The Deepwater Horizon Trustees, which include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice will jointly host a public meeting to present and take ...

 

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: October 29, 2015, 6:00 p.m. EDT

PLACE: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Deepwater Horizon Trustees, which include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice will jointly host a public meeting to present and take comment on two documents. The first document is the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which can be found on the Trustees webpage: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/. The second document is the proposed Consent Decree between the Federal government, the five Gulf Coast States, and BP Exploration & Production Inc. regarding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which can be found on the Department of Justice's webpage: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon. The event will begin with an open house from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a formal presentation and opportunity for public comment to follow.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Heather Thomas, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 3600, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], [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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Heather Thomas, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 3600, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], [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: Heather Thomas, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 3600, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], email: [e-mail].