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  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL WATERS OF THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE FLORIDA

    Interested persons are hereby given notice that a U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Geological and Geophysical Permit Application submitted by Coastal Planning & Engineering, to collect data in federal waters off Florida to identify sand for beach restoration, was received by the State of Florida. Proposed activities include bathymetry, seismic, sidescan sonar, and magnetometer surveys offshore Manatee County.

    The permit application is available for inspection at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Office of Intergovernmental Programs, Room 953 DA, Douglas Building, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 47, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850)245-2163. Written comments regarding this activity and its consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program should be submitted to FDEP, at the address listed above, by August 26, 2008. Contact: Shana Kinsey or Debby Tucker at (850)245-2163, email: Shane.Kinsey@dep.state.fl.us or Debby.Tucker@dep.state.fl.us.

    This public notice fulfills the requirements of 15 CFR 930.

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