[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29539-29540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14708]



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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 to the International Energy Agency 
will meet June 17-18, 1996, in Paris, France, 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 on June 17 and on June 18 
at a joint meeting of the IEA's Governing Board and the SEQ.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel M. Bradley, Acting Assistant 
General Counsel for International and Legal Policy, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20585, 202-586-
6738.

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)), 
the following meeting notices are provided:
    I. A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the 
International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held on June 17, 1996, at the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) offices at 
2, rue Andre-Pascal, Paris, France, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The purpose 
of this meeting 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 OECD on 
the same date, including a preparatory

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session for company representatives from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The 
agenda for the preparatory session for company representatives is to 
elicit views regarding items on the agendas of the SEQ meeting and of 
the joint meeting of the IEA's Governing Board and the SEQ to be held 
on June 18, 1996. The agenda for the June 17 meeting of the SEQ is 
under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt 
the following agenda:

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of the 87th Meeting
3. Policy and Legislative Developments in Member Countries
    --Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
    --Current Status of the SPR
    --Other Country Developments
4. SEQ Work Program
    --Adjustments to SEQ 1996 Work Program
    --Draft SEQ Work Program for 1997
    --IEA Medium Term Strategy
5. Follow-Up to Joint SEQ/SOM Meeting of April 16, 1996, and Conference 
on Long-Term Oil Security Issues
6. Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
    --Current and Planned IAB Activities
7. Emergency Response Issues in IEA Candidate Countries
    --Emergency Reserve and Net Import Situation of IEA Countries on 
January 1, 1996
    --The Emergency Response Potential of Hungary
8. Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA Countries
    --Organization of Seminar on Emergency Reserve Issues in Spring 
1997
    --Emergency Reserve and Net Import Situation of IEA Countries on 
April 1, 1996
    --Historical Trends and Future Prospects for IEA Emergency Reserves
9. Emergency Response Reviews
    --Updated Schedule of Reviews
    --Emergency Response Review of the United Kingdom
    --Emergency Response Review of the United States
10. Emergency Data System and Related Questions
    --Monthly Oil Statistics (MOS) for February 1996
    --MOS for March 1996
    --Base Period Final Consumption--Q295-Q196
    --Quarterly Oil Forecast--Q296-Q197
11. Review of SEQ Work Procedures
12. Emergency Reference Guide
    --Update of Emergency Contact Points List
13. Any Other Business
    --Date of Autumn meeting of the SEQ

    II. A meeting of the IAB will be held on June 18, 1996, at La 
Maison de la Chimie, 28, rue Saint-Dominique, Paris, France, beginning 
at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to permit attendance by 
representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a joint meeting 
of the IEA's Governing Board and of the SEQ which is scheduled to be 
held at the same location on the same date. The agenda for the meeting 
is under the control of the Governing Board. It is expected that the 
following agenda will be adopted:

1. Introductory Remarks
2. Report on April SEQ/SOM Meeting
3. Global Oil Market Perspectives to 2010
4. Future Challenges for Global Oil Security
    --An American Perspective
    --A European Perspective
    --An Asian Perspective
    --IEA Emergency Response
5. Comments by Oil Industry and Government Participants
6. Round Table Discussion
    --Oil Supply Disruptions beyond 2000
    --Prevention and Response Strategies
    --Effective Response Measures
    --The Non-IEA and Global Dimension
    --The Roles of the IEA and IAB
7. Summing Up

    As permitted by 10 CFR 209.32, the usual 7-day period for 
publication of the notice of these meetings in the Federal Register has 
been shortened because unanticipated circumstances pertaining to the 
IEA's scheduling of these meetings delayed the issuance of this notice.
    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)), these meetings are open 
only to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel, 
representatives of members of the SEQ and the Governing Board, 
representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the 
Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of 
the Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission, and invitees of the 
IAB, the SEQ, or the IEA.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., June 5, 1996.
Robert R. Nordhaus,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-14708 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]
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