[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27764-27765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12781]


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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 June 26, 2018, at at the UIC-P, 16 Rue Jean 
Rey, 75015 Paris, France, in connection with a joint meeting of the 
IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's 
Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on June 27, 2018. There will be 
a meeting involving members of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the 
International Energy Agency (IEA) in connection with the IEA's 9th 
Emergency Response Exercise (ERE9) to be held at the OECD Conference 
Centre, 2 Rue Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France, on June 28-29, 
2018.

DATES: June 26-29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: UIC-P, 16 Rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France; 2 Rue 
Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 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 of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the UIC-P, 16 Rue Jean Rey, 75015 
Paris, France, commencing at 9:30 a.m. on June 26, 2018. The purpose of 
this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company 
members of the IAB at a meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on 
Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is scheduled to be held at the same 
location and time. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting among 
company representatives at the same location at 8:30 a.m. on June 26. 
The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to review the agenda for the 
SEQ meeting.
    The agenda of the meeting is under the control of the SEQ and the 
SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following 
agenda:

Closed SEQ Session--IEA Member Countries Only

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 153rd Meeting
3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations--
Presentation by the Secretariat
4. Update on the Ministerial Mandates/Oil Stockholding System Revision 
Work

Open SEQ Session--Open to Association Countries

5. Cost-benefit of Stockholding Study--Presentation by the Secretariat
6. Mid-term Review of Norway--Presentation by the Administration
7. Update of Saving Oil in a Hurry--Presentation by the Secretariat
8. Industry Advisory Board Update
9. Emergency Response Review of Japan--Presentation by the Secretariat
10. ASEAN+6 Energy Security Study--Presentation by the Secretariat
11. Mid-term Review of Poland--Presentation by the Administration
12. ERE9--Presentation by the Secretariat
13. Bilateral Stocks in Non-OECD Countries--Presentation by Australia
14. Outreach--Presentation by the Secretariat
15. Oral Reports by Administrations
    --Netherlands (Groningen & Bonaire)
    --Mexico (Natural gas workshop)
    --Denmark (Digitalization/Cyber security)
16. Other Business
    --ERR Programme
Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings 2018 & 2019
    --27-29 November 2018
    --19-21 March 2019
    --25-27 June 2019
    --22-24 October 2019

    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held in UNESCO, Room IX (N[deg] 9), 7 place 
de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France, commencing at 09:30 on June 27, 2018. 
The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives 
of U.S. company members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the IEA's 
Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing 
Group on the Oil Market (SOM), which is scheduled to be held at the 
same location and time.The agenda of the SEQ meeting is under the 
control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the 
following agenda:

Start Meeting/Introduction

17. Adoption of the Agenda
18. Approval of Summary Record of 20 March 2018
19. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
20. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation: followed by Q&A
21. Presentation: ``Gas 2018--``Analysis & forecasts to 2023'' followed 
by Q&A
22. Presentation: ``Global refining trends'' followed by Q&A
23. Presentation: ``Oil demand growth: the importance of 
petrochemicals'' followed by Q&A
24. Presentation: ``Chevron's long term outlook'' followed by Q&A
25. Presentation: ``Digitilization & the oil sector''--followed by Q&A
26. Presentation: ``Global electric vehicles outlook 2018'' followed by 
Q&A
27. Other Business
    --Tentative schedule of the next SOM meeting: 27 November 2018, 
Location TBC

    A meeting involving members of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to 
the International Energy Agency (IEA) in connection with the IEA's 9th 
Emergency Response Exercise (ERE9) will be held at the OECD Conference 
Centre, 2 Rue Andr[eacute]-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France, on June 28-29, 
2018.
    The agenda for ERE9 is under the control of the IEA. It is expected 
that the IEA will adopt the following agenda:

Day One: 28 June

Welcome to ERE9
Training: Session 1
    --The IEA and Energy Security: Overview
    --Oil Markets During a Supply Disruption
    --IEA Emergency Response System
    --Emergency Data Collection
Training: Session 2
    --Media Perspective: The Role of Messaging During a Supply 
Disruption
    --Analysis of a Previous ERE Scenario
ERE9 Disruption Simulation: Goals and Ground Rules

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Supply Disruption Scenario 1: Introduction and Breakout Session
Supply Disruption Scenario 1: Discussion of Group Responses
Recap of Day 1

Day 2: 29 June

Supply Disruption Scenario 2: Introduction and Breakout Session
Supply Disruption Scenario 2: Discussion of Group Responses
Supply Disruption Scenario 3: Introduction and Plenary Discussion
ERE9 Round-Up: Key Takeaways
Concluding Remarks

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 Standing Group on the Oil Markets; 
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, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, June 11, 2018.
Thomas Reilly,
Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-12781 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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