[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 50 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12168-12169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4756]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy


Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate 
Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 
86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in 
the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Wednesday, 
April 25, 2007, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Table Mountain Inn, 1310 Washington Avenue, Golden, Colorado 
80401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Allison, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas,

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Washington, DC 20585. Phone: 202-586-1023.

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 Methane 
Hydrate Research and Development Program.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, April 24

    <bullet> Report and discussion of meeting with Deputy Secretary of 
Energy and congressional committees.
    <bullet> Reports and discussion of key Department of Energy-
supported field projects.
    <bullet> Report and discussion of code comparison for various 
reservoir simulators.
    <bullet> Report and discussion of University of Mississippi 
seafloor observatory.
    <bullet> Report and discussion of International activities.
    <bullet> Final critique of 5-year plan and preparation of 2007 
report to Congress.

Wednesday, April 25

    <bullet> Continue preparation of report to Congress.
    <bullet> Fast Track, Environmental and International Subcommittee 
discussions.
    <bullet> Wrap-up and discussion of action items.
    <bullet> Adjourn.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Chairman 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 Edith Allison at the address or 
telephone 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 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 60 days at the Freedom of Information Public 
Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 9, 2007.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-4756 Filed 3-14-07; 8:45 am]
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