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Bob Solari <br />Chairman <br />District 5 <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />Vice Chairman <br />District 2 <br />U AV <br />LIMI-NAR <br />P .. IMay I0,r2f1t6 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />U.S. Department of Interior <br />Bureau of Ocean Energy Management <br />45600 Woodland Road <br />VAM BOEM DIR <br />Sterling, Virginia 20166 <br />Attn: Office of Policy; Regulation and Analysis <br />Wesley S. Davis <br />District 1 <br />Tim Zorc <br />District 3 <br />Peter D. O'Bnjan <br />District 4 <br />RE: Outer Continental Shelf Marine Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources, <br />Identifier Number (RIN) 1010-AD90; BOEM Proposed Rule 30 CFR 583 <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />On behalf of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, please accept <br />the attached comments relative to the proposed BOEM rules for negotiated <br />noncompetitive leasing for the use of marine sand, gravel, and shell resources on the <br />outer continental shelf. <br />Indian River County is a coastal County situated on Florida's east coast and is fronted <br />by a barrier island, which separates the Indian River Lagoon from the Atlantic Ocean. <br />The County's coast extends 22.4 miles from Sebastian Inlet south to St. Lucie County <br />and is approximately 80 miles southeast of Orlando, Florida. <br />Indian River County has adopted a Beach Preservation Plan (BPP) to provide long term <br />management strategies along the County's shoreline, of which 15.7 miles are listed as <br />critically eroded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Use <br />of offshore sand resources, in full or in part, will be required in order for the County to <br />continue its beach management efforts for the next 30-50 years. <br />1801 271'' Street, Building A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(772) 226-1490 <br />128 <br />