United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Revenue Information Collection
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Approved without change
06/15/2015
05/15/2015
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2018
36 Months From Approved
76
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6,384
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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.
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.