WSR 22-24-018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

(Natural Resource Damage Assessment Committee)

[Filed November 30, 2022, 8:02 a.m.]

The Washington state NRDA committee, which is chaired by the department of ecology (ecology), includes representatives of the state departments of fish and wildlife, natural resources, health, archaeology and historic preservation, and the parks and recreation commission. The NRDA committee makes decisions regarding the most appropriate damage assessment to pursue for oil spills in state waters and evaluates restoration projects proposed by responsible parties in lieu of monetary claims.

Meetings for January through December 2023 will be held on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings start at 9:00 a.m. at the Department of Ecology, Headquarters Building, 300 Desmond Drive S.E., Lacey, WA. This public meeting is also available virtually via Zoom. Meeting links are available at https://ecology.wa.gov/Events/Search/Search-all?searchtext=natural+resource+damage+assessment+committee&searchmode=allwords.

For more information, please contact Geoff Baran at 360-790-9725, geoff.baran@ecy.wa.gov, or visit the ecology website https://ecology.wa.gov/Spills-Cleanup/Spills/Spill-preparedness-response/Restoring-resources-after-spills.