81 FR 31659 - Notice of Request for Nominees for the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-11778

The Department of the Interior is seeking nominations for individuals to be Committee members or alternates on the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee. We seek nominees who can represent stakeholder constituencies from government, civil society, and industry so that we can fill current vacancies and create a roster of candidates in case future vacancies occur.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Notice of Request for Nominees for the U.S. Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is seeking nominations for 
individuals to be Committee members or alternates on the U.S. 
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee. We 
seek nominees who can represent stakeholder constituencies from 
government, civil society, and industry so that we can fill current 
vacancies and create a roster of candidates in case future vacancies 
occur.

DATES: Submit nominations by July 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations 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 Compton 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: The Department of the Interior (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 U.S. Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative Multi-Stakeholder Group and advises the 
Secretary of the Interior on design and implementation of the 
initiative.
    The Committee does the following:
     Oversees 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 (such as 
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 assessment of capacity constraints; 
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 and maintain EITI-compliant status.
    The Committee consists of representatives from three stakeholder 
sectors. The sectors are as follows:

 Industry, including non-Federal representatives from the 
extractive industry, including oil, gas, and mining companies and 
industry-related trade associations.
 Civil society, including organizations with an interest in 
extractive industries, transparency, and government oversight; members 
of the public; and public and/or private investors.
 Government, including Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
governments and individual Indian mineral owners.

    In addition to honoring the EITI principle of self-selection within 
the stakeholder sector, the following criteria will be considered in 
making final selections:

 Understanding of and commitment to the EITI process.
 Ability to collaborate and operate in a multi-stakeholder 
setting.
 Access to and support from a relevant stakeholder 
constituency.
 Basic understanding of the extractive industry and/or revenue 
collection; or willingness to be educated on such matters.

    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 and to permit the Department 
of the Interior to contact a potential member.
    Parties are strongly encouraged to work with and within stakeholder 
sectors (including industry, civil society, and government sectors, as 
the EITI process defines) to jointly consider and submit nominations 
that, overall, reflect the diversity and breadth of their sector. 
Nominees are strongly encouraged to include supporting letters from 
constituents, trade associations, alliances, and/or other organizations 
that indicate the support by a meaningful constituency for the nominee.
    Individuals who are Federally registered lobbyists are ineligible 
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an 
individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to 
individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best 
judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated 
Special Government Employees, rather

