Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary [XXXD5198NI DS61100000 DNINR0000.000000 DX61104] AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice of renewal. 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: Grace Cochon, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1011 E Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, 907-227-3781. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Court Order establishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council also required the creation of a public advisory group to advise the Trustee Council. Consequently, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee was established and began functioning in October 1992. The Committee consists of 10 members representing the following principal interests: aquaculture/mariculture, commercial fishing, commercial tourism, conservation/environmental, Native landownership, recreation, 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 recommended. In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10 ), and in consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of the Interior …