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Dated: June 8, 2000.

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BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group Nomination Solicitation

SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Trustee Council is soliciting

nominations for the Public Advisory

Group, which advises the Trustee

Council on decisions related to the

planning, evaluation, and conduct of

injury assessment and restoration

activities using funds obtained for

purposes of restoration as part of the

civil settlement pursuant to the T/V

Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. Public

Advisory Group members will be

selected to serve a 24 month term

beginning in October 2000.

DATES: All nominations should be

received on or before August 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent

to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee

Council, 645 G Street, Suite 401,

Anchorage, Alaska 99501 (fax: 907/276–

7178).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Mutter, Designated Federal

Official, Department of the Interior,

Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite 119,

Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, (907) 271–

5011; or Cherri Womac, Exxon Valdez

Oil Spill Trustee Council, 645 G Street,

Suite 401, Anchorage, Alaska, (907)

278–8012 or (800) 478-7745. A copy of

the charter for the Public Advisory

Group is available upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Public Advisory Group 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

Group was created to advise the Trustee

Council on matters relating to decisions

on injury assessment, restoration

activities or other use of natural

resources damage recoveries obtained

by the governments.

The Trustee Council consists of

representatives of the State of Alaska

Attorney General; Commissioner of the

Alaska Department of Fish and Game;

Commissioner of the Alaska Department

of Environmental Conservation; the

Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of

Agriculture; and the Administrator of

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce. Appointment to the Public

Advisory Group will be made by the

Secretary of the Interior with

unanimous approval of the Trustees.

The Public Advisory Group consists

of 17 members representing the public

at large (5 members) and the following

special interests: aquaculture,

commercial fishing, commercial

tourism, forest products, environmental,

conservation, local government, Native

landowners, recreation users, sport

hunting and fishing, subsistence, and

science/academic. Two additional ex

officio non-voting members are from the

Alaska State House of Representatives

and the Alaska State Senate.

Nominees need to submit the

following information to the Trustee

Council:

1. A biographical sketch (education,

experience, address, telephone, fax);

2. Information about the nominee’s

knowledge of the region, peoples or

principal economic and social activities

of the area affected by the T/V Exxon

Valdez oil spill, or expertise in public

lands and resource management;

3. Information about the nominee’s

relationship/involvement (if any) with

the principal interest to be represented;

4. A statement explaining any unique

contributions the nominee will make to

the Public Advisory Group and why the

nominee should be appointed to serve

as a member;

5. Any additional relevant

information that would assist the

Trustee Council in making a

recommendation; and

6. Answers to the conflict of interest

questions listed below. Public Advisory

Group members and their alternates are

chosen to represent a broad range of

interests. It is possible that action could

be taken by the Public Advisory Group

when one or more of the members have

a direct personal conflict of interest

which would prejudice and call into

question the entire public process. To

avoid this and to enable the Trustee

Council to choose appropriate

individuals as members and/or

alternates to members, it is necessary

that each nominee provide the following

information with their information

packet. If the answer to any of these

questions is yes, please provide a brief

explanation of your answer. A yes will

not necessarily preclude any nominee

from being appointed to serve on the

Public Advisory Group.

a. Do you, your spouse, children, any

relative with whom you live or your

employer have, or are you defending, a

claim filed before any court or

administrative tribunal based upon

damages caused by the T/V Exxon

Valdez oil spill?

b. Do you, your spouse, children, any

relative with whom you live or your

employer own any property or interest

in property which has been, or is likely

to be, proposed for acquisition by the

Trustee Council?

c. Have you, your spouse, children,

any relative with whom you live or your

employer submitted, or likely will

submit, a proposal for funding by the

Trustee Council, or be a direct

beneficiary of such a proposal?

d. Do you know of any other potential

actions of the Trustee Council or the

Public Advisory Group to have a direct

bearing on the financial condition of

yourself, your spouse, children, other

relative with whom you live or your

employer?

Willie R. Taylor,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance.

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BILLING CODE 4310–RG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Interior, Office of the Secretary is

announcing a public meeting of the

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group and a joint public hearing with

the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee

Council.

DATES: The public hearing is July 19,

2000, at 7:00 p.m. and the public

meeting is July 20 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Fourth floor conference

room, 645 ‘‘G’’ Street, Anchorage,

Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Mutter, Department of the

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy

and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite

119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271–

5011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Public Advisory Group was created by

Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of