Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Department of Environmental Protection
More Protection, Less Process
* DEP Home * About DEP * Programs * Contact * Site Map * Search
MyFlorida.com  
Office of Intergovernmental Programs
Urban Encroachment in Dade County
Coral Springs Everglades Sawgrass Exp., Development
The Florida Everglades
About Us

Under its Clearinghouse program, OIP:

  • Serves as the state’s single point-of-contact for the Florida State Clearinghouse.
  • Coordinates the Department's position on the consistency of federal projects and federally funded activities with departmental policies and regulations, and provides comments to the Florida State Clearinghouse in accordance with Presidential Executive Order 12372, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and other federal laws and policies.
  • Coordinates DEP's position regarding the statements of environmental feasibility for Florida Department of Transportation projects as required under Chapter 338, F.S. and roadway alignment planning projects.
     

Under its Comprehensive Plan program, OIP:

  • Coordinates the Department's review of local government comprehensive plans, plan amendments, sector plans and periodic comprehensive plan evaluation and appraisal reports (EARs).
  • Coordinates DEP's review of strategic regional policy plans, campus master plans, the State Comprehensive Plan and associated translational plans; assists with the development of linkages among the plans.
  • Provides input regarding specific growth management policy issues and coordinates the Department’s implementation of related recommendations.
  • Coordinates the Department's involvement in Florida's Areas of Critical State Concern program.
     

Under its Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) program, OIP:

  • Coordinates state reviews of offshore activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA).
  • Reviews proposed laws, rules, information requests, and other materials associated with offshore activities.
  • Serves as the state’s single point-of-contact for all matters related to OCS oil and gas activities that affect Florida.
  • Serves as the contact point for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP), which is a network of state and federal agencies, citizens, businesses, industry, and non-profit organizations committed to managing and protecting the resources of the Gulf of Mexico.

Last updated: February 08, 2007

  Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 47  Tallahassee, Florida 32399
850-245-2161 (phone) / 850-245-2128 (fax) 
DEP Home | About DEP  | Contact Us | Search |  Site Map