U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Tribal Consultation, 31377-31378 [2012-12827]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices suitable property, providers should submit their written expressions of interest as soon as possible. For complete details concerning the processing of applications, the reader is encouraged to refer to the interim rule governing this program, 24 CFR part 581. For properties listed as suitable/to be excess, that property may, if subsequently accepted as excess by GSA, be made available for use by the homeless in accordance with applicable law, subject to screening for other Federal use. At the appropriate time, HUD will publish the property in a Notice showing it as either suitable/ available or suitable/unavailable. For properties listed as suitable/ unavailable, the landholding agency has decided that the property cannot be declared excess or made available for use to assist the homeless, and the property will not be available. 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Quilcene WA 98376 Landholding Agency: GSA Property Number: 54201220006 Status: Excess GSA Number: 9–I–WA–1260 Comments: off-site removal only; 3,385 sf.; residential/office Suitable/Unavailable Properties Building Washington Former Seattle Branch Bldg. 1015 Second Ave. Seattle WA 98104 Landholding Agency: GSA Property Number: 54201220007 Status: Excess GSA Number: 9–G–WA–1259 Comments: 85,873 sf.; bank; several cracks due to earthquake; possible lead & asbestos; any renovations/new construction will need approval from State Historic Preservation Off. [FR Doc. 2012–12390 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [Docket No. ONRR–2012–0003] U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Tribal Consultation Office of the Secretary, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of the Interior (Interior) announces a tribal consultation meeting regarding the United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, to be held at the National Congress of American Indians mid-year Conference June 17–20, 2012, in Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition to this meeting, Interior officials welcome the opportunity to speak and meet in person with interested tribes in the months of June and July regarding this initiative. Interior also invites tribes to participate in upcoming USEITI public listening sessions and workshops in May and June. SUMMARY: Submit comments on the stakeholder assessment by June 29, 2012. We will hold listening sessions and workshops on the following dates: • Anchorage, Alaska Public Listening Session, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. ADT, May 30, 2012 • Public Webinar, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. EDT, June 1, 2012 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public Listening Session, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2012 DATES: E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 31378 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices • 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 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. [FR Doc. 2012–12827 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–T2–P 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 DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31377-31378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12827]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. ONRR-2012-0003]


U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Tribal 
Consultation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Interior) announces a tribal 
consultation meeting regarding the United States Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative, to be held at the National Congress of 
American Indians mid-year Conference June 17-20, 2012, in Lincoln, 
Nebraska. In addition to this meeting, Interior officials welcome the 
opportunity to speak and meet in person with interested tribes in the 
months of June and July regarding this initiative. Interior also 
invites tribes to participate in upcoming USEITI public listening 
sessions and workshops in May and June.

DATES: Submit comments on the stakeholder assessment by June 29, 2012. 
We will hold listening sessions and workshops on the following dates:
     Anchorage, Alaska Public Listening Session, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. 
ADT, May 30, 2012
     Public Webinar, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT, June 1, 2012
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public Listening Session, 1 p.m.-
3 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2012

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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 comment period through 
June 29, 2012, to provide feedback on the stakeholder assessment and 
recommended options for establishing the U.S. Multi-Stakeholder 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.
[FR Doc. 2012-12827 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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