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Notice of Teleconference Meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, is announcing that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Public Advis...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The EVOS PAC 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 EVOS PAC advises the EVOS Trustee Council on decisions relating to the allocation of settlement funds for restoration, monitoring, and other activities related to the oil spill.
The EVOS PAC meeting agenda will include discussion of the Gulf Watch Alaska Long-Term Research and Monitoring Program's budget reallocation proposal. An opportunity for public comments will be provided. The final agenda and materials for the meeting will be posted on the EVOS Trustee Council website at
http://evostc.state.ak.us.
All EVOS PAC meetings are open to the public.
Public Input
Interested persons may choose to make oral comments at the meeting during the designated time. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Interested parties should contact the Designated Federal Officer (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
) for advance placement on the public speaker list for this meeting.
Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations:
The meeting is open to the public. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
) section of this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 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.
Submitting Written Information or Questions
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the EVOS PAC to consider during the public meeting. Written statements must be received by January 12, 2024, so that the information may be made available to the EVOS PAC for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be supplied to the Designated Federal Officer (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
) and/or in writing in the following formats: A hard copy with original signature and/or an electronic copy (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, or rich text file).
Public Disclosure of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, please be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority:5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Lisa Fox,
Regional Environmental Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.