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p.m. on April 26. Four papers will be presented in the session, including "Producing Energy C r i t i c a l E l e m e n t s F r o m C o a l W a s t e s W h i l e R e d u c i n g t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l Footprint of Waste Sites Associated With C o a l P r o d u c t i o n a n d U s e , " " N e w Opportunities: The Value of Trace Rare E a r t h E l e m e n t s i n C o a l P r e p a r a t i o n P r o d u c t s , " " C o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f R E E s G e n e r a t e d b y E a s t e r n U . S . C o a l Preparation Plants," and "Recovery of Rare Earth Minerals and Elements From Coal and Coal Byproducts." With Kentucky Coal Association's Bill Bissett, John Pippy of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance and Steve Gardner of ECSI taking the podium, two important papers on environmental issues will be taken on in the second technical session, "The Coal Legislative Landscape," starting at 8:30 a.m. on April 27. Paper 1, "The Clean Power Plan (CPP): An Attempt to End Coal-Fired Electricity in the United States" will examine the status of the hotly con- tested plan by the Obama administration as well as what's next. In Paper 2, "The Stream Protection Rule-Potential Impacts to Coal Preparation," Gardner will present the history and also current issues sur- rounding the U.S. Office of Surface Mining's proposed new rule. T h e t h i r d a n d f i n a l s e s s i o n , "Innovations in Coal Cleaning," will be c h a i r e d b y H u n t e r D a v i s a n d i n c l u d e speakers Ernst Bekker, Anthony Toney, Robert Batton, Gerald Luttrell and R.H. Y o o n . T h e f o u r i n c l u d e d p a p e r s a r e "Optimal Utilization of Dense Medium Cyclones," "Installation of SCI Solid Bowl Centrifuge for Recovery and Dewatering F i n e I l l i n o i s B a s i n s C o a l s , " " H H S Process: A New Approach for Cleaning a n d D e w a t e r i n g F i n e I l l i n o i s B a s i n s Coals," and "Micro-Price Optimization of Sulfer Constrained Preparation Plants w i t h S p e c i f i c A p p l i c a t i o n s t o I l l i n o i s Basins Coals." It will begin at 2 p.m. on April 27 and adjourn at 4 p.m. Spotlight on Coal Prep Exhibitors W i t h 1 2 9 e x h i b i t o r s h e a d e d f o r Louisville, there is certain to be a lot hap- pening on the show floor at this year's C o a l P r e p . O n e o f t h o s e c o m p a n i e s i s FGX SepTech. A longtime exhibitor to the event, the Lexington-headquartered company is known for its technology as an alterna- tive to a wet plant to upgrade coal quality a n d s a v e f a c i l i t i e s t i m e a n d m o n e y . I t t o o k a s i g n i f i c a n t s t e p a h e a d w i t h i t s o f f e r i n g s i n F e b r u a r y , w h e n i t announced the receipt of the latest FGX- 12 plant model. 26 www.coalage.com April 2016 c o a l p r e p p r e v i e w c o n t i n u e d Sessions Technical Session 1: Rare Earth Recovery From Coal & Coal Byproducts When: Tuesday, April 26 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Room: C109 Technical Session 2: The Coal Legislative Landscape When: Wednesday, April 27 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Room: C109 Technical Session 3: Innovations in Coal Cleaning When: Wednesday, April 27 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Room: C109 Three technical sessions, each with multiple paper presentations, will be held at Coal Prep this year. FGX SepTech