Notice2023-04653

International Energy Agency Meetings

Primary source

Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.

Published
March 7, 2023

Issuing agencies

Energy Department

Abstract

The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on March 15, 16, 2023, as a hybrid meeting via webinar and in person, 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) which is scheduled at the same time via webinar.

Full Text

<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14153-14154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04653]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


International Energy Agency Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet on March 15, 16, 2023, as a hybrid meeting via 
webinar and in person, 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) which is scheduled at the same time via 
webinar.

DATES: March 15-16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The location details of the SEQ and SOM webinar meeting are 
under the control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la 
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France. The in person meeting 
will take place at IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la 
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 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 in person and via webinar at the IEA 
Headquarters, 9 rue de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, 
commencing at 9:30 a.m., Paris time, on March 15, 2023. 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 in person and via webinar at the same time. The IAB will also 
hold a preparatory meeting among company representatives at the same 
location at 08:30 a.m. Paris time on March 15, 2023. The agenda for 
this preparatory meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting.
    The location details of the SEQ meeting are under the control of 
the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 
75015 Paris, France. The agenda of the SEQ meeting 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 the Summary Record of the 172nd SEQ meeting
3. Ministerial Mandate on oil stockholding
4. Stockholding levels of IEA Member Countries
5. Emergency Response Review of Switzerland
6. Critical Minerals Security--update on ongoing work
7. Mid-term review Lithuania
8. Emergency Response Review of Finland
9. Industry Advisory Board Update
10. Electricity security and market report--update on ongoing work
11. Oral Reports by Administrations
12. Mid-term review the Netherlands
13. Any Other Business

Schedule of ERRs for 2023

Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 2023/24:

--13-15 June 2023
--14-16 November 2023
--21-22 March 2024 (tentative)
--18-20 June 2024 (tentative)
--19-21 November 2024 (tentative)

    A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International 
Energy Agency (IEA) will be held in person and via webinar at the IEA 
Headquarters, 9 rue de la F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, 
commencing at 9:30 a.m., Paris time, on March 16, 2023. 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 in 
person and via webinar at the same time.
    The location details of the SEQ and SOM meeting are under the 
control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la 
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France. 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:

Welcome by the Chair

New Delegates To Introduce Themselves

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 16 November 2022
3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation
4. Update on diesel market outlook
5. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
6. Update on IEA-OPEC-IEF joint work program
7. Update on the gas market
8. Update on EU embargoes and price cap
9. Assessing Russian oil prices
10. Update on Fossil fuel subsidies/Methane tracker
11. Chinese demand prospects

[[Page 14154]]

12. State of the petrochemical sector
13. Any other business:
    Date of next SOM/SEQ meetings: 13-15 June 2023
    Close of meeting.

    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.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on March 2, 2023, by Thomas Reilly, Assistant General Counsel 
for International and National Security Programs, 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, March 2, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-04653 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P


</pre></body>
</html>
Indexed from Federal Register on March 7, 2023.

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.