[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 64686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9047]


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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: [email protected]. 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/pm/progr_regs_igit_agreements.cfm.

Electronic Access and Filing Addresses

    You may submit comments and data by sending e-mail to: 
[email protected].
    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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