[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
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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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SUMMARY: 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: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    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. Welcome and Roll Call;
    Opening Remarks by the Committee Chair;
    Report by the Editing Subcommittee;
    Facilitated discussion by the members regarding final report;
    Approval of Committee final report; and
    Preparations for the next meeting of the Committee.
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 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 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 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 September 24, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22920 Filed 9-29-08; 8:45 am]

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