[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4160]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of the Secretary; Invitation for Proposals

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

SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is asking the 
public, private organizations, and government agencies to submit 
proposals for restoration of resources and services injured by the 
Exxon Valdez oil spill. The Invitation to Submit Restoration Proposals 
for Federal Fiscal Year 2001, a booklet explaining the process, is 
available from the Trustee Council office.

DATES: Proposals are due April 14, 2000, 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 toll free at (800) 478-7745 (in Alaska) or (800) 283-7745 (outside 
Alaska) or via e-mail at [email protected].

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.

Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 00-4160 Filed 2-22-00; 8:45 am]
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