[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40775-40776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16336]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. ONRR-2012-0003 DS63600000 DR2PS0000.PX8000 145D0102R2]
Notice of Request for Tribal Nominees for the U.S. Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Policy, Management and Budget, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) is seeking
nominations for individuals to be considered as Committee members and/
or alternates to serve on the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (USEITI) Advisory Committee (Committee). This notice
solicits nominees representing Tribal governments and individual Indian
mineral owners to fill two vacancies in the Government sector.
Nominations should include a resume providing relevant contact
information and an adequate description of the nominee's
qualifications, including information that would enable the Department
of the Interior to make an informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the Committee. Nominees are encouraged to
include supporting letters from constituencies, associations, Tribal
Councils, or other organizations that indicate support for the nominee.
DATES: Submit nominations to the Committee by August 31, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations to the Committee by any of the
following methods.
Mail or hand-carry nominations to Ms. Rosita Compton
Christian; Department of the Interior; 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211,
Washington, DC 20240.
Email nominations to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosita Christian at (202) 208-0272 or
(202) 513-0597; fax (202) 513-0682; email
[email protected] or [email protected]; or via mail at
the Department of the Interior; 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211, Washington,
DC 20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interior established the Committee on July
26, 2012, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and with the
concurrence of the General Services Administration. The Committee
serves as the USEITI Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and provides advice
to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on the design and
implementation of the initiative. Specifically, the Committee:
Serves as the MSG to oversee the U.S. implementation of
the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global
standard for governments to publicly disclose revenues received from
oil, gas, and mining assets belonging to the government, with parallel
public disclosure by companies of payments to the government (e.g.
royalties, rents, bonuses, taxes, or other payments).
Develops and recommends to the Secretary a fully-costed
work plan, containing measurable targets and a timetable for
implementation and incorporating an assessement of
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capacity contraints. This plan will be developed in consultation with
key EITI stakeholders and published upon completion.
Provides opportunities for collaboration and consultation
among stakeholders.
Advises the Secretary and posts for consideration by other
stakeholders proposals for conducting long-term oversight and other
activities necessary to achieve EITI and compliant status.
The Committee consists of representatives from three stakeholder
sectors. However, there currently are no committee members representing
Tribal governments or individual Indian mineral owners. The sectors
are:
1. Industry, including non-Federal representatives from the
extractive industry, including oil, gas, and mining companies and
industry-related trade associations.
2. Civil society, including organizations with an interest in
extractive industries, transparency, and government oversight; members
of the public; and public and/or private investors.
3. Government, including Federal, State, local, and Tribal
governments, and individual Indian mineral owners.
Please note, the purpose of this notice is to fill the Tribal or
individual Indian mineral owner positions on the government sector of
the Committee because these unique perspectives are currently not
represented. In addition to honoring the EITI principle of self-
selection within the stakeholder sector, the following criteria will be
considered in making final selections:
(1) Understanding of and commitment to the EITI process
(2) Ability to collaborate and operate in a multi-stakeholder
setting
(3) Access to and support from a relevant stakeholder constituency
(4) Basic understanding of the extractive industry and/or revenue
collection, or willingness to be educated on such matters
Individuals who are currently Federally registered lobbyists are
ineligible to serve on any FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or
councils.
The Committee will meet quarterly or at the request of the
Designated Federal Officer. Non-Federal members of the Committee will
serve without compensation. However, we may pay the travel and per diem
expenses of Committee members, if appropriate, under the Federal Travel
Regulations.
To learn more about USEITI please visit the official Web site at
www.doi.gov/eiti.
Dated: June 23, 2014.
Amy Holley,
Chief of Staff--Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the
Interior.
[FR Doc. 2014-16336 Filed 7-11-14; 8:45 am]
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