Notice of Availability of an Integrated Assessment of the Causes and Consequences of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce, invites public comments on an integrated assessment of the causes and consequences of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico as required by section 604(a) of Public Law 105- 383. The Integrated Assessment was prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Working Group under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) and will be delivered to the President, Congress and the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force.