[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 173 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 51419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4376]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intergovernmental Agreement Between the United States Department 
of the Army and the State of Florida Establishing Interim Targets for 
the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Florida have 
established interim targets for the Comprehensive Everglades 
Restoration Plan as required by section 385.39(c) of the Programmatic 
Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. The 
purpose of the interim targets is to evaluate progress towards other 
water related needs of the region provided for in the Comprehensive 
Everglades Restoration Plan throughout the implementation process. The 
parties have chosen to memorialize the proposed interim targets in an 
Interim Targets Agreement.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Interim Targets Agreement can be obtained by 
request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, 
RECOVER, ATTN: Rebecca Weiss, 701 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 
32207 or by electronic mail (e-mail) to: 
[email protected]. In addition, the Intergovernmental 
agreement can be found at the following Web site: http://www.evergladesplan.org/pm/progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Weiss, (904) 232-1577.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 385.39(c) of the Programmatic 
Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan sets 
forth the process for establishing the interim targets for the 
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. This section provides that 
the interim targets be developed by the Secretary of the Army and the 
governor of the State of Florida in consultation with the Department of 
the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
Commerce, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 
and other Federal, State, and local agencies, and the South Florida 
Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. In considering the interim targets, 
the Secretary of the Army 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 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 Targets Agreement prior to its 
approval and notice in the Federal Register when the agreement has been 
finalized. The draft final of the Intergovernmental agreement was 
published in the Federal Register November 3, 2006 (71 FR 64687). 
Public comments on the draft intergovernmental agreements establishing 
interim targets were accepted through December 4, 2006. The final 
intergovernmental agreement establishing the interim targets was signed 
on April 27, 2007. An electronic copy of this document is available at: 
http://www.evergladesplan.org/pm/progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4376 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]
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