South Texas Coastal Zone Area Committee to hold public meeting

Who: The South Texas Coastal Zone Area Committee (STCZAC), the group responsible for maintaining the area contingency plan for coordinated response efforts to an actual or potential oil spill or chemical release. STCZAC consists of representatives from:

• U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi

• Texas General Land Office (TGLO)

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

• Texas Railroad Commission

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

• Nueces County Office of Emergency Management

• Coastal Bend Council of Governments

• Valero

• Kirby

• Marine Spill Response Corporation

• National Spill Control School, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

• Gulf of Mexico Foundation

What: Public meeting to discuss the area contingency plan and geographic response plans, a new force majeure plan, and recent activities in the Port of Brownsville.

When: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at 1 p.m.

Where: Port of Brownsville Fire Department Training Room, 1000 Foust Road, Brownsville, Texas 78521.

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