Notice2021-16880
Notice of Public Meeting on Understanding the Environmental, Health, and Local Impacts of Ethane Processing and Distribution
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Published
August 9, 2021
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) will host a public meeting to discuss the impacts petrochemical manufacturing, pipelines, and supporting infrastructure have on environmental and health conditions in local communities and on global greenhouse gas emission targets.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16880]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Public Meeting on Understanding the Environmental,
Health, and Local Impacts of Ethane Processing and Distribution
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Fossil Energy and
Carbon Management (FECM) will host a public meeting to discuss the
impacts petrochemical manufacturing, pipelines, and supporting
infrastructure have on environmental and health conditions in local
communities and on global greenhouse gas emission targets.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST.
Location: The public meeting will be held virtually via Webex on
August 24, 2021, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EST. Those who register will be
provided with the meeting link and other details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Easley, Industry Analyst, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97fcf2e1fef9b9f2f6e4fbf2eed7ffe6b9f3f8f2b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274c42514e49094246544b425e674f560943484209404851">[email protected]</span></a>; or by telephone at (240) 780-1453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to obtain
data, information, and perspectives from individual stakeholders on the
following topics: (1) Local environmental, health, and community
impacts associated with petrochemical manufacturing, particularly from
ethane crackers and pipelines; (2) health and safety risks to local
communities from accidents and system failures associated with such
facilities and infrastructure; (3) greenhouse gas emissions from such
facilities and infrastructure; and (4) opportunities to reduce
environmental and health impacts of such facilities locally and along
the value chain, up to and including product exports. The public
meeting discussion will inform the DOE FECM study assessing the long-
term trends related to the domestic production and consumption of
ethane, the export of ethane, and the opportunities for and economic
benefit of investments for further domestic use, as encouraged by
Congress pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public
Law 116-260, and explanatory statement, 166 Cong. Rec. H7879, H8363
(Dec. 21, 2020). In holding this meeting, DOE is seeking individual
opinions and perspectives and is not seeking to obtain or utilize
consensus advice and/or recommendations from any groups or entities.
The meeting is open to the public and participation is via Webex.
Please direct all media inquiries to Marc Willis, Director of
Communications, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c4a494f6361617962656f6d786563627f4c647d22686369226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0a6a5a38f8d8d958e89838194898f8e93a08891ce848f85ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>. Those planning to join via Webex are
requested to register in advance by email to Colleen Newman
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53303c3f3f36363d7d3d36243e323d133b227d373c367d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4979b989891919ada9a918399959ab49c85da909b91da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>) and provide their name, title,
organization, and email address prior to the meeting. Participants are
responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible with the Webex
software.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 3,
2021, by Jennifer Wilcox, Ph.D., Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, pursuant to delegated authority
from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature
and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-16880 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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