[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Re-Establishment of the National Petroleum Council

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Re-Establishment of the National Petroleum Council.

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    Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, App., and section 102-3.65, Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, 
General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the 
National Petroleum Council has been re-established for a two-year 
period.
    The Council will continue to provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to oil 
and natural gas, or the oil and natural gas industries. The Secretary 
of Energy has determined that renewal of the National Petroleum Council 
is essential to the conduct of the Department's business and in the 
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed by 
law upon the Department of Energy. The Council will continue to operate 
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463), the General Services Administration Final Rule on 
Federal Advisory Committee Management, and other directives and 
instructions issued in implementation of those acts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rachel Samuel at (202) 586-3279.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on December 30, 2009.
Carol A. Matthews,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-10 Filed 1-6-10; 8:45 am]
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