[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8425]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Establishment Notice

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
Policy Committee.

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SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services 
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the 
Interior has established the OCS Policy Committee.
    The OCS Policy Committee will provide advice to the Secretary of 
the Interior, through the Director of the Minerals Management Service, 
related to the discretionary functions of the Bureau under the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act and related statutes. The Committee will 
review and comment on all aspects of leasing, exploration, development 
and protection of OCS resources and provide a forum to convey views 
representative of coastal states, local government, offshore mineral 
industries, environmental community, and other users of the offshore 
and the interested public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeryne Bryant, Minerals Management 
Service, Offshore Minerals Management, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817, 
telephone, (703) 787-1213.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the OCS Policy Committee is in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
Department of the Interior by 43 U.S.C. 1331 et. seq., 30 U.S.C. 1701 
et. seq., and 30 U.S.C. 1001 et. seq.

    Dated: February 27, 2004.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 04-8425 Filed 4-13-04; 8:45 am]
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