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• New Orleans, Louisiana Public
Listening Session, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. CDT,
June 12, 2012
• Washington, DC Public Workshop,
10 a.m.–4 p.m. EDT, June 22, 2012
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to:
Saman Hussain at telephone number
202.254.5508, or by email at
saman_hussain@ios.doi.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Saman Hussain at telephone number
202.254.5508, or by email at
saman_hussain@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2011,
President Obama announced the United
States’ commitment to the global
Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (EITI). Given the significant
role that the Department of the Interior
plays in collecting revenue for resource
extraction on federal lands, the
President named Secretary Ken Salazar
as the senior U.S. official responsible for
implementing of the United States
Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (USEITI). Currently, the
Federal Government collects revenues
on behalf of some tribes and individual
allottees (amounting to $538 million in
the Federal Fiscal Year (ending on
September 30, 2011) and then
distributes the revenues through others.
In February, we sent a Dear Tribal
Leader letter, inviting tribes to provide
initial comment on USEITI and
formation of the Multi-Stakeholder
Group responsible for overseeing its
implementation. Later that month, we
also published a notice in the Federal
Register seeking public comment on
formation of a multi-stakeholder group
to implement USEITI (74 FR 11151). In
that notice, we stated that we would
hold a series of public listening sessions
to provide additional opportunities for
public comment. In March, we held
listening sessions in St. Louis, Missouri;
Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; and
Washington, DC. The Consensus
Building Institute (CBI), an independent
third-party facilitator, analyzed the
input from these four public listening
sessions, interviews with potential
stakeholders, and written comments
that we received. This input has formed
the basis of CBI’s independent
stakeholder assessment and findings
regarding options for establishing the
U.S. Multi-Stakeholder Group, which
will be responsible for implementing
USEITI.
The CBI stakeholder assessment is
available online at www.doi.gov/EITI.
Alternatively, you may request a copy of
the assessment from Saman Hussain
whose contact information is listed
above in this Notice. We encourage
tribes to participate in the public
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comment period through June 29, 2012,
to provide feedback on the stakeholder
assessment and recommended options
for establishing the U.S. MultiStakeholder Group. During the public
comment period, five public listening
sessions, a public webinar, a public
workshop, and a tribal consultation
session will be held. Details on
participating in the webinar will be
available from Saman Hussain and
online at www.doi.gov/EITI.
For further information on EITI,
please visit the USEITI Web page at
https://www.doi.gov/EITI.
Dated: May 21, 2012.
Amy Holley,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy,
Management and Budget.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Secretarial Commission on Indian
Trust Administration and Reform
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of the Secretary is
announcing that the Secretarial
Commission on Indian Trust
Administration and Reform (the
Commission) will hold a public meeting
on June 11 and 12, 2012. The
Commission has gathered input and
information from two public meetings
and has requested feedback on five
questions regarding the development of
a comprehensive evaluation of how the
Department of the Interior manages and
administers its trust responsibilities to
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The five questions can be found at
https://www.doi.gov/cobell/commission/
index.cfm under ‘‘Tribal Outreach
Letter.’’ The Secretarial Commission’s
charter requires the Commission to
provide well-reasoned and factually
based recommendations for potential
improvements to the existing
management and administration of the
trust administration system. The
Commission is committed to early
public engagement and welcomes your
participation in these important
meetings.
SUMMARY:
The Commission’s public
meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at
5 p.m. on June 11, 2012, and will begin
at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. on June
12, 2012. Attendance is open to the
public, but limited space is available.
Members of the public who wish to
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attend should respond by June 7, 2012,
to: trustcommission@ios.doi.gov.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the Office of the Special Trustee
for American Indians, 4400 Masthead
Street NE., Room 145, Albuquerque, NM
87109. The meeting will be held in a
federal facility. We encourage you to
respond to trustcommission@ios.doi.gov
by June 7, 2012, and plan on arriving
early with your photo ID to adhere to
building security requirements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Designated Federal Officer, Lizzie
Marsters, Chief of Staff to the Deputy
Secretary, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW., Room 6118,
Washington, DC 20240; or email to
Lizzie_Marsters@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
President Obama’s commitment to
fulfilling this nation’s trust
responsibilities to American Indians
and Alaska Natives, the Secretary of the
Interior appointed five members to serve
on the Secretarial Commission on
Indian Trust Administration and
Reform, established under Secretarial
Order No. 3292, dated December 8,
2009. The Commission plays a key role
in the Department’s ongoing efforts to
empower Indian nations and strengthen
government-to-government
relationships.
