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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[ONRR–2012–0003 DS63600000
DR2PS0000.PX8000 156D0102R2]
Notice of Request for Nominees for the
U.S. Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative Advisory
Committee
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Interior is seeking nominations for
individuals to be Committee members
or alternates on the U.S. Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
Advisory Committee. We seek nominees
who can represent stakeholder
constituencies from government, civil
society, and industry so that we can fill
current vacancies and create a roster of
candidates in case future vacancies
occur.
SUMMARY:
Submit nominations by March
31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations by any of the following
methods.
• Mail or hand-carry nominations to
Ms. Rosita Compton Christian;
Department of the Interior; 1849 C Street
NW., MS 4211, Washington, DC 20240.
• Email nominations to USEITI@
ios.doi.gov.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosita Compton Christian at (202) 208–
0272 or (202) 513–0597; fax (202) 513–
0682; email Rosita.ComptonChristian@
onrr.gov or useiti@ios.doi.gov; or via
mail at the Department of the Interior;
1849 C Street NW., MS 4211;
Washington, DC 20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interior
established the Committee on July 26,
2012, in accordance with the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2),
and with the concurrence of the General
Services Administration. The
Committee serves as the U.S. Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
Multi-Stakeholder Group and advises
the Secretary of the Interior on design
and implementation of the initiative.
The Committee does the following:
• Oversees the U.S. implementation
of the Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global
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standard for governments to publicly
disclose revenues received from oil, gas,
and mining assets belonging to the
government, with parallel public
disclosure by companies of payments to
the government (e.g. royalties, rents,
bonuses, taxes, or other payments).
• Develops and recommends to the
Secretary a fully-costed work plan,
containing measurable targets and a
timetable for implementation and
incorporating an assessment of capacity
constraints. This plan will be developed
in consultation with key EITI
stakeholders and published upon
completion.
• Provides opportunities for
collaboration and consultation among
stakeholders.
• Advises the Secretary and posts for
consideration by other stakeholders
proposals for conducting long-term
oversight and other activities necessary
to achieve and maintain EITI-compliant
status.
The Committee consists of
representatives from three stakeholder
sectors. The sectors are as follows:
• Industry, including non-Federal
representatives from the extractive
industry, including oil, gas, and mining
companies and industry-related trade
associations.
• Civil society, including
organizations with an interest in
extractive industries, transparency, and
government oversight; members of the
public; and public and/or private
investors.
• Government, including Federal,
State, local, and Tribal governments and
individual Indian mineral owners.
In addition to honoring the EITI
principle of self-selection within the
stakeholder sector, the following criteria
will be considered in making final
selections:
• Understanding of and commitment
to the EITI process;
• Ability to collaborate and operate in
a multi-stakeholder setting;
• Access to and support from a
relevant stakeholder constituency; and
• Basic understanding of the
extractive industry and/or revenue
collection; or willingness to be educated
on such matters.
Nominations should include a resume
providing relevant contact information
and 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
Committee and to permit the
Department of the Interior to contact a
potential member.
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Parties are strongly encouraged to
work with and within stakeholder
sectors (including industry, civil
society, and government sectors, as the
EITI process defines) to jointly consider
and submit nominations that, overall,
reflect the diversity and breadth of their
sector. Nominees are strongly
encouraged to include supporting letters
from constituents, trade associations,
alliances, and/or other organizations
that indicate the support by a
meaningful constituency for the
nominee.
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.
The Committee will meet quarterly or
at the request of the Designated Federal
Officer. Non-Federal members of the
Committee will serve without
compensation. However, we may pay
the Travel and per diem expenses of
Committee members, if appropriate,
under the Federal Travel Regulations.
To learn more about USEITI please
visit the official Web site at
www.doi.gov/eiti.
Dated: December 17, 2014.
Paul A. Mussenden,
Deputy Assistant Secretary—Natural
Resources Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–30220 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX15EE000101100]
Public Review of the Draft Part 2
(Revision), Digital Orthoimagery, of the
Federal Geographic Data Committee
(FGDC) Geographic Information
Framework Data Standard
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment
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AGENCY:
The Federal Geographic Data
Committee (FGDC) is conducting a
public review of the draft Part 2
(revision), Digital Orthoimagery, of the
FGDC Geographic Information
Framework Data Standard.
