On September 2011, President Obama
announced the U.S. commitment to domestic implementation of EITI, a
key element of the President's Open Government Partnership
commitments. President Obama appointed the Secretary of the
Interior as the senior U.S. official to lead the USEITI
implementation. EITI is a voluntary global effort designed to
strengthen transparency, accountability, and public trust for the
revenues paid and received for a country's oil, gas, and mineral
resources. The Administration renewed its commitment to implement
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in the
December 2013 U.S. Open Government National Action Plan. By signing
onto the global EITI standard, the U.S. Government will help ensure
that American taxpayers are receiving every dollar due for the
extraction of these valuable public resources. The EITI Standard
contains the set of requirements that countries need to meet in
order to be recognized first as an EITI Candidate and ultimately as
an EITI Compliant Country. In March 2014, the U.S. became the first
G7 country to achieve Candidate Country status. When fully
implemented, EITI will ensure more transparency in how the
country's natural resources are governed and also will provide full
disclosure of government revenues from its extractive
sector.
US Code:
30
USC 351-60 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired
Lands
US Code: 30
USC 1791-2 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act for Indian Land
US Code: 5 USC
552 Name of Law: Freedom of Information Act
US Code: 43
USC 1331-56b Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
US Code:
42 USC 15801 et seq. Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
US Code: 30
USC 1701-59 Name of Law: Federal OIl and Gas Royalty
Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
US Code: 30
USC 1001-28 Name of Law: Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
US Code: 30
USC 181-287 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act
This is a new voluntary
information collection as a result of President Obama announcing
the U.S. commitment to domestic implementation of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a key element of the
President's Open Government Partnership commitments.
$83,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Luis Aguilar 303 231-3418
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.