The Commission will complete a
comprehensive evaluation of the
Department’s management and
administration of the trust assets within
a two-year period and offer
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior on how to improve in the
future. The Commission will:
(1) Conduct a comprehensive
evaluation of the Department’s
management and administration of the
trust administration system;
(2) Review the Department’s provision
of services to trust beneficiaries;
(3) Review input from the public,
interested parties, and trust
beneficiaries, which should involve
conducting a number of regional
listening sessions;
(4) Consider the nature and scope of
necessary audits of the Department’s
trust administration system;
(5) Recommend options to the
Secretary to improve the Department’s
management and administration of the
trust administration system based on
information obtained from the
Commission’s activities, including
whether legislative or regulatory
changes are necessary to implement the
improvements; and
(6) Consider the provisions of the
American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994
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providing for termination of the Office
of the Special Trustee for American
Indians (OST), and make
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding termination.
The following items will be on the
agenda:
Monday, June 11, 2012
• Welcome blessing
• Status update on settlement
• Review and report on Commission
operations
• Trust Relationship Subcommittee
report and panel session
• Trust Models Subcommittee report
and panel session
• Discussion of comments received todate in response to questions in
Commission Outreach letter
• Public round robin session to share
perspectives regarding any of the
previous panel discussion questions
Æ Do you have any recommendations
or suggestions that would improve
the government-to-government
relationship between the
Department of the Interior and
tribes with respect to trust
administration?
Æ Are there any other trust
administration models the
Commission should examine as it
looks towards improving the
Department of the Interior’s trust
administration and management?
• Commissioner reflections from round
robin
• Review agreements and action items
for the day
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
• Status update on BIA consultations,
preliminary overview of comments
• Trust Management and
Administration Subcommittee
report
• Trust Management and
Administration Panel Session
presentation and discussion
• Commission work plan—discuss
updates, including updates to
subcommittee charge
• Public round robin session to share
perspectives regarding any of the
previous panel discussion questions
Æ Do you have any recommendations
to improve or streamline delivery of
services to trust beneficiaries? This
includes matters related to financial
management and accounting
functions, as well as natural
resource management functions.
Æ Do you have any recommendations
to improve or strengthen trust
management and/or administration
based on information gathered in
the course of litigation and
settlement of the recent tribal
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breach-of-trust cases announced in
early April of this year?
Æ Given that the sunset provision in
the American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994
was predicated on OST’s oversight
and reform responsibilities, and
that OST now has additional
operational duties, should the
Commission recommend sunsetting
the OST?
• Suggested topics for next meeting
• Review action items and meeting
accomplishments
• Closing blessing, adjourn
Written comments may be sent to the
Designated Federal Officer listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above. To review all related
material on the Commission’s work,
please refer to https://www.doi.gov/
cobell/commission/index.cfm. All
meetings are open to the public.
Dated: May 19, 2012.
David J. Hayes,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–R–2012–N049; 1265–0000–1037–
S3]
Hart Mountain National Antelope
Refuge, Lake County, OR; Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
revise the comprehensive conservation
plan (CCP) for Hart Mountain National
Antelope Refuge (Refuge). An
environmental impact statement (EIS)
evaluating effects of various CCP
alternatives will also be prepared. We
provide this notice in compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
and our CCP policy to advise the public,
other Federal and State agencies, and
Tribes of our intentions and to obtain
public comments, suggestions, and
information on the scope of issues to
consider in the planning process.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by July 24,
2012. We will hold public meetings to
begin the CCP planning process in
various communities in the vicinity of
the Refuge. Meeting dates, times, and
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locations will be announced in news
releases, planning updates, and on our
Web site: https://www.fws.gov/
sheldonhartmtn/Hart/refuge_planning.
html.
Information about the
Refuge is available on our Web site
https://www.fws.gov/sheldonhartmtn/
Hart/. Send your comments
or requests for information by any of the
following methods:
Online: https://www.fws.gov/sheldon
hartmtn/Hart/refuge_planning.html.
Follow the web link to our online
comment form.
U.S. Mail: Project Leader, Sheldon—
Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, P.O. Box 111, Lakeview, OR
97630.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Collins, (541) 947–3315, ext. 223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
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With this notice, we initiate our
process for revising the Refuge CCP.
This notice complies with our CCP
policy and the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA)
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), to (1) advise
other Federal and State agencies, Tribes,
and the public of our intention to
conduct detailed planning on this refuge
and (2) obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
consider in the EIS and during
development of the CCP.
Background
The CCP Process
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Refuge Administration
Act), as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, requires us to develop a
CCP for each national wildlife refuge.
