DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ISSUES NOTICE: DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL LOUISIANA AND OPEN OCEAN TRUSTEE IMPLEMENTATION GROUPS; DRAFT JOINT RESTORATION PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT #1: WETLANDS, COASTAL, AND NEARSHORE HABITATS, FEDERALLY MANAGED LANDS, FISH AND WATER COLUMN INVERTEBRATES, SEA TURTLES, SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION, AND BIRDS RESTORATION OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Department Of The Interior has issued a notice called: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Groups; Draft Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, Federally Managed Lands, Fish and Water Column Invertebrates, Sea Turtles, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, and Birds Restoration of the Chandeleur Islands.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 13 by Mary Josie Blanchard, Department of the Interior, Director, Gulf Coast Restoration.

Summary: The natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Groups (the TIGs) have prepared the Draft Joint Restoration Plan and Environm...