AQUACULTURE LEASE APPLICATION MAINT RESOLE NOTICE OF HEARING The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing to take evidence on an aquaculture lease application for the following: Applicant Name and Lease Type Harraseeket Oyster Co, LLC. OExperimental Lease Standard Lease O Bottom culture Suspended culture (No Gear) Culture Type (Gear on bottom and/or suspended) Species | Shellfish O Marine algae OFinfish DOther General Location, Southeast of Stockbridge Point, Inner Casco Bay, Freeport waterbody, Town 7.00 Acres Term: 20 Years Acreage and Lease Term Requested The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follows: SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 3:00 P.M. FREEPORT COMMUNITY CENTER, BRADLEY ROOM 53 DEPOT STREET, FREEPORT, ME If the public hearing listed above is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on September 28, 2021 at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR's website. INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE: See DMR's website for the lease application and DMR site report: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/leases/ pending/index.html 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., September 12, 2021. If you are unable to register online or need assistance with the form, please contact DMR. Online registration can be completed at: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/ aquaculture/ meetinglist.html. INTERVENING: Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., September 12, 2021. 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. See the contact information below to request an intervenor application from DMR. You do not need to be an intervenor to participate in the procecding. Address questions to: Maine Department of Marine Resources (207) 624-6567 DMRaquaculture@maine.gov For disability accommodations, contact Melissa Macaluso at: (207) 624-6553, Melissa.Macaluso@maine.gov; 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. $9501 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. $6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. $6072-A(1) et seq. MRIS AQUACULTURE LEASE APPLICATION MAINT RESOLE NOTICE OF HEARING The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing to take evidence on an aquaculture lease application for the following: Applicant Name and Lease Type Harraseeket Oyster Co, LLC. OExperimental Lease Standard Lease O Bottom culture Suspended culture (No Gear) Culture Type (Gear on bottom and/or suspended) Species | Shellfish O Marine algae OFinfish DOther General Location, Southeast of Stockbridge Point, Inner Casco Bay, Freeport waterbody, Town 7.00 Acres Term: 20 Years Acreage and Lease Term Requested The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follows: SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 3:00 P.M. FREEPORT COMMUNITY CENTER, BRADLEY ROOM 53 DEPOT STREET, FREEPORT, ME If the public hearing listed above is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on September 28, 2021 at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR's website. INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE: See DMR's website for the lease application and DMR site report: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/leases/ pending/index.html 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., September 12, 2021. If you are unable to register online or need assistance with the form, please contact DMR. Online registration can be completed at: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/ aquaculture/ meetinglist.html. INTERVENING: Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., September 12, 2021. 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. See the contact information below to request an intervenor application from DMR. You do not need to be an intervenor to participate in the procecding. Address questions to: Maine Department of Marine Resources (207) 624-6567 DMRaquaculture@maine.gov For disability accommodations, contact Melissa Macaluso at: (207) 624-6553, Melissa.Macaluso@maine.gov; 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. $9501 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. $6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. $6072-A(1) et seq. MRIS