[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31659-31660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11778]
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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.
[FR Doc. 2016-11778 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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