82 FR 20610 - 30-day Extension of Nomination Period for the Royalty Policy Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

Page Range		20610-20610
FR Document		2017-08934

On April 3, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a notice establishing the Royalty Policy Committee (Committee) and requesting nominations and comments. This notice extends the nomination period end date by 30 additional days.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. ONRR-2012-0003; DS63600000 DR2000000.PMN000 178D0102R2]


30-day Extension of Nomination Period for the Royalty Policy 
Committee

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On April 3, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) 
published a notice establishing the Royalty Policy Committee 
(Committee) and requesting nominations and comments. This notice 
extends the nomination period end date by 30 additional days.

DATES: Nominations for the Committee must be submitted by June 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations by any of the following methods:
     Mail or hand-carry nominations to: Ms. Kim Oliver, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, 1849 C 
Street NW., MS 5134, Washington, DC 20240.
     Email nominations to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judy Wilson, Office of Natural 
Resources Revenue; telephone (202) 208-4410; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is established under the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and regulated by 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the Committee is to 
ensure that the public receives the full value of the natural resources 
produced from Federal lands. The duties of the Committee are solely 
advisory in nature.
    The Committee will not exceed 28 members and will be composed of 
Federal and non-Federal members in order to ensure fair and balanced 
representation.
    The Secretary will appoint non-Federal members in the following 
categories:
     Up to six members representing the Governors of States 
that receive more than $10,000,000 annually in royalty revenues from 
onshore and offshore Federal leases.
     Up to four members representing the Indian Tribes that are 
engaged in activities subject to laws relating to mineral development 
that is specific to one or more Indian Tribes.
     Up to six members representing various mineral and/or 
energy stakeholders in Federal and Indian royalty policy.
     Up to four members representing academia and public 
interest groups.
    Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate 
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that 
would enable DOI to make an informed decision regarding meeting the 
membership requirements of the Committee and to permit DOI to contact a 
potential member.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire nomination 
submission--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
submission to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

    Dated: April 25, 2017.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
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The NAC advises the FEMA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR stakeholders in Federal and Indian
Administrator on all aspects of royalty policy.
emergency management. The NAC Office of the Secretary • Up to four members representing
incorporates state, local, and tribal [Docket No. ONRR–2012–0003; DS63600000
academia and public interest groups.
government, and private sector input in DR2000000.PMN000 178D0102R2]
Nominations should include a resume
the development and revision of FEMA providing an adequate description of the
plans and strategies. The NAC includes 30-day Extension of Nomination Period nominee’s qualifications, including
for the Royalty Policy Committee information that would enable DOI to
a cross-section of officials, emergency
make an informed decision regarding
managers, and emergency response AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources meeting the membership requirements
providers from state, local, and tribal Revenue, Interior. of the Committee and to permit DOI to
governments, the private sector, and ACTION: Notice. contact a potential member.
nongovernmental organizations. Public Disclosure of Comments:
Agenda: On Tuesday, May 23, the SUMMARY: On April 3, 2017, the U.S. Before including your address, phone
NAC will hear about priorities across Department of the Interior (DOI) number, email address, or other
FEMA regions from the Region IV team published a notice establishing the personal identifying information in your
and receive briefings on Federal Royalty Policy Committee (Committee) comment, you should be aware that
Insurance and Mitigation as well as and requesting nominations and your entire nomination submission—
comments. This notice extends the including your personal identifying
Protection and National Preparedness.
nomination period end date by 30 information—may be made publicly
On Wednesday, May 24, the NAC will additional days. available at any time. While you can ask
hear from the Office of Response and DATES: Nominations for the Committee us in your submission to withhold your
Recovery, and will engage in an open must be submitted by June 2, 2017. personal identifying information from
discussion with the Acting FEMA ADDRESSES: You may submit public review, we cannot guarantee that
Administrator. The three NAC nominations by any of the following we will be able to do so.
subcommittees (Federal Insurance and methods: Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Mitigation Subcommittee, Preparedness • Mail or hand-carry nominations to: Dated: April 25, 2017.
and Protection Subcommittee, and Ms. Kim Oliver, Department of the Gregory J. Gould,
Response and Recovery Subcommittee) Interior, Office of Natural Resources
and the GIS Ad Hoc Subcommittee will Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, 1849 C Street NW., MS 5134, Revenue.
provide reports to the NAC about their Washington, DC 20240.
[FR Doc. 2017–08934 Filed 5–2–17; 8:45 am]
work, whereupon the NAC will • Email nominations to:
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deliberate on any recommendations Kimiko.oliver@onrr.gov.
presented in the subcommittees’ reports, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
and, if appropriate, vote on Judy Wilson, Office of Natural DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
recommendations for the FEMA Resources Revenue; telephone (202)
Administrator. Potential 208–4410; email: judith.wilson@ National Park Service
recommendation topics include (1) onrr.gov. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23120;
more effective use of technology in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
emergency management, (2) better Committee is established under the
incorporating access and functional authority of the Secretary of the Interior Notice of Inventory Completion: Field
needs and others with disabilities into (Secretary) and regulated by the Federal Museum of Natural History, Chicago,
emergency management training, (3) Advisory Committee Act. The purpose IL; Correction
incorporating local mitigation of the Committee is to ensure that the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
investments into the state credit under public receives the full value of the ACTION: Notice; correction.
the disaster deductible concept, and (4) natural resources produced from
better data standards, especially for Federal lands. The duties of the SUMMARY: The Field Museum of Natural
geospatial data. Committee are solely advisory in nature. History has corrected an inventory of
On Thursday, May 25, the NAC will The Committee will not exceed 28 human remains and associated funerary
review potential topics for research members and will be composed of objects, published in a Notice of
before the next in-person meeting, Federal and non-Federal members in Inventory Completion in the Federal
review agreed upon recommendations order to ensure fair and balanced Register on August 3, 2010. This notice
representation. corrects the minimum number of
and confirm charges for the
The Secretary will appoint non- individuals and the number of
subcommittees, and receive a briefing
Federal members in the following associated funerary objects. Lineal
on the National Incident Management descendants or representatives of any
categories:
System. • Up to six members representing the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
The full agenda and any related Governors of States that receive more organization not identified in this notice
documents for this meeting will be than $10,000,000 annually in royalty that wish to request transfer of control
posted by Friday, May 19 on the NAC revenues from onshore and offshore of these human remains and associated
Web site at http://www.fema.gov/ Federal leases. funerary objects should submit a written
nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES

national-advisory-council. • Up to four members representing request to the Field Museum of Natural
the Indian Tribes that are engaged in History. If no additional requestors
Robert J. Fenton, come forward, transfer of control of the
activities subject to laws relating to
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency mineral development that is specific to human remains and associated funerary
Management Agency. one or more Indian Tribes. objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
[FR Doc. 2017–08917 Filed 5–2–17; 8:45 am] • Up to six members representing tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Nominations for the Committee must be submitted by June 2, 2017.
Contact		Ms. Judy Wilson, Office of Natural Resources Revenue; telephone (202) 208-4410; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 20610

82 FR 20610 - 30-day Extension of Nomination Period for the Royalty Policy Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary