NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON GEOLOGICAL/ GEOPHYSICAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL WATERS OFFSHORE FLORIDA'S WEST COAST              

Interested persons are hereby given notice that a U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Geological and Geophysical Permit Application submitted by Global Geo Services, to collect data in federal waters offshore Florida, was received by the State of Florida.  Proposed activities include collecting seismic, magnetic and gravity data in deep water areas of the eastern Gulf of Mexico.  

        The permit application is 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; phone (850) 245-2163.  Written comments regarding this activity and its consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program are being solicited and should be submitted to FDEP, at the address listed above, by September 22, 2006.  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.