WSR 99-18-099

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY


[ Filed September 1, 1999, 9:35 a.m. ]


Advisory Committee on Oil Spill Prevention in North Puget Sound Area Co-Chaired by the Department of Ecology and US Coast Guard Meeting Notice


The Department of Ecology's spills program and the United States Coast Guard are cochairing an advisory panel of the Federal Navigational Safety Advisory Committee (NAVSAC). This subcommittee, known as the North Puget Sound Area Risk Management Panel, will review existing marine oil spill prevention measures in the North Puget Sound area and make recommendations on how the marine safety system can be improved. The area of study will be the marine transportation corridor extending from the approaches to the Strait of Juan De Fuca through the San Juan Islands to the Canadian border.

The first meeting will take place on September 23 and 24, 1999, at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Sand Point Facility in Seattle. It is anticipated that future meetings will be held on a monthly schedule. The panel will consist of representatives from a broad cross section of organizations interested in marine safety. The panel will complete a holistic and inclusive review and provide opportunities for public participation. Ecology anticipates that the panel will meet monthly in the Puget Sound area and adopt recommendations in its final report in June 2000.

If you would like to have your name placed on the mailing list to receive meeting notices or have special accommodation needs, contact Teresa Hedblum at (360) 407-6959 or 407-6006 TDD. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Jon Neel at (360) 407-6905.

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