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<b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">MEETING NOTICE - REGULATORY WORKSHOP</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please be advised the DEM Division of Marine Fisheries will be holding
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">a <span style="color:black">regulatory workshop on
</span><b><u>Monday<span style="color:black">, </span>March 21, 2022<span style="color:black">, 5:00pm</span></u></b><span style="color:black">,
</span>to present changes that are to be made to the commercial licensing regulations
</span><a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(250-RICR-90-00-2)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> pursuant to recent changes adopted by the RI legislature. The regulations must be amended to
be consistent with this adopted legislation, which primarily involves changes to license types issued and fees. The anticipated effective date for this rule change is July 1, 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note that this workshop and anticipated rule filing will <b><i>not</i></b> replace the Division’s regular annual licensing review and regulatory cycle. These proposed changes
aligning regulations with new legislature will be followed by the typical annual licensing regulatory cycle (i.e. workshop, hearing, Council meeting) beginning in late summer upon conclusion of this regulatory filing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This meeting will be
<b><u>virtual only</u></b>:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Zoom webinar:</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84439006996__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!dJpv2RoQNbg7IUumFY1dRSUPsBpaBXuqZZOhfPdb-MR_-qbAVaAE9hGsLaXs2_oAw9SfmGfFrg$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0D66D4;background:white">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84439006996</span> [us02web.zoom.us]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meeting ID: 844 3900 6996</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dial in: 1-929-205-6099</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please see the attached agenda for more information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:Chiller;color:#5B9BD5">Olivia Chatowsky</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Chiller;color:#5B9BD5"> (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">IMPLEMENTATION AIDE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">Division of Coastal Resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">Port of Galilee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">301 Great Island Rd<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">Narragansett, RI 02882<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5">401-515-7406<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#4472C4"><a href="mailto:Olivia.Chatowsky@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:#4472C4">Olivia.Chatowsky@dem.ri.gov</span></a>
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