[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 87790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27865]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Notice of Teleconference Meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 
Public Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, is announcing that 
the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Public Advisory Committee (PAC) will 
meet by video teleconference as noted below.

DATES: The virtual meeting will be held on January 22, 2024, at 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. Alaska time (AKT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be virtual only using the Microsoft Teams 
meeting platform. To view a tutorial on how to join a Teams meeting, 
please go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/join-a-meeting-in-microsoft-teams-1613bb53-f3fa-431e-85a9-d6a91e3468c9.
    The video feature will be turned off for all attendees except for 
the EVOS PAC, EVOS Trustee Council staff, presenters, and speakers 
during public comment to limit bandwidth use and maximize connectivity 
during the meeting. Please remain muted until you are called upon to 
speak.
    Connect to meeting using Microsoft Teams link (video and audio):

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWZhMzRhYjYtMWRmZC00NDMyLWE2MjYtN2FlYjk3NDA3ZmNl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2220030bf6-7ad9-42f7-9273-59ea83fcfa38%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220296e96a-c3e4-44e8-85f8-0d37aca5a92f%22%7d
Meeting ID: 295 318 667 17
Passcode: 6w862W
Join with a video conferencing device [email protected], Video 
Conference ID: 116 345 794 2, Alternate VTC instructions
Or call in (audio only)
+1 907-202-7104,853894310# United States, Anchorage, Phone Conference 
ID: 853 894 310#, Find a local number [verbar] Reset PIN

    Please check the EVOS Trustee Council website for updates regarding 
the virtual meeting at http://evostc.state.ak.us/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Cochon, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, telephone 
number: (907) 786-3620; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EVOS PAC was created pursuant to 
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 PAC advises the 
EVOS Trustee Council on decisions relating to the allocation of 
settlement funds for restoration, monitoring, and other activities 
related to the oil spill.
    The EVOS PAC meeting agenda will include discussion of the Gulf 
Watch Alaska Long-Term Research and Monitoring Program's budget 
reallocation proposal. 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 http://evostc.state.ak.us. All 
EVOS PAC meetings are open to the public.

Public Input

    Interested persons may choose to make oral comments at the meeting 
during the designated time. Depending on the number of people wishing 
to comment and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments 
may be limited. Interested parties should contact the Designated 
Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) for advance 
placement on the public speaker list for this meeting.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public. Please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) section of this notice at least seven 
(7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the 
Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable 
accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the EVOS PAC to consider during the public meeting. 
Written statements must be received by January 12, 2024, so that the 
information may be made available to the EVOS PAC for their 
consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be 
supplied to the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) and/or in writing in the following formats: A hard copy with 
original signature and/or an electronic copy (acceptable file formats 
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, 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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Lisa Fox,
Regional Environmental Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-27865 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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