[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4920-4921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02138]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee; Call for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is soliciting 
nominations for the Public Advisory Committee to fill a membership 
vacancy that represents conservation and environmental interests. The 
Public Advisory Committee advises the Trustee Council on decisions 
related to the planning, evaluation, funds allocation, and conduct of 
injury assessment and restoration activities related to the T/V Exxon 
Valdez oil spill of March 1989. The Secretary of the Interior will 
select a Public Advisory Committee member to fill the vacancy and serve 
the remainder of a term which will end on December 2, 2018.

DATES: All nominations must be received by March 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: A complete nomination package should be submitted by hard 
copy to Elise Hsieh, Executive Director, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee 
Council, 4230 University Drive, Suite 220, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-
4650, or via email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to Cherri 
Womac, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 4230 University Drive, 
Suite 220, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4650, 907-278-8012 or 800-478-7745 
or via email at [email protected]; or Philip Johnson, Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of 
Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1689 C Street, Suite 119, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-5126, 907-271-5011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 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 resource damage recoveries obtained 
by the government.
    The Trustee Council consists of representatives of the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska Department of Fish and 
Game, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Alaska 
Department of Law. Appointment to the Public Advisory Council will be 
made by the Secretary of the Interior.
    The Public Advisory Committee consists of 10 members to reflect 
balanced representation from each of the following principal interests: 
Aquaculture/mariculture, commercial tourism, conservation/
environmental, recreation, subsistence use, commercial fishing, public-
at-large, native landownership, sport hunting/fishing, and science/
technology. As stated above, the only vacancy at this time is for the 
conservationist/environmentalist.

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    Nominations for membership may be submitted by any source. 
Nominations should include a resume providing 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 Public Advisory 
Committee and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a 
potential member.
    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 than being appointed to represent 
a particular interest.
    Public availability of comments. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your nomination/comment, you should be aware that your entire 
nomination/comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in 
your nomination/comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. Appendix 2

Michaela E. Noble,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-02138 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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