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than being appointed to represent a particular interest.
    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: May 10, 2016.
Paul A. Mussenden,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Natural Resources Revenue Management.
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easement from the city of Cloverdale to who can represent stakeholder The Committee consists of
Sirrah, LLC, a Delaware limited liability constituencies from government, civil representatives from three stakeholder
company recorded November 5, 2010, as society, and industry so that we can fill sectors. The sectors are as follows:
Instrument No. 2010096990, Sonoma current vacancies and create a roster of • Industry, including non-Federal
County Records. candidates in case future vacancies representatives from the extractive
occur. industry, including oil, gas, and
Parcel Seven
DATES: Submit nominations by July 18, mining companies and industry-
An easement for a private at-grade related trade associations.
2016.
roadway used exclusively for access, • Civil society, including organizations
and ingress and egress upon the terms ADDRESSES: You may submit with an interest in extractive
and provisions as set forth and nominations by any of the following industries, transparency, and
described in that certain ‘‘easement methods. government oversight; members of the
agreement (private at-grade crossing of • Mail or hand-carry nominations to public; and public and/or private
railroad line)’’ executed by and between Ms. Rosita Compton Christian; investors.
North Coast Railroad Authority, a Department of the Interior; 1849 C Street • Government, including Federal, State,
legislatively created State Agency and NW., MS 4211, Washington, DC 20240. local, and Tribal governments and
Amonos, LLC, a Delaware limited • Email nominations to USEITI@ individual Indian mineral owners.
liability company and Sirrah, LLC, a ios.doi.gov.
In addition to honoring the EITI
Delaware limited liability company FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: principle of self-selection within the
recorded October 16, 2012, as Rosita Compton Christian at (202) 208– stakeholder sector, the following criteria
Instrument No. 20120102659, Sonoma 0272 or (202) 513–0597; fax (202) 513– will be considered in making final
County Records. 0682; email Rosita.ComptonChristian@ selections:
Parcel Eight onrr.gov or useiti@ios.doi.gov; or via • Understanding of and commitment to
mail at the Department of the Interior; the EITI process.
An easement for a below grade utility 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211; • Ability to collaborate and operate in
crossing used for sewer, potable water, Washington, DC 20240. a multi-stakeholder setting.
treated water for irrigation, natural gas,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The • Access to and support from a relevant
power, electricity and all types of
Department of the Interior (Interior) stakeholder constituency.
communication cables and lines upon • Basic understanding of the extractive
the terms and provisions as set forth and established the Committee on July 26,
2012, in accordance with the provisions industry and/or revenue collection; or
described in that certain ‘‘easement willingness to be educated on such
agreement (below-grade utility crossing of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.2), matters.
of railroad line)’’ executed by and
between north coast railroad authority, and with the concurrence of the General Nominations should include a resume
a legislatively created State Agency and Services Administration. The providing relevant contact information
Amonos, LLC, a Delaware limited Committee serves as the U.S. Extractive and an adequate description of the
liability company and Sirrah, LLC, a Industries Transparency Initiative nominee’s qualifications, including
Delaware limited liability company Multi-Stakeholder Group and advises information that would enable the
recorded October 16, 2012, as the Secretary of the Interior on design Department of the Interior to make an
Instrument No. 20120102658, Sonoma and implementation of the initiative. informed decision regarding meeting the
County Records. The Committee does the following: membership requirements of the
• Oversees the U.S. implementation Committee and to permit the
Dated: May 12, 2016. of the Extractive Industries Department of the Interior to contact a
Lawrence S. Roberts, Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global potential member.
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. standard for governments to publicly Parties are strongly encouraged to
[FR Doc. 2016–11756 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am] disclose revenues received from oil, gas, work with and within stakeholder
BILLING CODE 4337–15–P and mining assets belonging to the sectors (including industry, civil
government, with parallel public society, and government sectors, as the
disclosure by companies of payments to EITI process defines) to jointly consider
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the government (such as royalties, rents, and submit nominations that, overall,
bonuses, taxes, or other payments). reflect the diversity and breadth of their
Office of the Secretary • Develops and recommends to the sector. Nominees are strongly
[ONRR–2012–0003 DS63602000 Secretary a fully-costed work plan, encouraged to include supporting letters
DR2000000.PX8000 167D0102R2] containing measurable targets and a from constituents, trade associations,
timetable for implementation and alliances, and/or other organizations
Notice of Request for Nominees for the incorporating an assessment of capacity that indicate the support by a
U.S. Extractive Industries constraints; this plan will be developed meaningful constituency for the
Transparency Initiative Advisory in consultation with key EITI nominee.
Committee stakeholders and published upon Individuals who are Federally
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources completion. registered lobbyists are ineligible to
Revenue Management, Interior. • Provides opportunities for serve on all FACA and non-FACA
collaboration and consultation among boards, committees, or councils in an
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ACTION: Notice.
stakeholders. individual capacity. The term
SUMMARY: The Department of the • Advises the Secretary and posts for ‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to
Interior is seeking nominations for consideration by other stakeholders individuals who are appointed to
individuals to be Committee members proposals for conducting long-term exercise their own individual best
or alternates on the U.S. Extractive oversight and other activities necessary judgment on behalf of the government,
Industries Transparency Initiative to achieve and maintain EITI-compliant such as when they are designated
Advisory Committee. We seek nominees status. Special Government Employees, rather

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Dates		Submit nominations by July 18, 2016.
Contact		Rosita Compton 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.
FR Citation		81 FR 31659

81 FR 31659 - Notice of Request for Nominees for the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary