Vol. 38, No. 63 (11/01/2012)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Health
  • Board of Pharmacy
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to update the guidelines to provide penalty guidelines for animal control shelters pursuant to legislative changes in Section 828.055, F.S.
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to implement Section 945.0311(2), Florida Statutes, by creating a rule that outlines how the Department handles the employment of persons who are related.
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Landscape Architecture
    • The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to provide consistency with recent statutory changes.
    • The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to provide consistency with recent statutory changes.
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Medicaid
    • The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-13.080 is to update the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) rule by deleting duplicative language contained in waiver handbooks incorporated in separate rules and to update the remaining rule language. ...
• Department of Health
  • Division of Environmental Health
    • Develop rules to incorporate necessary technical changes, incorporate modifications proposed through the Technical Review and Advisory Panel, and implement statutory requirements.

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Citrus
  • Departmental
    • Pursuant to industry input, amendments to the citrus fruit dealer licensing process to ensure better protection for the Florida citrus grower.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
    • Amendment clarifying the process, deadline for filing and form to be used in the election to pay only one-third of the assessment on imports in order to make the process more clear to the industry.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
    • This proposed amendment implements recent statutory changes through the authorization and activation of terms of a statutorily mandated reciprocal agreement between the Board and the State Fire Marshal related to the mutual recognition of continuing ...
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
• Department of Management Services
  • E911 Board
    • This rule is being repealed.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
• Department of Financial Services
  • Division of State Fire Marshal
    • These rules are being amended to remove duplicative verbiage by clarifying and simplifying seemingly conflicting language between the rules.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
• Department of Health
  • Departmental
    • The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to repeal rules identified during the annual regulatory review as duplicative, unnecessarily burdensome, or no longer necessary.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
  • Division of Medical Quality Assurance
    • To update the material incorporated by reference to decrease the background screening fee.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Florida Real Estate Commission
    • The Commission proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language and to add new language to clarify the qualifications for applications by individuals and to make the rule consistent with application questions and to renumber certain ...
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012
  • Construction Industry Licensing Board
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to add language to clarify requirements for specialized continuing education courses.
      • Due of Comment: 11/22/2012

3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • State Boxing Commission
    • Definitions, Code of Conduct for Commissioners, Commission Staff, and Commission Officials, Executive Director, Duties and Responsibilities, Method of Payment, Administrative Complaints
• Department of Citrus
  • Departmental
    • Adjustment of Minimum Total Soluble Solids Requirements
• Department of Health
  • Division of Disease Control
    • Definitions, Confidentiality

4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • an Emergency Variance for Paragraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Section 5-203.13, 2001 FDA Food Code, Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2001 FDA Food Code and Paragraph 61C-4.010(5), Florida Administrative Code from Centerplate Portable Food ...
    • On October 09, 2012, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for Paragraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Section 5-203.13, 2001 FDA Food Code, Subparagraph 61C-1.004(2)(a), Florida ...
• Department of Health
  • Division of Environmental Health
    • Waiver from Florida Administrative Code Rule 64E-16.007(4)(c)1, from Cheryl Wagner, Petitioner, on behalf of Zappa-Tec, LLC. This rule prescribes that alternative biomedical waste treatment processes must provide evidence that the process provides ...
  • Board of Medicine
    • waiver filed by Jose A. Lopez-Chevres, M.D., from Rule 64B8-4.009, F.A.C., with regard to the requirement for submission of the AMA Physician Profile Sheet for the medical license application. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board ...
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • On October 12, 2012 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Paragraph 61C-4.010(7), Florida Administrative Code, Paragraph 61C-4.010(6), ...

