[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 57503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24866]


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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 to solicit nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is soliciting 
nominations for the Public Advisory Committee. 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. Public Advisory Committee members will be 
selected and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to serve a 2-
year term.

DATES: All nominations must be received by December 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: A complete nomination package should be submitted by hard 
copy or via email 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.
    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, native 
landownership, sport hunting/fishing, science/technology, and public-
at-large.
    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.

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Michaela Noble,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-24866 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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