Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 31.12.1997

Administrative Appeals Process and Policy for Release of Third- Party Proprietary Information

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has withdrawn the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 4, 1997 (62 FR 16116), which would have authorized release of third-party proprietary information in certain circumstances to parties involved in appeals and alternative dispute resolution efforts. In addition, MMS plans to revise the notice of proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 28, 1996 (61 FR 55607), which would have amended regulations governing the administrative appeals process. Based in large part on a report from the Royalty Policy Committee, which provides advice to the Secretary of the Interior under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, MMS plans to revise its regulations governing its administrative appeals and alternative dispute resolution processes, including authority for disclosure of third-party proprietary information. The MMS will hold a public workshop to discuss these matters before issuing the revised notice of proposed rule. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the workshop and are requested to register in advance.