[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 57409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22642]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Docket No. ONRR-2012-0003 DS63600000 DR2PS0000.PX8000 134D0102R2]


U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Public 
Outreach

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public outreach sessions of the U.S. 
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) candidacy 
application. By this notice, Interior is providing the public advance 
notice of the opportunity to comment on the application between 
September 18, 2013, and November 4, 2013. Comments may be provided in 
writing or in person at the public outreach sessions or public webinar, 
or online at www.doi.gov/eiti.

DATES: The public outreach sessions will be from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 
local times and webinar 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. local time. Dates and 
locations are:
    Session 1--September 24, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana Public 
Outreach, Offices of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management & Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Elmwood Towers, 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, Room 125, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123;
    Houston, Texas Public Outreach, Houston Firefighters' Relief and 
Retirement Fund, 4225 Interwood North Parkway, Houston, Texas 77032;
    Session 2--October 2, 2013, Public Outreach Webinar, to view 
presentation via WebEx at http://bit.ly.ZQ9aQP and dial into a 
moderated conference line at 888-456-0321 (Passcode: EITI);
    Session 3--October 10, 2013, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public 
Outreach, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 3 
Parkway Center, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220;
    Session 4--October 22, 2013, Denver, Colorado Public Outreach, 
Office of Natural Resources Revenue, 6th & Kipling Street Denver 
Federal Center, Building 85-A, Denver, Colorado 80225; and Anchorage, 
Alaska, Public Outreach, Offices of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management & 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Centerpoint Financial 
Center, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosita Compton Christian, USEITI 
Secretariat; 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211, Washington DC 20240. You may 
also contact the USEITI Secretariat via email at [email protected], by 
phone at 202-208-0272 or by fax at 202-513-0682.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of the Interior 
established the USEITI Advisory Committee (Committee) on July 26, 2012, 
to serve as the initial USEITI multi-stakeholder group. More 
information about the Committee, including its charter, can be found at 
www.doi.gov/eiti/faca.
    The Public Outreach sessions will share, explain, and obtain public 
feedback for the MSG on the draft USEITI Candidacy Application which 
can be found at http://www.doi.gov/eiti/FACA/sept-meeting.cfm. These 
sessions will include the EITI candidacy requirements, implementation 
requirements, and the benefits of implementing EITI in the United 
States.
    We encourage stakeholders and members of the public to participate 
in the public comment period held from September 15-November 1, 2013, 
to gather feedback on the draft USEITI Candidacy Application. During 
the September 15-November 1 public comment period, three public 
outreach sessions and a public webinar will be held as listed 
previously in this notice. Further details regarding these sessions 
will be provided in advance online at www.doi.gov/eiti. The candidacy 
application and comments about it can be made online at www.doi.gov/eiti.
    Background: In September 2011, President Barack Obama announced the 
United States' commitment to participate in the Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative. EITI is a signature initiative of the U.S. 
National Action Plan for the international Open Government Partnership 
and offers a voluntary framework for governments and companies to 
publicly disclose in parallel the revenues paid and received for 
extraction of oil, gas, and minerals owned by the state. The design of 
each framework is country-specific and is developed through a multi-
year, consensus-based process by a multi-stakeholder group comprised of 
government, industry, and civil society representatives.

    Dated: September 12, 2013.
Amy Holley,
Chief of Staff--Policy, Management and Budget.
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