Vol. 38, No. 62 (10/31/2012)

1. Proposed Rules

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • The proposed rules update quality assurance requirements for entities providing environmental data to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), including field and laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The proposed rules, which ...
      • Due of Comment: 11/21/2012
• Water Management Districts
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • The purpose and effect of this rulemaking is to amend Rules 40D-1.659 and 40D-2.091, F.A.C., and the District’s Water Use Permit Basis of Review (BOR) to incorporate required forms and extend the timeframe for the submittal of specific mitigation ...
      • Due of Comment: 11/21/2012
    • The purpose and effect of this rulemaking is to amend Rules 40D-1.659 and 40D-2.091, F.A.C., and the District’s Water Use Permit Basis of Review (BOR) to incorporate required forms and extend the timeframe for the submittal of specific mitigation ...
      • Due of Comment: 11/21/2012
• Department of Health
  • Board of Respiratory Care
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment in order to incorporate the revised application for endorsement into the current rule.
      • Due of Comment: 11/21/2012

2. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • Use of Force

3. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• State Board of Administration
  • Florida Prepaid College Board
    • on October 29, 2012, the Board issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance and/or Waiver from Mr. Theodore S. Forman, Esq., filed August 10, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 35, of the Florida Administrative ...
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • 400 Housing. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.3 and 3.10.3, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators with firefighters’ emergency operations ...
    • Professional Building. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1, Section 111.5, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators door restrictors which poses a significant ...
    • On October 30, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Estero Beach Club East, filed October 8, 2012, and advertised on October 11, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 48, of the Florida ...
    • On October 30, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Church of Scientology, filed October 8, 2012, and advertised on October 11, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 48, of the Florida ...
    • On October 30, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Winter Haven Harbour Cond Condominium, filed July 12, 2012, and advertised on July 27, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 30, of the ...
    • On October 30, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for a Variance from Port Belleair No 2, filed August 13, 2012, and advertised on August 24, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 34, of the Florida Administrative ...

4. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Water Management Districts
  • South Florida Water Management District
    • Meeting of the Lake Belt Mitigation Committee (LBMC), created pursuant to Section 373.41492, Florida Statutes, to discuss a variety of Lake Belt issues. This meeting is being teleconferenced. Teleconference information: Local SFWMD 561-682-6700; ...
      • Hearing Meeting: SFWMD, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, B-1, 3rd Floor, Storch Room.
  • St. Johns River Water Management District
    • The CFWI Steering Committee is a collaborative effort among government agencies formed to address water resource issues in the area known as the Central Florida Coordination Area. The CFWI Steering Committee will consider matters appearing on the ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Toho Water Authority, 951 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Kissimmee, FL 34741
  • South Florida Water Management District
    • Conduct regular Basin Board business.; November 7, 2012, 8:00 a.m.; Big Cypress Basin Service Center, 2660 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida 34104.
      • Hearing Meeting: Big Cypress Basin Service Center, 2660 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida 34104.
• Department of Health
  • Division of Environmental Health
    • The purpose of this meeting will be for the Governor's Public Swimming Pool Advisory Board to make recommendations to the department for agency action on variance requests, rule and policy development, and other technical review problems.; November ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Room S-529, Hurston Building South, 400 W. Robinson St., Orlando, FL 32801
• Regional Planning Councils
  • Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
    • To conduct the quarterly meeting of Council's Florida District X Local Emergency Planning Committee; November 15, 2012, 10:00 a.m.; Boca Raton Fire Rescue, 6500 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33487
      • Hearing Meeting: Boca Raton Fire Rescue, 6500 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33487
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • To present information and receive public comments on proposed revisions to Chapters 62-302, 62-303, and 62-4, F.A.C., under the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. This public workshop is a follow up to public workshops held ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 609, Tallahassee, Florida
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research
    • Update of Board of Directors operations.; November 19, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research
  • Able Trust
    • The Able Trust (Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation) will hold its quarterly Board of Directors meeting. The agenda will include review of financial reports, grant recommendations to assist in creating successful employment ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference Call
  • Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
    • There will be an annual membership meeting followed by a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. These meetings are subject to cancellation for lack of a quorum or unavailability of an interpreter.; Friday, November 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.; ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc., 1820 E. Park Avenue, Suite 101, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
• Department of Health
  • Division of Environmental Health
    • The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and guide current, proposed, and potential future onsite sewage research projects. This meeting will discuss the Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study, the draft report for an EPA Non-Point Source Pollution ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Department of Health Southwood Complex, 4042 Bald Cypress Way, Room #240 P, Tallahassee, FL 32399
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • Pursuant to a request for a hearing, the hearing is being held to hear public comments on Rule 33-302.110, F.A.C.; November 28, 2012, 10:00 a.m.; Florida Department of Corrections, Carlton Building, 1st Floor, Room 118, 501 S. Calhoun Street, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Department of Corrections, Carlton Building, 1st Floor, Room 118, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Treasure Coast Education and Research Development Authority
    • Any business as the Authority may deem appropriate or as may come before the Authority; Committee Reports, Minutes, etc.; November 14, 2012, 2:00 p.m. and December 13, 2012, 12:00 Noon.; UF/IRREC, 2199 S. Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
      • Hearing Meeting: UF/IRREC, 2199 S. Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
• Department of Health
  • Board of Medicine
    • To conduct a public meeting to reconsider disciplinary cases with prior findings of probable cause.; Friday, November 9, 2012, 2:00 p.m.; Meet-Me #: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 780-967-6207
      • Hearing Meeting: Meet-Me #: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 780-967-6207
    • To conduct a public meeting to reconsider disciplinary cases with prior findings of probable cause; Friday, November 16, 2012, 2:00 p.m.; Meet-Me #: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 780-967-6207
      • Hearing Meeting: Meet-Me #: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 780-967-6207
  • Board of Pharmacy
    • Prescription Drug Abuse; November 8, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.; Conference Call Number 888-670-3525, conference code: 5134896685
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference Call Number 888-670-3525, conference code: 5134896685
  • Board of Nursing
    • For cases previously heard by the panel.; November 8, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.; Department of Health, Tallahassee at Meet Me Number (888) 670-3525 code 6126445695.
      • Hearing Meeting: Department of Health, Tallahassee at Meet Me Number (888) 670-3525 code 6126445695.
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice that it is developing rules as instructed by House Bill 639 and as part of the statewide effort to improve consistency in the Consumptive Use Permitting Programs implemented by the Water ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Palm Beach County Governmental Center, 301 N. Olive Ave., 6th Floor Chambers, West Palm Beach, FL This event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Palm Beach County; Burnett Park, 4801 W Colonial Drive, Orlando FL near the baseball fields and next to the gymnasium off Delores Drive This event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Orange County; 4075 Esplanade Way, Room 152, Tallahassee, FL
• Department of Elder Affairs
  • Departmental
    • This is the second meeting of the Purple Ribbon Task Force that was established within the Department of Elderly Affairs. The purpose of the task force is to: • assess the current and future impact of Alzheimer's disease and related ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/898096634. Audio information: This webinar will be presented using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP). To utilize VOIP, please have speakers and a microphone connected to your computer. If speakers and a microphone are not available to you, or your computer doesn’t have a sound card, please login to the webinar and follow the prompts to call the conference line (long distance charges apply). To avoid long distance charges, please see the audio options below. If you have any questions prior to the webinar regarding the audio options, please contact: Shandra McGlohon, Florida Department of Elder Affairs, email: mcglohonsa@elderaffairs.org, (850) 414-2317. Audio options (USB equipment is ideal): (1) USB or analog headset. (2) Headphones and microphone. (3) Speakers and microphone. (4) Speakers only – Questions and comments can be submitted via the Question Pane. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000 Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Enterprise Florida, Inc.
    • The Florida Defense Support Task Force makes recommendations to the Governor and Legislature to promote, protect and enhance Florida's military missions and installations and to improve the state's military-friendly environment for service members, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Residence Inn by Marriott, Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol, 600 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304

5. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat

• Department of Health
  • Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
    • Joseph Sansone.; The petition seeks the Board’s interpretation of Section 491.003, Florida Statutes and whether petitioner is allowed to practice hypnotherapy as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics
    • Jack Jerrett, General Counsel on behalf of OraSure Technologies, Inc., filed on September 13, 2012.

6. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing

• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Departmental
    • Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Departmental
• Department of Education
  • University of Florida
    • Department of Education, University of Florida

7. Miscellaneous

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental
• Department of Health
  • Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
  • Board of Pharmacy
    • Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy
  • Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing