How do I submit a public comment on Reestablishment of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory?

Follow the official notice linked on this page; it names the comment channel in its ADDRESSES section. This page includes talking points and a starter comment.

When is the public comment deadline for Reestablishment of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory?

Comments are due by October 6, 2026. Comments received after the deadline may not be considered by the agency.

Do public comments actually change federal decisions?

Yes, when they are substantive. Agencies are legally required to read and respond to substantive comments before finalizing a rule, and specific personal comments about real places and real uses carry far more weight than identical form letters. Courts have overturned rules when agencies ignored substantive comments.

Protective action worth supporting

Reestablish the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Advisory Committee

Reestablishment of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR· Prince William SoundFederal Register 2026-19933 ↗

Wildlife Clean water Climate

This committee keeps public voices in decisions about Prince William Sound's ongoing spill recovery.

What’s at risk

Without this committee, communities affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill lose their formal channel to advise the federal government on fishing, wildlife, recreation, and Native land concerns. The spill's long-term ecological and economic consequences in Prince William Sound still require active public oversight.

If we stay silent

The committee is renewed for two years, preserving structured public input on commercial fishing, tourism, hunting, outdoor recreation, wildlife conservation, and Native land issues in the region.

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4 holes in the agency’s own analysis

Make these points, in your own words

I support this action and urge the agency to advance it.
I support reestablishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee, which provides a formal public voice on the lasting consequences of the 1989 spill in Prince William Sound.
Renew this committee's two-year charter so it can continue advising on wildlife conservation and Native land issues tied to the Exxon Valdez disaster.
The committee addresses critical concerns including commercial fishing, tourism, subsistence hunting, and outdoor recreation in Alaska's Prince William Sound region, and its work must continue.
Support this reestablishment so that the long-term ecological and economic consequences of the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill remain under active public oversight.

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Say something only you can say. The law requires the agency to consider and respond to substantive comments, and specifics are what make a comment substantive.

In the agency’s own words

The U.S. Department of the Interior is reestablishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee (Committee). The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the General Services Administration, is reestablishing the Committee charter for 2 years. The Committee provides advice related, and not limited to, commercial fishing, tourism, general season and subsistence hunting, outdoor recreation, wildlife conservation, and native land issues.

Federal Register 2026-19933 ↗

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