Notice2023-12316

International Energy Agency Meetings

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Published
June 9, 2023

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Energy Department

Abstract

The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on June 14, 15, 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37872-37873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12316]


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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 (IAB) to the International Energy 
Agency (IEA) will meet on June 14, 15, 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: June 14, 15, 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),

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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 June 14, 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 June 14, 2023. The agenda for this 
preparatory meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting.
    The agenda of the SEQ meeting is under the control of the SEQ. It 
is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda:

Draft Agenda of the 175th Meeting of the SEQ

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 174th SEQ meeting
3. Stockholding levels of IEA Member Countries and Update on IEA 
Collective Actions
4. Oil stockholding task force; Legal task force--update on ongoing 
work
5. Emergency Response Review of New Zealand
6. Critical Minerals Security--update on ongoing work
7. Mid-term review of Spain
8. IEA Electricity Security--update on ongoing work
9. IEA Natural Gas Security--update on ongoing work
10. Industry Advisory Board Update
11. Emergency Response Review of Switzerland
12. Oral Reports by Administrations
13. Any Other Business
    Schedule of ERRs for 2023
    Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 2023/24:

--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 June 15, 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 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:

Draft Agenda of the Joint Session of the SEQ and the SOM

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 15-16 March 2023
3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation
4. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA 
Countries
5. Preparations for the IEA Ministerial Meeting: SOM & SEQ input
6. World Energy Investment Report
7. Medium Term Oil Market Report 2023 (OIL 2023): Overview
8. OIL 2023: Demand
9. OIL 2023: Supply
10. OIL 2023: Refining and Trade
11. OIL 2023: Industry Perspectives
12. OIL 2023: Roundtable discussion
13. Any other business:
    Date of next SOM/SEQ meetings: 14-16 November 2023

    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 June 5, 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, June 6, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-12316 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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