[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Pub. L. No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that agencies
publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting both days or a specific day, if you want to make
an oral statement on November 7, 2008, and what organization you
represent (if appropriate).
DATES: Thursday, November 6, 2008, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Friday,
November 7, 2008, from 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott, 1221 22nd St., NW., Washington, DC
20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meeting: To provide advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary on
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the program authorized by title VIII of EPACT.
Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; updates will be posted on
http://hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the final agenda will be
available the date of the meeting). The following items will be covered
on the agenda:
Introduction of new Chair and Vice Chair
New Member Orientation/Expiring Member Recognition
Processes
Review of Talking Points for a New Administration
Update on HTAC Annual Report
DOE Loan Guarantee Program
Update on DOE H-Prize
Presentation on the Comparison of the H2A Modeling Efforts
and the European HYWAY's Analysis
Briefing on the Hydrogen Road Tour
Review of US-EU Technology Collaboration and IPHE Meetings
Briefing on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Discussion Regarding the Absence of Hydrogen in the
Presidential Candidates' Platforms
UC Davis Hydrogen Policy Recommendations
Public Comment Period
Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the
public are welcome to observe the business of the meeting of HTAC and
to make oral statements during the specified period for public comment.
The public comment period is tentatively scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9:30
a.m. on November 7, 2008. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, e-mail
HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days before the meeting. Please
indicate if you will be attending the meeting on both days or a
particular day, if you want to make an oral statement, and what
organization you represent (if appropriate). Members of the public will
be heard in the order in which they sign up for the public comment
period. Oral comments should be limited to two minutes in length.
Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The chair of the committee will make every
effort to hear the views of all interested parties and to facilitate
the orderly conduct of business. If you would like to file a written
statement with the committee, you may do so either by submitting a hard
copy at the meeting or by submitting an electronic copy to
HTAC@nrel.gov.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public
review at http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/advisory_htac.html.
Issued at Washington, DC, on October 9, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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