Date: July 11, 2023
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Phippsburg Town Hall, 1042 Main Road
Town: Phippsburg
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on two applications listed below. The hearing will be held in-person.
Applicant Name: Hermit Island Oyster Company, LLC
Application Type: Standard Lease
Culture Type: Bottom and Suspended Culture of Shellfish
Location: New Meadows River, Phippsburg
Acreage and Term Requested: 2.56 Acres (Application 1) & 0.62 Acres (Application 2) for 20 years
The public hearings on the applications have been scheduled as follows:
July 11, 1:00 pm
Phippsburg Town Hall
1042 Main Road
Phippsburg, ME
If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on July 12 at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website. Application 1 will be considered first followed by Application 2.
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 in-person 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., June 26, 2023. If you need assistance with the form, please contact DMR.
Registration can be completed at: https://forms.office.com/g/ryhhbFtk5k
INTERVENING: Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., June 26, 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) 557-1507, DMRaquaculture@maine.gov
For disability accommodations, contact: (207) 624-6553 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.