Notice of Public Meeting on Understanding the Environmental, Health, and Local Impacts of Ethane Processing and Distribution, 43532 [2021-16880]

Download as PDF 43532 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 150 / Monday, August 9, 2021 / Notices Center (DMDC) and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as appropriate, to borrowers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The form in this collection would only be used in limited cases where the borrower is not found in the Defense Manpower Data Center, or does not have a copy of military orders, but still wishes to receive benefits under the SCRA. Dated: August 3, 2021. Juliana Pearson, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2021–16890 Filed 8–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Public Meeting on Understanding the Environmental, Health, and Local Impacts of Ethane Processing and Distribution Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting. AGENCY: 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 kevin.easley@hq.doe.gov; 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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Aug 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 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 longterm 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 FECommunications@hq.doe.gov. Those planning to join via Webex are requested to register in advance by email to Colleen Newman (colleen.newman@hq.doe.gov) 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. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; Meeting Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Monday, August 30, 2021; 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, August 31, 2021; 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held digitally via Zoom. Instructions for Zoom, as well as any updates to meeting times or meeting agenda, can be found on the FESAC meeting website at: https://science.osti.gov/fes/fesac/ Meetings. SUMMARY: Dr. Samuel J. Barish, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); U.S. Department of Energy; Office of Science; 1000 Independence Avenue SW; Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–2917, Email address: sam.barish@ science.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice on a continuing basis to the Director, Office of Science of the Department of Energy, on the many complex scientific and technical issues that arise in the development and implementation of the fusion energy sciences program. Tentative Agenda: • News from the Office of Science • FES Perspective • Update on the FESAC Long-Range Planning Report • Status of US ITER • Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) • Taming Plasmas and Controlling Laser Beams for Grand Challenge Applications • Public Reusable Research (PuRe) Data Resources E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM 09AUN1

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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 [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected]; 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 
[email protected]. Those planning to join via Webex are 
requested to register in advance by email to Colleen Newman 
([email protected]) 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]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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