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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Subject: Pre-lay Grapnel Run of sea2shore cable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">National Grid and its contractors will begin the pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) this Saturday, May 21, 2016. This is anticipated to take 5 to 7 days, weather and sea conditions
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The submarine cable lay from Scarborough State Beach to Block Island’s Crescent Beach is scheduled to begin later next week (4</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> week
of May). We anticipate this operation to take approximately 3 weeks, weather and sea conditions dependent. A separate notification about the cable lay start will be provided in advance of that activity<span style="color:#1F497D">. </span>Click </span></b><a href="http://sea2shoreri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Pages-from-NGRID_BI-32193-Posters24x18_12-4-15-2-3.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> and<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span></b><a href="http://sea2shoreri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/submarine-cable-installation.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to
view information on the submarine cable installation process. Click<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span></b><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/CableMaps.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to
access the cable lay route map as previously distributed.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attached is a fisheries question and answer document concerning the PLGR and upcoming cable lay operation. This Q&A was formulated based on feedback and questions received
during the April fisheries information session. Also attached is the submarine cable route lat/long map. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Should you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Elizabeth Marchetti, 401-954-2902 or direct to the project team at </span></b><a href="tel:401-515-4525" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">401-515-4525</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or </span></b><a href="tel:800-687-8906" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">800-687-8906</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or </span></b><a href="mailto:info@sea2shoreRI.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">info@sea2shoreRI.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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