[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 69236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29079]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of the Secretary, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; 
Invitation for Comment

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is asking the 
public, private organizations, and government agencies to submit 
comments on the Draft Work Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2003: Phase II, 
which implements the Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Program. 
The Draft Work Plan is available on the Internet site listed below. 
Paper copies of the Draft Work Plan are available upon request.

DATES: Comments are due November 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 
441 West 5th Avenue, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2340. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional instructions about submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Trustee Council Office, (907) 278-
8012 or toll free at (800) 478-7745 (in Alaska) or (800) 283-7745 
(outside Alaska) or via Internet at www.oilspill.state.ak.us.

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 called for 
annual work plans identifying projects to accomplish restoration. An 
extension of the Restoration Plan, the Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring and 
Research Program, also requires implementation through annual work 
plans. Each year proposals for restoration, monitoring, and research 
projects are solicited from a variety of organizations, including the 
public. Comments may be mailed to the above address, telephoned to the 
above telephone numbers (collect calls will be accepted from fishers 
and boaters who call through the marine operator), faxed to (907) 276-
7178, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Public comment 
will also be accepted at the Trustee Council meeting, at 10:30 a.m. on 
Monday, November 25, 2002.

Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 02-29079 Filed 11-14-02; 8:45 am]
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