The purpose for developing a CCP is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
plan for achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
(Refuge System), consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management, conservation, legal
mandates, and our policies. In addition
to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify compatible
wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public,
including opportunities for hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCPs at least
every 15 years in accordance with the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary is announcing that the Secretarial
Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform (the Commission)
will hold a public meeting on June 11 and 12, 2012. The Commission has
gathered input and information from two public meetings and has
requested feedback on five questions regarding the development of a
comprehensive evaluation of how the Department of the Interior manages
and administers its trust responsibilities to American Indians and
Alaska Natives. The five questions can be found at https://www.doi.gov/cobell/commission/index.cfm under ``Tribal Outreach Letter.'' The
Secretarial Commission's charter requires the Commission to provide
well-reasoned and factually based recommendations for potential
improvements to the existing management and administration of the trust
administration system. The Commission is committed to early public
engagement and welcomes your participation in these important meetings.
DATES: The Commission's public meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at
5 p.m. on June 11, 2012, and will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
on June 12, 2012. Attendance is open to the public, but limited space
is available. Members of the public who wish to attend should respond
by June 7, 2012, to: trustcommission@ios.doi.gov.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians, 4400 Masthead Street NE., Room 145,
Albuquerque, NM 87109. The meeting will be held in a federal facility.
We encourage you to respond to trustcommission@ios.doi.gov by June 7,
2012, and plan on arriving early with your photo ID to adhere to
building security requirements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer, Lizzie
Marsters, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Room 6118, Washington, DC 20240; or email
to Lizzie_Marsters@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of President Obama's commitment to
fulfilling this nation's trust responsibilities to American Indians and
Alaska Natives, the Secretary of the Interior appointed five members to
serve on the Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and
Reform, established under Secretarial Order No. 3292, dated December 8,
2009. The Commission plays a key role in the Department's ongoing
efforts to empower Indian nations and strengthen government-to-
government relationships.
The Commission will complete a comprehensive evaluation of the
Department's management and administration of the trust assets within a
two-year period and offer recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior on how to improve in the future. The Commission will:
(1) Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Department's
management and administration of the trust administration system;
(2) Review the Department's provision of services to trust
beneficiaries;
(3) Review input from the public, interested parties, and trust
beneficiaries, which should involve conducting a number of regional
listening sessions;
(4) Consider the nature and scope of necessary audits of the
Department's trust administration system;
(5) Recommend options to the Secretary to improve the Department's
management and administration of the trust administration system based
on information obtained from the Commission's activities, including
whether legislative or regulatory changes are necessary to implement
the improvements; and
(6) Consider the provisions of the American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994
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providing for termination of the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians (OST), and make recommendations to the Secretary
regarding termination.
The following items will be on the agenda:
Monday, June 11, 2012
Welcome blessing
Status update on settlement
Review and report on Commission operations
Trust Relationship Subcommittee report and panel session
Trust Models Subcommittee report and panel session
Discussion of comments received to-date in response to
questions in Commission Outreach letter
Public round robin session to share perspectives regarding any
of the previous panel discussion questions
[cir] Do you have any recommendations or suggestions that would
improve the government-to-government relationship between the
Department of the Interior and tribes with respect to trust
administration?
[cir] Are there any other trust administration models the
Commission should examine as it looks towards improving the Department
of the Interior's trust administration and management?
Commissioner reflections from round robin
Review agreements and action items for the day
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Status update on BIA consultations, preliminary overview of
comments
Trust Management and Administration Subcommittee report
Trust Management and Administration Panel Session presentation
and discussion
Commission work plan--discuss updates, including updates to
subcommittee charge
Public round robin session to share perspectives regarding any
of the previous panel discussion questions
[cir] Do you have any recommendations to improve or streamline
delivery of services to trust beneficiaries? This includes matters
related to financial management and accounting functions, as well as
natural resource management functions.
[cir] Do you have any recommendations to improve or strengthen
trust management and/or administration based on information gathered in
the course of litigation and settlement of the recent tribal breach-of-
trust cases announced in early April of this year?
[cir] Given that the sunset provision in the American Indian Trust
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 was predicated on OST's oversight
and reform responsibilities, and that OST now has additional
operational duties, should the Commission recommend sunsetting the OST?
Suggested topics for next meeting
Review action items and meeting accomplishments
Closing blessing, adjourn
Written comments may be sent to the Designated Federal Officer
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. To review
all related material on the Commission's work, please refer to https://www.doi.gov/cobell/commission/index.cfm. All meetings are open to the
public.
Dated: May 19, 2012.
David J. Hayes,
Deputy Secretary.
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