[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12246-12247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6530]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Restoration of Resources 
and Services Injured by Oil Spill; (FY 1998) Proposals Request

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Invitation for proposals.

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SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is asking the 
public, private organizations, and government agencies to submit 
proposals for the restoration of the Exxon Valdez oil spill region. The 
Invitations to Submit Restoration Proposals for Federal Fiscal Year 
1998, a booklet explaining the process, is available from the Trustee 
Council office.

DATES: Proposals are due April 15, 1997, at 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 645 ``G'' Street, 
Suite 401, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Restoration Office, (907) 278-8012 
or

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toll free at (800) 478-7745 (in Alaska) or (800) 283-7745 (outside 
Alaska).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 
March 1989, a Trustee Council of three state and three federal 
trustees, including the Secretary of the Interior, was formed. The 
Trustee Council prepared a restoration plan for the injured resources 
and services within the oil spill area. The restoration plan calls for 
annual work plans identifying projects to accomplish restoration. Each 
year proposals for restoration projects are solicited from a variety of 
organizations, including the public.

    Dated: March 7, 1997.
Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 97-6530 Filed 3-13-97; 8:45 am]
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