[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28011-28012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12850]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


EXXON VALDEZ Oil Spill Trustee Council; Invitation for Proposals

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 
proposals for implementation of the Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring and 
Research Program. The Invitation to Submit Restoration Proposals for 
Federal Fiscal Year 2004 is available on the Trustee Council Internet 
site.

DATES: Proposals are due June 16, 2003.

ADDRESSES: EXXON VALDEZ Oil Spill Trustee Council, 441 West 5th Avenue, 
Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.

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 http://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

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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.

Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 03-12850 Filed 5-21-03; 8:45 am]
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