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 17-18, 2021, through a webinar, 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.

DATES:

March 17-18, 2021.

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 Fédération, 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 as a webinar, commencing at 12 noon, Central European Time (CET), on March 17, 2021. 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 via webinar at the same time. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting via webinar among company representatives at 15:00 CET on March 15, 2021. The agenda for this preparatory webinar meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting.

The location details of the SEQ webinar meeting are under the control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la Fédération, 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:

Closed SEQ Session—IEA Member Countries Only

1. Adoption of the Agenda

2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 162nd Meeting (webinar)

3. Status of Compliance with IEP Agreement Stockholding Obligations, and Outlook 2021

4. Emergency Response Review of Lithuania

5. Industry Advisory Board Update

6. Emergency Response Review of Portugal

7. Oral Reports by Administrations

8. Emergency Response Review of Spain

9. Any Other Business

Schedule of ERRs for 2021 and 2022

Questionnaire for 2021/2022 cycle

Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 2021:

—22-24 June 2021

—16-18 November 2021

A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held as a webinar, commencing at 12 noon, Central European Time (CET), on March 18, 2021. 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 via webinar at the same time. The location details of the SEQ and SOM webinar meeting are under the control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la Fédération, 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:

Introduction

1. Adoption of the Agenda

2. Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 18 November 2020

3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation followed by Q&A

4. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA Countries

5. Presentation: “OIL 2021—Forecast and analysis to 2026” followed by Q&A

6. Energy Security and Energy Transitions

7. Any other business:

Date of next SEQ/SOM meetings: 22-24 June 2021

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 3, 2021, 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.