79 FR 37 pg. 10515 - Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 37Page: 10515
Page: 10515FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-04066 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
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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:
Thursday, March 27, 2014:
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CDT)-Registration
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CDT)-Meeting
Friday, March 28, 2014:
8:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (CDT)-Registration
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CDT)-Meeting
ADDRESSES:
Hotel Galvez, East Parlor Room, 2024 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, TX 77550.
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; presentations on gas hydrate resources, climate-sensitive hydrate occurrences, and geohazards; update on international activity; review of FY 2013 research initiatives; an Alaska update; FY 2014 Methane Hydrate Program activities and plans; Draft Interagency Roadmap; Strategic Direction of the Program; 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://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/hydrates/Methane_Hydrates_Advisory_Committee.html .
Issued at Washington, DC, on February 19, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04066 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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