Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee; Call for Nominations

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The Department of the Interior is soliciting nominations for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee (Committee). This Committee advises the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (Trustee Council) on decisions related to the planning, evaluation, allocation of funds, and conduct of injury assessment and restoration activities related to the T/V Exxon Valdez oil spill of March 1989.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68966-68967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22290]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee; Call for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is soliciting nominations for 
the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee (Committee). This 
Committee advises the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (Trustee 
Council) on decisions related to the planning, evaluation, allocation 
of funds, and conduct of injury assessment and restoration activities 
related to the T/V Exxon Valdez oil spill of March 1989.

DATES: All nominations must be received by February 1, 2027.

ADDRESSES: Send nomination packages via email to Shiway Wang, Executive 
Director, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cab9a2a3bdabb3e4bdaba4ad8aaba6abb9a1abe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cebda6a7b9afb7e0b9afa0a98eafa2afbda5afe0a9a1b8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Also please copy Joy Maglaqui, Executive 
Assistant, on any email correspondence at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5afaabceba8a4a2a9a4b4b0ac85a4a9a4b6aea4eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d2d7c196d5d9dfd4d9c9cdd1f8d9d4d9cbd3d996dfd7ce">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fox, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, telephone number: (907) 
227-3783; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c30352f3d033a33241c35332f72383335723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adc1c4deccf2cbc2d5edc4c2de83c9c2c483cac2db">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States 
who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services.

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Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was created pursuant to 
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 Committee advises the 
Trustee Council on matters relating to decisions on injury assessment, 
restoration activities, or other use of natural resource damage 
recoveries obtained by the government. The Trustee Council consists of 
representatives of the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska 
Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Department of Environmental 
Conservation, and Alaska Department of Law.
    The Committee consists of 10 members to reflect balanced 
representation from each of the following principal interests: 
aquaculture/mariculture, commercial fishing, commercial tourism, 
conservation/environmental, native landownership, recreation, 
subsistence use, science/technology, sport hunting/fishing, and public-
at-large.
    We are soliciting nominations for five positions that represent 
science and technology, native landownership, subsistence use, 
recreation, and public-at-large interests. The Committee members will 
be selected and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to serve a 
four-year term.
    Nomination Process: Nominations for membership may be submitted by 
any source. Nominations should include a r[eacute]sum[eacute] providing 
an adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, including 
information that would enable the Department of the Interior to 
evaluate the nominee's ability to meet Committee membership 
requirements and to contact a potential member.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.

Lisa Fox,
Regional Environmental Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-22290 Filed 10-30-26; 8:45 am]
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