
                                                                                                       Close                                                 only when it determines that fairness so
                                               International Energy Agency Meetings
                                                                                                          As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii)            requires. Any person identified below as
                                               AGENCY:   Department of Energy.                         of the Energy Policy and Conservation                 having made a prohibited off-the-record
                                               ACTION:   Notice of meetings.                              Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the             communication shall serve the
                                                                                                       meetings of the IAB are open to                       document on all parties listed on the
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                                               SUMMARY:   The Industry Advisory Board                  representatives of members of the IAB                 official service list for the applicable
                                               (IAB) to the International Energy                       and their counsel; representatives of                 proceeding in accordance with Rule
                                               Agency (IEA) will meet on September                     members of the IEA’s Standing                         2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
                                               18–19, 2018, at the Conference Centre of                   Group on Emergency Questions and                     Exempt off-the-record
                                               the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs,                 the IEA’s Group of Reporting                          communications are included in the
                                               27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris,                  Companies; representatives of the                     decisional record of the proceeding,
                                               France.                                                 Departments of Energy, Justice, and                   unless the communication was with a


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Document Created: 2018-09-08 00:43:25
Document Modified: 2018-09-08 00:43:25
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings.
DatesSeptember 18-19, 2018.
ContactThomas Reilly, Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, 202-586- 5000.
FR Citation83 FR 45619 

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