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82 FR 46 pgs. 13324-13325 - Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 46Pages: 13324 - 13325
FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-04765 Filed 3-9-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 13324, 13325

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

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:

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (EDT)-Registration

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT)-Meeting

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT)-Meeting

ADDRESSES:

Hyatt Regency Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, Virginia, USA 20171.

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; Review of Technical Questions Posed in the Secretary's Energy Advisory Board Report on the Methane Hydrate Program; Update on Methane Hydrate Major Projects & Review of Program Activities and Plans; Methane Hydrate Program Budget; Advisory Committee Discussion; and Public Comments, if any.


[top] Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The Designated page 13325 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 March 6, 2017.

LaTanya R. Butler,

Deputy Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2017-04765 Filed 3-9-17; 8:45 am]

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