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scheduling conference with the Presiding Officer pursuant to WAC 371-08-450(4)(d) for the purpose of establishing an expedited briefing schedule and hearing date in regard to ACC's request for a stay of the Section 401 Certification, Order No. 1996-4- 02325, issued by Respondent Department of Ecology ("Ecology") to Respondent Port of Seattle ("Port") on August 10, 2001, for the Port of Seattle's proposed Third Runway21 Project. AN 008516 HELSELL FETTERMAN LLP Rachael Paschal Osborn 1500 Puget Sound Plaza Attorney at Law 1325 Fourth Avenue 2421 West Mission Avenue REQUEST FOR SCHEDULING Seattle. WA 98101-2509 Spokane, WA 99201 CONFERENCE- 1 :j In Ecology's press release announcing the 401 certification, Department of Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons characterized the Port's proposed project as "one of the largest public-works projects ever attempted in the State of Washington." He also said "the potential effects on water quality and the natural environment are5 enormous..." ACC seeks an expedited hearing of its request for a stay in light of the potential "enormous" effects on water quality and the natural environment and in light of the overriding public interest in an expedited review of the matter. The s requested stay, if ganted, will halt irreversible impacts to the environment including the permanent and irreversible filling of wetlands until final resolution of ACC's appeal of the 401 Certification. ACC, an organization consisting of adjacent municipalities and a school district, represents the interests of over 150,000 citizens whose property, health, and safety are immediately and irreparably threatened by the construction activities.…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]