2018-05500. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION:

Meeting notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is announcing a public teleconference meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council's Public Advisory Committee.

DATES:

April 2, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. AKST.

ADDRESSES:

Grace Hall Conference Room, Suite 220, 4230 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska; [phone], code 72241.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Philip Johnson, Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1689 “C” Street, Suite 119, Anchorage, Alaska, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The EVOS Public Advisory Committee was created by 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 Public Advisory Committee meeting agenda will include discussion of outreach proposals and habitat parcels. 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 www.evostc.state.ak.us. All EVOS Public Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public.

Public Input

Submitting Written Information or Questions

Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the Committee to consider during the public meeting. Written statements must be received by March 26, 2018, so that the information may be made available to the Committee for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be supplied to Dr. Philip Johnson (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above) in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature and/or one electronic copy via email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 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.

Meeting Minutes

Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). They will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the meeting.

Philip Johnson,

Regional Environmental Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.