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Media Advisory



Secretary Salazar, Governor O’Malley to Announce Decision on Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy


01/31/2012


Contact: Melissa Schwartz (DOI) 202-208-3599


WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, and Interior’s Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy P. Beaudreau will announce a major step towards developing wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware.

The news conference will be held at the Baltimore World Trade Center at 11:00 am (EDT).

News media wishing to participate should RSVP to boempublicaffairs@boem.gov by noon tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1, 2011. Those unable to attend the conference can participate in a media teleconference, available by dialing 1-800-779-7685 and providing the code OCSWIND.

WHO:
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland
Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, DOI Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
WHAT:
Announcement regarding decision on offshore wind energy development
WHEN:  Thursday, February 2, 2012
11:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE: Baltimore World Trade Center
401 E. Pratt Street – 21st Floor (Constellation Room)
Baltimore, MD 21202
RSVP:
Media interested in attending should RSVP by email to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Public Affairs Office by Noon, Wednesday at boempublicaffairs@boem.gov
MEDIA CALL:
 Media unable to attend the conference can join a teleconference by dialing 1-800-779-7685 and providing the access code OCSWIND.


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