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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Division of Marine Fisheries are hosting an information session with the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM). During this session the public can provide input and share information on the proposed Gulf of Maine leasing activities in advance of a proposed offshore wind energy auction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> July 17, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#121212;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:#202124;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#121212">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#121212">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Four Points by Sheraton,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3800 State Highway, Eastham, MA 02642<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#121212"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For details on related meetings, see BOEM’s
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boem.gov%2Frenewable-energy%2Fstate-activities%2Fgulf-maine-proposed-sale-notice-psn-public-meetings__%3B!!CPANwP4y!WHK0A6p47TI-DGWCJDt2JbnZyPh2TWLxwOq5miNV9y8yrS6djEzKctYruYPqracQkSGWBHa-yDPv4CG4UDR_bObiOznm64IFPdc%24&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Ca50aba7b8efa4a30a96008dca1a8cfbe%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638562993633612373%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VqKCA5%2B79dGNVvqQkVNZxSF1UnliEg6KE7R5ede%2BE6Q%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/gulf-maine-proposed-sale-notice-psn-public-meetings__;!!CPANwP4y!WHK0A6p47TI-DGWCJDt2JbnZyPh2TWLxwOq5miNV9y8yrS6djEzKctYruYPqracQkSGWBHa-yDPv4CG4UDR_bObiOznm64IFPdc$" shash="ssIvPIt7wXk20EnX+A5w1NdreJQ/HzIaDmlfsPQvkjenifmuYwh9JZQP3lohh2ncOnU4LVGWTWQxlwb3waZGbNRyIO/JQypL0S572KcmMfG6mZNpn8wQBJH4DvL5hmYR5dXhYk4BYQcJbVA+ox6KeIq+DOh9u1yUhL2KhL2pBmw=">Gulf of Maine PSN Public Meetings page</a><span style="color:black">
and the </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boem.gov%2Frenewable-energy%2Fstate-activities%2Fgulf-maine-draft-environmental-assessment-virtual-meeting-room__%3B!!CPANwP4y!WHK0A6p47TI-DGWCJDt2JbnZyPh2TWLxwOq5miNV9y8yrS6djEzKctYruYPqracQkSGWBHa-yDPv4CG4UDR_bObiOznm-Xjzm4w%24&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Ca50aba7b8efa4a30a96008dca1a8cfbe%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638562993633612373%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8VvRc2zpTwW78LsdTuQ3dq8mgyXrm5KiVWtpVYmeDAs%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/gulf-maine-draft-environmental-assessment-virtual-meeting-room__;!!CPANwP4y!WHK0A6p47TI-DGWCJDt2JbnZyPh2TWLxwOq5miNV9y8yrS6djEzKctYruYPqracQkSGWBHa-yDPv4CG4UDR_bObiOznm-Xjzm4w$" shash="hq+W2/X4f7zZRu8UYAYKG5ErZRo5xY1DHwY38MeCQn7HPhIjl/kEqtAS1DwVDErsuVKHIKfXFRXcd306F5nvMyKQUCdMumYt6l0BcKfn5tT+Jih66ZKPZx9iRJ+89fuE9zAvrY09fqQFFwSRspPWqglHlnJpAF7E/8VoyASqSvc=">Draft Environmental Assessment virtual meeting room</a><span style="color:black">. For more on BOEM’s wind energy
process in the region, see their </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boem.gov%2Frenewable-energy%2Fstate-activities%2Fmaine%2Fgulf-maine__%3B!!CPANwP4y!WHK0A6p47TI-DGWCJDt2JbnZyPh2TWLxwOq5miNV9y8yrS6djEzKctYruYPqracQkSGWBHa-yDPv4CG4UDR_bObiOznm-HfPje4%24&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Ca50aba7b8efa4a30a96008dca1a8cfbe%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638562993633612373%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dwOsxOUhUJPaG46QI5chWjokKnDJ2rZ5xhNG%2BMv9Ocg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maine/gulf-maine__;!!CPANwP4y!WHK0A6p47TI-DGWCJDt2JbnZyPh2TWLxwOq5miNV9y8yrS6djEzKctYruYPqracQkSGWBHa-yDPv4CG4UDR_bObiOznm-HfPje4$" shash="oLVa15ki1EZOsQOAaO9Zcepf93NDklHG8xxFt2sHjDa2b7w+Onn8qNNnVfx4dRh3WJZJJnajGaHDzoSc7wI/vQplDAbqNvoXO2wFZhV82Soe6nUaq9gLE2XknSWMJCYncK1oW8shhIQhzDdCOQ2JKach2ntz50BL0DKZSJX9SRE=">Gulf of Maine page</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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