[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 22799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9155]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) Notice of Renewal

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Royalty Policy Committee.

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SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services 
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the 
Interior is renewing the Royalty Policy Committee.
    The Royalty Policy Committee provides advice to the Secretary of 
the Interior on the management of Federal and Indian mineral leases and 
revenues under the laws governing the Department of the Interior. The 
Committee will also review and comment on revenue management and other 
mineral and energy-related policies, and provide a forum to convey 
views representative of mineral lessees, operators, revenue payors, 
revenue recipients, governmental agencies, and public interest groups. 
The Royalty Policy Committee reports to the Secretary of the Interior 
through the Director of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shirley Conway, Office of Natural 
Resources Revenue; 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue; Washington, DC 20006; 
telephone number (202) 254-5554.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the renewal of the Royalty 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.

     Dated: April 2, 2012.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2012-9155 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]
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