Media Advisory: Alaska Regional Response Team to conduct meeting Wednesday in Sitka, Alaska

Media Advisory: Alaska Regional Response Team to conduct meeting Wednesday in Sitka, Alaska
(Correction: The previous media advisory contained incorrect location and times for the meeting)
 

JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT) will conduct its next regular meeting in Sitka, Alaska, Wednesday, May 24, from 8am to 5pm, at the Sitka Westmark Hotel.

The public is invited to attend either in person or telephonically. A public comment period is scheduled. Those wishing to comment must sign-up during the meeting. An agenda and contact information for the meeting can be located on the ARRT website at alaskarrt.org.

The ARRT is an interagency, intergovernmental coordinating group consisting of representatives of 14 federal agencies, the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and federally-recognized tribes responsible for developing and maintaining policies for preparedness and response to discharges of oil and releases of other hazardous substances in Alaska and surrounding waters. The ARRT also has a supporting role in responding to such releases.

WHO: Alaska Regional Response Team

WHAT: Public meeting to discuss policies for preparedness and response to discharges of oil and releases of other hazardous substances in Alaska and surrounding waters

WHERE:  Sitka Westmark Hotel, 330 Seward St, Sitka, Alaska

WHEN: Wednesday, May 24, 8am.-5pm.

CONTACT: Mark Everett, Coast Guard planning, 907-463-2804

MEETING CALL-IN PHONE: 877-646-6110 Code# 1597362

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