The Oregon State Marine Board will hold their quarterly Board meeting beginning at 9 a.m. at the Barbey Maritime Center, 2042 Marine Drive in Astoria, on October 22. The Board will consider a citizen petition requesting the initiation of rulemaking to prohibit the use of personal watercraft within the estuary of the Salmon River in Lincoln County. The Board may choose to open the rulemaking process, reject the petition, or other take other action. Other agenda items include the following: * Smoke detectors on vessels; * Staff program reports; * Clean Vessel Act Program Grants; * Consider a new agency logo concept. The meeting is being held in a facility that is accessible for persons with disabilities. For a communication aid request or agenda questions, please contact June LeTarte, Executive Assistant,at 503-378-2617 by Monday, October 20. The Board will accept Public Comment during the designated period at the start of the meeting. The meeting agenda and staff reports can be downloaded from http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/admin/members.aspx.
