NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION FOR OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 224 IN FEDERAL WATERS OFF FLORIDA

Interested persons are hereby given notice that a U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, has issued a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) and Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Determination (CD) for eastern Gulf of Mexico oil and gas Lease Sale 224. The lease sale, mandated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, is more than 125 miles from Florida. The sale is scheduled to be held in March 2008 and includes about 134 unleased blocks covering about 584,817 acres.

The FSEIS and CD are available for inspection at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Office of Intergovernmental Programs, Room 953 DA, Douglas Building, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 47, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850)245-2163. Written comments regarding this activity and its consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program should be submitted to FDEP, at the address listed above, by November 29, 2007. Contact: Shana Kinsey or Debby Tucker, (850)245-2163, email address Shana.Kinsey@dep.state.fl.us or Debby.Tucker@dep.state.fl.us.

This public notice fulfills the requirements of 15 CFR 930.