A public meeting will be held in Seward (additional meetings will be held in Valdez and Kodiak, see calendar of events for times) to take comments on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council’s proposal to narrow the scope of their work to five clearly-defined restoration categories for remaining restoration funds, concurrent with a NEPA update of its 1994 Restoration Plan.

The Council, recognizing that the restoration funds remaining from the
Exxon Valdez settlement continue to diminish, seeks to narrow and refine the scope of the Council’s restoration efforts and to enable a more discrete and efficient funding mechanism by which to direct these remaining funds. In the Notice of Intent (NOI), the Council proposes to focus their restoration efforts to five defined restoration categories: herring; lingering oil; long-term monitoring of marine conditions; harbor protection and marine restoration; and habitat acquisition and protection.

To see the NOI or for more information call (907) 278-8012 or (800) 478-7745 or go to www.evostc.state.ak.us. For more information, and instructions for submitting comments, please visit http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/nepa.