[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70203-70204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19438]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Notice of Meetings 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 is announcing that the Exxon Valdez Oil 
Spill (EVOS) Public Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in person and by 
video teleconference as noted below.

DATES: The PAC will hold public meetings on September 16, 2024, from 12 
p.m. to 2 p.m.; October 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on October 
9, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska time (AKT).

ADDRESSES: The September 16, 2024, meeting will be held virtually.
    The October 8-9, 2024, meeting will be held in-person in the Glenn 
Olds Hall Conference Room, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 
and a virtual participation option will be available 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):
    Please check the EVOS Trustee Council website for updates regarding 
the meetings 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) 227-3781; email: [email protected].
    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.

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 for the September 16, 2024, meeting 
will include a discussion regarding the Killey River acquisition and 
the meeting agenda for the October 8-9, 2024, meeting will include 
review of the biennial report that summarizes program and project 
status. 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

    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, language translation services, 
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.

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 may be sent in advance of the scheduled meeting at 
least three (3) business days prior to the meeting 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

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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. 2024-19438 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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