5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Department of Education
  • Departmental
    • Florida Rehabilitation Council Executive Committee Business.; December 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m. until complete or to 11:00 a.m.; Conference Line: (888) 670-3525; Code: (7923533220)
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference Line: (888) 670-3525; Code: (7923533220)
• Department of Children and Families
  • Departmental
    • The Advisory Committee to the Florida Department of Children and Families for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing will meet to commence its responsibilities as outlined in the Settlement Agreement between the Florida Department of Children and Families and ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport; 5750 T.G. Lee Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32822
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Southwest Florida Criminal Justice Academy
    • Agenda: Call meeting to order, Pledge of Allegiance, Approval of Minutes of 05/22/12 meeting - Introductions of guests - FDLE report - Academy Report from Sarasota Technical Institute, Academy Report from Southwest Florida Public Service Academy, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Southwest Florida Public Service Academy, 4312 Michigan Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905
• Executive Office of the Governor
  • Departmental
    • The workgroup will discuss ongoing human trafficking issues, hear updates on the Intake Identification Project, Safe Harbor Act Implementation and other projects.; November 14, 2012, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Department of Juvenile Justice, 2737 ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Department of Juvenile Justice, 2737 Centerview Drive, Secretary's Conference Room, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3100
• Department of Transportation
  • Departmental
    • District Five Tentative Five Year Work Program, announces the Public Hearing/Information Meetings for the Department’s Tentative Work Program for Fiscal Year’s 2013/2014 through 2017/2018. Hearing will include consideration of proposed projects for ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Department of Transportation, District Five Office Building, 719 South Woodland Boulevard., Cypress A & B Conference Rooms, Deland, Florida 32720 OCALA/MARION COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DATE AND TIME: November 27, 2012, 4:00 pm PLACE: McPherson Complex Auditorium, 601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala, Florida 34471, FLAGLER COUNTY - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DATE AND TIME: December 3, 2012, 9:00 am PLACE: 1769 E Moody Blvd., Bldg 2, Bunnell, Florida 32110 LAKE -SUMTER METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DATE AND TIME: December 5, 2012, 2:00 pm PLACE: 1616 South 14th Street (US 27), Leesburg, Florida 34748 METROPLAN (ORANGE, OSCEOLA, AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES) - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DATE AND TIME: December 12, 2012, 9:00 am PLACE: 315 East Robinson Street, Suite 355, Orlando, Florida 32801 SPACE COAST TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DATE AND TIME: December 13, 2012, 9:00 am PLACE: 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way; Building C, 3rd Floor Florida Room, Melbourne, Florida 32940 VOLUSIA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DATE AND TIME: January 22, 2013, 8:30 am PLACE: 2570 West International Speedway Blvd. Suite 100, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Cosmetology
    • General board business.; December 12, 2012, 3:30 p.m.; Conference Call: 1(888)670-3525, Participant Code: 8492079683#
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference Call: 1(888)670-3525, Participant Code: 8492079683#
• Regional Planning Councils
  • Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
    • The regular monthly board meeting of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council.; Thursday, November 15, 2012, 9:00 a.m.; Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council - 1st Floor Conference Room at 1926 Victoria Avenue in Fort Myers
      • Hearing Meeting: Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council - 1st Floor Conference Room at 1926 Victoria Avenue in Fort Myers
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Assoc., Inc.
    • The workgroup will meet to discuss issues and concerns resulting from recent insolvencies, including large deductible policies, collateral and employee leasing policies.; November 13, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL
      • Hearing Meeting: Tallahassee, FL
• Department of Children and Families
  • Refugee Services
    • The solicitation conference for the Request for Proposal for Customer Survey and Evaluation of Comprehensive Refugee Services in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties (RFP # 10K12BS1), as provided for in Section 2.5 of the RFP published on the ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services Program, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Building 5, Room 202, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 or Conference Call: (882) 670-3525, Participant Code: 3082681153
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Health Facility and Agency Licensing
    • The Agency proposes to amend Rule 59A-4.103, F.A.C., to include provisions for initial and change of ownership applications or suspension of a current license when licensure fees are returned to the Agency due to insufficient funds. This section ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive Building 3, Conference Room B Tallahassee, Florida 32308
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Florida Sports Foundation
    • To review and recommend funding for grant applications received by the October 10, 2012 deadline.; Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 10:00 a.m. ; Conference call numbers: phone number, (888) 670-3525; participant code: 656 578 0871 then #
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference call numbers: phone number, (888) 670-3525; participant code: 656 578 0871 then #
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Professional Engineers
    • general business of the corporation. This meeting may be accessed by conference call. Telephone Conference number: 888-392-4560; passcode: 1188973 ; December 5, 2012, 9 a.m. (EST) or soon thereafter.; Monroe Street Conference Center, 2714 Graves ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Monroe Street Conference Center, 2714 Graves Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Telephone Conference number: 888-392-4560; Passcode: 1188973
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Consumer Services
    • Committee meetings and General Business Meeting. ; : November 13, 2012, 1:00 p.m., Probable Cause Panel. Although this meeting is open to the public, portions may be closed consistent with law; November 14, 2012, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Hilton Garden Inn, 4075 SW 33rd Place, Gainesville, FL 32608.
• Department of Education
  • Departmental
    • The above referenced conference call is CANCELLED.; Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 2:30-3:30 - CANCELLED; conference call - CANCELLED
      • Hearing Meeting: conference call - CANCELLED
• Department of Health
  • Division of Environmental Health
    • The Technical Review and Advisory Panel, as established in 381.0068, Florida Statutes, will discuss numerous issues relating to onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems which may require changes to Chapter 64E-6, Florida Administrative Code. ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference call meeting Teleconference Phone Number: 888-670-3525 At the prompt, enter the Participant Code: 2980214500 For those who wish to attend the meeting in person, the conference call will originate from: Capital Circle Office Complex Conference Room 240P 4042 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
• Regional Planning Councils
  • Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
    • The joint meeting of the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program’s Management Committee, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s Management Board and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s Management Board will consider projects for inclusion in the Southwest ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Bradenton Area Convention Center, One Haben Blvd., Palmetto, Florida.

6. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental

7. Miscellaneous

• Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  • Division of Motor Vehicles
    • Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles
    • Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental