[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50686-50687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21895]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior announces the charter 
renewal of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Philip Johnson, 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 Court Order establishing the Exxon 
Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council also requires a public advisory 
committee. The Public Advisory Committee was established to advise the 
Trustee Council and began functioning in October 1992. The Public 
Advisory Committee consists of 10 members representing the following 
principal interests: Aquaculture/mariculture, commercial fishing, 
commercial tourism, recreation, conservation/environmental, Native 
landownership, sport hunting/fishing, subsistence, science/technology, 
and public-at-large. In order to ensure that a broad range of public 
viewpoints continues to be available to the Trustee Council, and in 
keeping with the settlement agreement, the continuation of the Public 
Advisory Committee is necessary.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), and in consultation with the 
General Services Administration, the Secretary of the Interior hereby 
renews the charter for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory 
Committee.
    Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the renewal of the 
charter for

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the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee is necessary and 
in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties 
mandated by the settlement of United States v. State of Alaska, No. 
A91-081 CV, and is in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended and 
supplemented.

    Dated: October 3, 2018.
Ryan K. Zinke,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2018-21895 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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