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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>ON THE</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>2014 DRAFT MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN MANAGEMENT PLAN</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On September 24, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) issued the Draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan (2014 draft ocean plan) for public review, hearings, and a 60-day public comment period. This draft is the first formal amendment of the 2009 ocean plan. The 2009 ocean plan established protections for critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses in the Massachusetts Ocean Planning Area and set siting and performance standards for specific ocean-base development. EEA is required by the Oceans Act to review the ocean plan every five years. Regional public meetings will be held to receive comment and input on the 2014 draft ocean plan. The South Coast meeting will be:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 20, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Memorial Theater, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 2014 draft ocean plan is available online at <a href="http://www.mass.gov/eea/2014-draft-ocean-plan">www.mass.gov/eea/2014-draft-ocean-plan</a>. For more information, please see <a href="http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop">www.mass.gov/eea/mop</a> or contact CZM at <a href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us">czm@state.ma.us</a> or 617-626-1200.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>