Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal Council; Open Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56923-56924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28497]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal Council; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat 770), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 19, 1998, 9:00 AM.

PLACE: Four Seasons Hotel 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy (FE-5), Washington, DC 20585.
    Purpose of the Council: To provide advice, information, 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to coal 
and coal industry issues.

Tentative Agenda

--Call to order and opening remarks by Dr. E. Linn Draper, Chairman of 
the National Coal Council.
--Remarks by the Honorable Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy 
(invited).
--Briefing by Mary Hutzler, Assistant Administrator for Energy 
Information Administration, on recent EIA Study on Impacts of Kyoto 
Protocol on the US.
--Report by Dr. Robert Nickell on the Coal Study Work Group.
--Administrative reports.
--Presentation by Dr. Randolph Williams, Environmental Synergy, Inc., 
on Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration.
--Report by Steve Jenkins, TECO Energy, on the Fourth Conference of the 
Parties in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
--Other business.
--Public comment--10-minute rule.
--Adjournment.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairman of the Council is empowered to conduct the meeting in a 
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Any 
member of the public who wishes to file a written statement with the 
Council will be permitted to do so, either before or after the meeting. 
Members of the public who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Margie D. Biggerstaff at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Requests must be received at least five 
days prior to the meeting and reasonable provisions will be made to 
include the presentation on the agenda.
    Transcripts: Available for public review and copying at the Public 
Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC on October 20, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Committee Advisory, Management Advisory Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-28497 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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