The primary purpose of Part 2, Digital
Orthoimagery, of the FGDC Geographic
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Information Framework Data Content
Standard is to support exchange of
orthoimagery data. Part 2 seeks to
establish a common baseline for the
semantic content of orthoimagery
databases for public agencies and
private enterprises. It also seeks to
decrease the costs and simplify the
exchange of orthoimagery data among
local, Tribal, State, and Federal users
and producers. That, in turn,
discourages duplicative data collection.
Benefits of adopting Part 2 also include
the long-term improvement of geospatial
orthoimagery data within the
community.
The draft Part 2 (revision), Digital
Orthoimagery, of the FGDC Geographic
Information Framework Data Standard,
may be downloaded from https://www.
fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDCstandards-projects/framework-datastandard/DraftRevisionPart2. Comments
shall be submitted using the content
template at https://www.fgdc.gov/
standards/process/standards-directives/
template.doc. Instructions for
completing the comment template are
found in FGDC Standards Directive #2d,
Standards Working Group Review
Guidelines: Review Comment Template,
https://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/
standards-directives/directive-2dstandards-working-group-reviewguidelines-review-comment-template.
Comments that concern specific
issues/changes/additions may result in
changes in the draft Part 2 (revision),
Digital Orthoimagery, of the FGDC
Geographic Information Framework
Data Standard. Reviewers may obtain
information about how comments were
addressed upon request. After FGDC
endorsement of Part 2 (revision), Digital
Orthoimagery, of the FGDC Geographic
Information Framework Data Standard
and a summary analysis of the changes
will be made available to the public on
the FGDC Web site, www.fgdc.gov.
DATES: Comments on the draft Part 2
(revision), Digital Orthoimagery, of the
FGDC Geographic Information
Framework Data Standard, shall be
submitted to Ms. Julie Binder Maitra,
FGDC Standards Coordinator, jmaitra@
fgdc.gov by March 24, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Julie Binder Maitra, U.S. Geological
Survey, Federal Geographic Data
Committee, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, 703–648–
4627
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 2,
Digital Orthoimagery, of the FGDC
Geographic Information Framework
Data Standard specifies data content
and logical structure for the description
and interchange of framework digital
orthoimagery. To a certain extent, it also
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provides guidelines for the acquisition
and processing of imagery for generation
of digital orthoimagery and specifies the
documentation of those acquisition and
processing steps. The primary focus of
Part 2 is on images sensed in the visible
to near infrared portion of the
electromagnetic spectrum; however,
images captured from other portions of
the electromagnetic spectrum are not
precluded.
It is the intent of Part 2, Digital
Orthoimagery, of the FGDC Geographic
Information Framework Data Standard
to set a common baseline that will
ensure the widest utility of digital
orthoimagery for the user and producer
communities through enhanced data
sharing and the reduction of redundant
data production. Part 2 stresses
complete and accurate reporting of
information relating to quality control
and standards employed in testing
orthoimagery data.
Part 2, Digital Orthoimagery, of the
FGDC Geographic Information
Framework Data Standard applies to
orthoimagery data produced or
disseminated by or for the Federal
government. According to Office of
Management and the Budget (OMB)
Circular A–16 (Revised) on
Coordination of Geographic Information
Related Spatial Data Activities, Federal
agencies collecting or producing
geospatial data, either directly or
indirectly (for example, through grants,
partnerships, or contracts with other
entities), shall ensure, prior to obligating
funds for such activities, that data will
be collected in a manner that meets all
relevant standards adopted through the
Federal Geographic Data Committee
(FGDC) process.
Work on the FGDC Geographic
Information Framework Data Standard
began under the Geospatial One-Stop eGovernment initiative. The FGDC
subsequently endorsed the Geographic
Information Framework Data Standard,
Parts 1–7, in 1998. Part 2 needed to be
revised due to technological changes,
such as the transition from film to
digital cameras. The main changes
included adding new terms,
clarification of definitions, and typo
fixes.
