The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Trustees are holding public meetings to solicit public comment on the Draft Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Draft Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Monday, February 3, 2014, 6:00 p.m., CST (open house; public meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.)

PLACE: Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E Gregory St., Pensacola, FL 32502

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Trustees are holding public meetings to solicit public comment on the Draft Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Draft Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Phase III ERP/PEIS), which describes the third and largest round of projects proposed to receive funding from the $1 billion BP committed to Early Restoration in April 2011, along with a proposed programmatic plan and programmatic environmental impact statement for continuing early restoration. This meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2014 in Pensacola, FL; however, it was cancelled due to local state of emergency declared for the severe weather. This meeting is informational only and no decisions will be made at the meeting. Visit www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov to download an electronic copy of the Draft Phase III ERP/PEIS and to submit comments.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kendra Parson, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 240, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], email: [e-mail].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kendra Parson, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 240, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], email: [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Kendra Parson, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 240, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], email: [e-mail].