MEDIA ADVISORY: Jan. 23, 2014 CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us  DEEPWATER HORIZON NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES TO HOST TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS IN FLORIDA JAN. 28 AND 29 PENSACOLA –  The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees will hold two public meetings to solicit public comment on the Draft Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Draft Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.   The first meeting will take place Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E Gregory St., Pensacola, and the second meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231, Panama City  Both meetings will begin with an open house at 6 p.m. CST and the public meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.   The Draft Phase III ERP/PEIS describes the third and largest round of projects proposed to receive funding from the $1 billion BP committed to Early Restoration in April 2011, along with a proposed programmatic plan and programmatic environmental impact statement for continuing early restoration.      The public comment period on the Draft Phase III ERP/PEIS has been extended from Feb. 4 through Feb. 19. Visit www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov to download an electronic copy of the Plan and to submit comments online. For more information on the State of Florida’s oil spill recovery efforts visit www.deepwaterhorizonflorida.com.  About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection  The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The Department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention and acquires environmentally-sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. To view the Department’s website log on to www.dep.state.fl.us. http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLDEP/bulletins/9c9eca

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