The FGDC coordinates the
development of the National Spatial
Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which
encompasses the policies, standards,
and procedures for organizations to
cooperatively produce and share
geospatial data. Federal agencies that
make up the FGDC develop the NSDI in
cooperation with organizations from
State, local and tribal governments, the
academic community, and the private
sector. The authority for the FGDC is
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[FR Doc No: 2014-30220]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[ONRR-2012-0003 DS63600000 DR2PS0000.PX8000 156D0102R2]
Notice of Request for Nominees for the U.S. Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is seeking nominations for
individuals to be Committee members or alternates on the U.S.
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee. We
seek nominees who can represent stakeholder constituencies from
government, civil society, and industry so that we can fill current
vacancies and create a roster of candidates in case future vacancies
occur.
DATES: Submit nominations by March 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations by any of the following methods.
Mail or hand-carry nominations to Ms. Rosita Compton
Christian; Department of the Interior; 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211,
Washington, DC 20240.
Email nominations to USEITI@ios.doi.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosita Compton Christian at (202) 208-
0272 or (202) 513-0597; fax (202) 513-0682; email
Rosita.ComptonChristian@onrr.gov or useiti@ios.doi.gov; or via mail at
the Department of the Interior; 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211; Washington,
DC 20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interior established the Committee on July
26, 2012, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and with the
concurrence of the General Services Administration. The Committee
serves as the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Multi-
Stakeholder Group and advises the Secretary of the Interior on design
and implementation of the initiative.
The Committee does the following:
Oversees the U.S. implementation of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard for
governments to publicly disclose revenues received from oil, gas, and
mining assets belonging to the government, with parallel public
disclosure by companies of payments to the government (e.g. royalties,
rents, bonuses, taxes, or other payments).
Develops and recommends to the Secretary a fully-costed
work plan, containing measurable targets and a timetable for
implementation and incorporating an assessment of capacity constraints.
This plan will be developed in consultation with key EITI stakeholders
and published upon completion.
Provides opportunities for collaboration and consultation
among stakeholders.
Advises the Secretary and posts for consideration by other
stakeholders proposals for conducting long-term oversight and other
activities necessary to achieve and maintain EITI-compliant status.
The Committee consists of representatives from three stakeholder
sectors. The sectors are as follows:
Industry, including non-Federal representatives from the
extractive industry, including oil, gas, and mining companies and
industry-related trade associations.
Civil society, including organizations with an interest in
extractive industries, transparency, and government oversight; members
of the public; and public and/or private investors.
Government, including Federal, State, local, and Tribal
governments and individual Indian mineral owners.
In addition to honoring the EITI principle of self-selection within
the stakeholder sector, the following criteria will be considered in
making final selections:
Understanding of and commitment to the EITI process;
Ability to collaborate and operate in a multi-stakeholder
setting;
Access to and support from a relevant stakeholder
constituency; and
Basic understanding of the extractive industry and/or
revenue collection; or willingness to be educated on such matters.
Nominations should include a resume providing relevant contact
information and 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 Committee and to permit the Department
of the Interior to contact a potential member.
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Parties are strongly encouraged to work with and within stakeholder
sectors (including industry, civil society, and government sectors, as
the EITI process defines) to jointly consider and submit nominations
that, overall, reflect the diversity and breadth of their sector.
Nominees are strongly encouraged to include supporting letters from
constituents, trade associations, alliances, and/or other organizations
that indicate the support by a meaningful constituency for the nominee.
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.
The Committee will meet quarterly or at the request of the
Designated Federal Officer. Non-Federal members of the Committee will
serve without compensation. However, we may pay the Travel and per diem
expenses of Committee members, if appropriate, under the Federal Travel
Regulations.
To learn more about USEITI please visit the official Web site at
www.doi.gov/eiti.
Dated: December 17, 2014.
Paul A. Mussenden,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Natural Resources Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-30220 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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