[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 35390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14281]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is soliciting 
nominations for the Public Advisory Committee, which advises the 
Trustee Council on decisions related to the planning, evaluation, and 
conduct of injury assessment, restoration, long-term monitoring, and 
research activities using funds obtained as part of the civil 
settlement pursuant to the T/V Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. Public 
Advisory Committee members will be selected to serve a 24-month term 
beginning in October 2004.

DATES: All nominations should be received on or before July 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Executive Director, Exxon 
Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 441 West 5th Avenue, Suite 500, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2340 or by email to PAC Nominations, Executive 
Director, c/o Brenda Hall, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Mutter, Designated Federal 
Officer, Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and 
Compliance, 1689 ``C'' Street, Suite 119, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, 907-
271-5011; or Cherri Womac, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 441 
West 5th Avenue, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2340, 907-278-8012 
or 800-478-7745. A copy of the charter for the Public Advisory 
Committee is available upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Advisory Committee was created by 
Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of Agreement and Consent Decree 
entered into by the United States of America and the State of Alaska on 
August 27, 1991, and approved by the United States District Court for 
the District of Alaska in settlement of United States of America v. 
State of Alaska, Civil Action No. A91-081 CV. The Public Advisory 
Committee was created to advise the Trustee Council on matters relating 
to decisions on injury assessment, restoration activities or other use 
of natural resources damage recoveries obtained by the governments.
    The Trustee Council consists of representatives of the State of 
Alaska Attorney General; Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish 
and Game; Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental 
Conservation; the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of 
Agriculture; and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Appointment to 
the Public Advisory Committee will be made by the Secretary of the 
Interior with unanimous approval of the Trustees.
    The Public Advisory Committee consists of 20 members representing 
the public at large and the following special interests: Aquaculture 
and mariculture, commercial fishing, commercial tourism, conservation 
and environmental, local government, Native land owners, Tribal 
government, recreation users, sport hunting and fishing, subsistence, 
marine transportation, regional monitoring programs, and science/
technical.
    Nominees need to submit the following information to the Trustee 
Council:
    1. Nominee's name;
    2. Nominee's email address;
    3. Nominee's mailing address;
    4. Nominee's telephone number;
    5. Special interests the nominee represents;
    6. A resume or one-page synopsis of the nominee's:
    a. education;
    b. affiliations;
    c. knowledge of the region, peoples or principal economic and 
social activities of the area affected by the T/V Exxon Valdez oil 
spill;
    d. expertise in public lands and resource management, if any;
    e. breadth of experience and perspective and length of experience 
in one or more of the special interests; and
    7. Indicate if the person being nominated has been contacted and 
agrees to consider serving if selected.

Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 04-14281 Filed 6-23-04; 8:45 am]
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