[Federal Register: November 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 64686]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intergovernmental Agreement Among the United States Department of
the Army, the United States Department of the Interior, and the State
of Florida Establishing Interim Restoration Goals for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior
and the State of Florida are proposing to establish the interim goals
for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan through the Interim
Goals Agreement as required by Section 385.38(d) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Interim
goals are a mean by which restoration success of the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan may be evaluated at specific points by
agency managers, the State of Florida, and Congress throughout the
overall planning and implementation process. The public is invited to
review and comment on the final draft of this Agreement.
DATES: We will accept comments until December 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment on the Interim Goals Agreement, you
may submit written comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Jacksonville District, Restoration Program Office, ATTN: Beth Lewis,
1400 Centrepark Boulevard, Suite 750, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 or by
electronic mail (e-mail) to: igcomments@evergladesplan.org. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for file formats and other information about
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Lewis, TEL: (561) 472-8884, FAX:
(561) 683-2418.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 385.38(d) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan sets
forth the process for establishing the interim goals for the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. This section provides that
the proposed Interim Goals Agreements be developed by the Secretary of
the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Governor of the State
of Florida in consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Department of Commerce, other Federal, State, and local
agencies, and the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. In
considering the interim goals to be included in the Interim Goals
Agreement, the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Interior and the
Governor of the State of Florida are required to consider the technical
recommendations of RECOVER and any modifications to those
recommendations by the Corps of Engineers, the Department of the
Interior or the South Florida Water Management District. The
programmatic regulations require that the Secretary of the Army afford
the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed Interim Goals
Agreement prior to its approval. An electronic copy of the document is
available at: http://www.evergladesplan.org/[fxsp0]pm/progr--regs--
[fxsp0]igit--agreements.cfm.
Electronic Access and Filing Addresses
You may submit comments and data by sending e-mail to:
igcomments@evergladesplan.org.
If submitting comments by electronic format, please submit them in
ASCII file format or Word file format and avoid the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Please include your name and
return e-mail address in your e-mail message. Please note that your e-
mail address will not be retained at the termination of the public
comment period.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9047 Filed 11-2-06; 8:45 am]
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