[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61695-61696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25769]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OA-2011-0798; FRL-9475-6]
Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy
(Preliminary)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Gulf of Mexico
Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy (Preliminary) for public review
and feedback. The document is available at http://www.regulations.gov
in the docket identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2011-0798.
President Barack Obama established the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Task Force (Task Force) on October 5, 2010 through Executive Order
13554 for the purpose of coordinating the long-term conservation and
restoration of America's Gulf Coast. The Task Force is an
intergovernmental advisory body comprised of senior officials from 11
federal cabinet level agencies and the Executive Office of the
President, and one representative from each of the five Gulf Coast
states, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The
President charged the Task Force to work with state and federal
agencies, tribes, communities, stakeholders and the public throughout
the Gulf Coast to develop a Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration
Strategy. Additionally, the Task Force was instructed to build upon
existing research and ecosystem restoration plans, and to learn from
those who are actively involved in ecosystem restoration.
Over the past year the Task Force has engaged with various
stakeholders and the public as well as coordinated with other entities
that share the Task Force's important goals. The Task Force held at
least one public meeting in each of the five Gulf states, which
included a public listening session to gather individual input from
those most connected to the Gulf ecosystem. In addition to the
listening sessions that took place during public meetings, the Task
Force held multiple listening sessions throughout the Gulf in
partnership with local government leadership, academics, and non-
governmental organizations. The culmination of these efforts has led to
the development of the Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration
Strategy (Preliminary), which is being released for public review and
feedback.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 26, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2011-0798, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2011-
0798. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public
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docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be available to the public only at the
EPA Docket Center. Publicly available docket materials are available
either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Office of Environmental Information Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of
Environmental Information Docket is (202) 566-1752.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Scully, Gulf Coast Ecosystem
Restoration Task Force, Mail Code 1101R, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566-1457; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What should I consider as I prepare my feedback for the Gulf Coast
Ecosystem Restoration Task Force?
Tips for Preparing Your Feedback. When preparing your feedback, you
may find the following suggestions helpful:
Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified under DATES.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
John H. Hankinson, Jr.,
Executive Director, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
John E. Reeder,
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Administrator, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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