The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the proposal listed below. Please carefully review the schedule of proceedings as there are important deadlines regarding participation.

The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follows:

February 7, 2023, 4:00 PM (Note Location Change)

SMCC Midcoast Campus
Academic Building 4, Hannaford Lecture Hall
29 Sewall Street, Brunswick, ME 04011

If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on February 8 at the same time and location.  Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.

REGISTERING FOR THE HEARING:  The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4).  Persons wishing to attend the hearing and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the effect of the proposed lease must register to participate.  Interested persons need to complete an online registration form no later than 5:00 p.m., January 23, 2023.  If you need assistance with the form, please contact DMR. Registration can be completed at: https://forms.office.com/g/VruhdPEqJV

INTERVENING:  Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., January 23, 2023.  DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor applications five days before the hearing. If you are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding. Contact DMR for a copy of the intervenor application.

INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE:  A copy of the application materials are posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under ‘Maine Aquaculture Leases and LPAs.’

Address questions to: ME DMR,(207) 624-6573,[email protected]

For disability accommodations, contact Melissa Macaluso at:

(207) 624-6553, [email protected]; or 877-243-2823, TTY 711

RELEVANT AUTHORITY:  The rules governing the leasing program are found in Chapter 2 of DMR regulations.  The statutory provisions are: 5 M.R.S.A. §9051 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-A(1) et seq.