64E-5.225. Public Notification and Public Participation

Upon the receipt of a license termination or decommissioning plan or a proposal for release of a site as specified in Rule 64E-5.223 or 64E-5.224, F.A.C., and the total effective dose equivalent will exceed 50 millirem (0.5 mSv), the department shall:

(1) Notify and solicit comments from:

(a) Local and other state governments in the vicinity of the site and any Indian Nation or other indigenous people that could be affected by the decommissioning; and

(b) The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency if the licensee proposes to release a site as specified in Rule 64E-5.224, F.A.C.

(2) Publish a notice in the Florida Administrative Weekly to solicit comments from affected parties.

Rulemaking Authority 404.051(4), (6), (9), 404.061(2), 404.081 FS. Law Implemented 404.051(1), (2), (4), (6), (9), 404.061(2), 404.081(1) FS. History–New 12-19-01.