[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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    This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory 
Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 
770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Location: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite 
1500, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone: 
202-586-5600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Ultra-Deepwater 
Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and 
implementation of programs related to ultra-deepwater natural gas and 
other petroleum resources to the Secretary of Energy and provide 
comments and recommendations and priorities for the Department of 
Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 
Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999.
    Tentative Agenda:
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Registration.
10 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Roll Call;
    Opening Remarks by the Committee Chair; Remarks by Designated 
Federal Officer; Member discussion regarding organization and/or 
establishment of standing subcommittees; Committee vote; Member 
discussion regarding next steps.
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Public Comments.
12 p.m. Adjourn.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Designated Federal Officer and the Chairman of the

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Committee will lead the meeting for 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 Elena Melchert at the address or telephone number listed above. 
You must make your request for an oral statement at least 10 business 
days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to 
include the presentation on the agenda. Public comment will follow the 
5 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 1G-033, 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 November 24, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-28446 Filed 11-28-08; 8:45 am]

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