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Working with Federal and State Trustees to Facilitate Industry Participation in a Variety of Forums
Interested companies are invited to contact us at group@NRDonline.com concerning the following meetings for which the Group is facilitating industrial company participation. Three meetings – all of which provide an opportunity for industrial company representatives to meet with NRD trustees (for natural resources) and discuss non-site-specific assessment and restoration issues of mutual interest – will be held as follows: (1) Wednesday, April 7, 2010 – first meeting of the “Northeast Joint Assessment Team” or JAT in Albany, NY; (2) Wednesday, April 7, 2010 – webinar being convened by the Great Lakes Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Roundtable; and (3) Wednesday, April 21, 2010 – “Open Day” of annual US DOI meeting involving national NRDAR personnel and other stakeholders in Phoenix, AZ.
Great Lakes NRDA Roundtable Brings Together Trustees, Industry and Practitioners
On April 22-23, 2009, the second Great Lakes Natural Resource Damage Assessment (“NRDA”) Roundtable convened in Lansing, MI, involving participation by over 50 representatives from federal trustee agencies, state trustee agencies, and the industrial and practitioner communities to discuss NRDAR practice issues of concern to the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes NRDA Roundtable is one of four regional multi-stakeholder NRDAR forums in the US at present Member Companies may access the Members-US website for additional information and meeting materials.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – 20 Years Later
To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill released the 20th Year Report, “Legacy of an Oil Spill 20 Years After Exxon Valdez”. In addition, numerous articles have been published highlighting major lessons learned and progress made since the spill, including the passage of the 1990 Oil Pollution Act, increased spill response and resource restoration. Member Companies may access the Members-US website for the full Trustee Council Report and additional articles on the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.
US Department of the Interior Publishes Final Rule on Natural Resource Damages for Hazardous Substances
The US Department of the Interior published, in the Federal Register, the "Natural Resource Damages for Hazardous Substances" Final Rule (73 Fed. Reg. 57259). The Group will be convening conference calls and meetings of its Industrial Company and Affiliate members to examine the practical effects of the rule changes. Additional information is available to Group members at Log In.
Group Submits Comments on US DOI NRDA Proposed Rulemaking
The Group formally submitted brief comments in response to the US Department of Interior’s proposed rulemaking (73 Fed. Reg. 11081) published on February 29, 2008. The US DOI proposed regulatory revisions aim to “revise certain parts of the natural resource damage assessment regulations for hazardous substances” and address a limited set of issues, as recommended by the US DOI NRDAR Federal Advisory Committee in their final report NRDAR Federal Advisory Committee Final Report (May 1, 2007).
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