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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">MEETING NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none">&nbsp;</span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Pre-hearing Workshop and Public Hearing<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Please be advised that DEM Marine Fisheries will be conducting a
<b><u>pre-hearing workshop</u></b> on <b><u>Monday, February 6<sup>th</sup>, 2017</u></b> beginning at
<b><u>5:00PM</u></b> located at the <u>URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Building, Hazard Room</u>, Narragansett. Please see the attached agenda for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Workshop presentations can be found on the Marine Fisheries webpage at
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/rimfc/index.php">
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/rimfc/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Please be reminded that the
<b><u>Public Hearing</u></b> will take place on <b><u>February 13<sup>th</sup>, 2017</u></b> at URI Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium, 6:00PM.&nbsp; Please see the attached public notice for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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