Vol. 38, No. 76 (11/21/2012)

1. Proposed Rules

• Water Management Districts
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • The purpose of this rulemaking is to repeal Rule 40D-2.322, F.A.C., to be consistent with Section 373.236, F.S., and other water management districts rules. The effect is to reduce the regulatory burden on a permittee when its reporting period ...
      • Due of Comment: 12/12/2012
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Plant Industry
    • Subsection 5B-65.005(7)(b), F.A.C., provides an exemption from the certification provisions of the rule for wood products transported into Florida from contiguous states that are transported to a processing facility in Florida. The purpose of this ...
      • Due of Comment: 12/12/2012
• Department of Elder Affairs
  • Federal Aging Programs
    • The purpose of the proposed rule is to implement portions of recommendations proposed by the Governor’s Assisted Living Facility Workgroup, as well as additional rule recommendations developed by the Assisted Living Facility Negotiated Rulemaking ...
      • Due of Comment: 12/12/2012

2. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Florida Commission on Offender Review
  • Departmental
    • Indexing of Orders
    • Scope of Responsibility, Procedures
    • Definitions, Commission Meetings, Salient Factor Scoring, Biennial Interview Procedure, Special Interviews, Extraordinary Interview and Review Procedures, Review of Term and Conditions of Parole, Parole Rescission, Warrant and Arrest, Revocation of ...
    • Victim Input, Control Release Evaluation Procedure, Advancing or Extending Control Release Dates, Control Release Supervision, Revocation of Control Release
    • Victim Information, Revocation of Conditional Release
    • Conditional Medical Release Eligibility, Conditional Medical Release Rescission, Revocation of Conditional Medical Release
    • Addiction Recovery Supervision, Revocation of Addiction Recovery Supervision
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Accountancy
    • Board Approval of CPA Ethics Continuing Education by Providers

3. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • On November 19, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Airmasters, filed October 23, 2012, and advertised on October 29, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 60, of the Florida ...
    • On November 19, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for a Variance from Owens Corning, filed October 30, 2012, and advertised on November 2, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 64 , of the Florida Administrative ...
    • On November 19, 2012, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for a Variance from 2400 Building, filed October 24, 2012, and advertised on October 29, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 60, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No ...
    • Seascape Condominium. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1a, Section 303.3d, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires ...
    • Boca Entrada I Condominium. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of an unspecified Section of A17.3, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators which poses a significant ...
    • Lorio & Associates. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.3, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators with firefighters’ emergency operations which poses a ...
    • Ft. Pierce Utilities (1). Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1b, Section 303.3d, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires ...
    • Ft. Pierce Utilities (2). Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.3.2, 3.4.5(d), 3.10.4(u), and ASME A17.1, Section 106.1e(1), as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by ...
    • Ft. Pierce Utilities (3). Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1b, Section 2502.4, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires ...
    • Ft. Pierce Utilities (4). Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1b, Section 2500.12, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires ...
    • Sago Cay Apartments. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1, Section 2.20.4, 2.18.5 and 8.11.2.1.3(cc)(1) & (3) as adopted by 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code that requires steel ropes of a minimum diameter of 9.5 ...
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • that on October 16, 2012, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a Final Order granting a petition for variance to City of Tallahassee (COT). The petition for variance was received on August 27, 2012, seeking a reissuance of a variance ...
• Water Management Districts
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • variance No. 13-4139 from East Lake Woodlands, Ltd., 1055 East Lake Woodlands Parkway, Oldsmar, FL 34677 seeking relief from provisions of Rule 40D-22.201(4), F.A.C., concerning lawn and landscape irrigation. A copy of the petition may be obtained ...
    • variance No. 13-4141 from Brentwood Farms, LLC seeking relief from provisions of Rule 40D-22.201(4), F.A.C., concerning lawn and landscape irrigation. A copy of the petition may be obtained from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except ...
    • variance No. 13-4140 from Hampton Hills, LLC seeking relief from provisions of Rule 40D-22.201(4), F.A.C., concerning lawn and landscape irrigation. A copy of the petition may be obtained from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except ...
    • variance No. 13-4135 from Thomas Ward seeking relief from provisions of Rule 40D-22.201(4), F.A.C., concerning lawn and landscape irrigation. A copy of the petition may be obtained from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal ...

4. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Department of Children and Families
  • Refugee Services
    • The purpose of the Collier Refugee Task Force meeting is to increase awareness of the refugee populations, share best practices, spot trends in refugee populations, build collaborations between agencies, help create good communication among service ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Catholic Charities 2210 Santa Barbara Blvd. Naples, FL 34116
• Department of Health
  • Board of Medicine
    • To conduct a public meeting to reconsider disciplinary cases with prior findings of probable cause; Friday, December 14, 2012 beginning at 2:00 p.m.; Meet-Me #: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 794 062 0467
      • Hearing Meeting: Meet-Me #: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 794 062 0467
  • Board of Massage Therapy
    • General business of the Board.; December 11, 2012 at 9:00 am.; Conference Call Number: 888-670-3525; Participant Passcode: 4319491106.
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference Call Number: 888-670-3525; Participant Passcode: 4319491106.
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living
    • To discuss the status of the James Patrick Memorial Work Incentives Personal Attendant Services Program.; December 6, 2012, 10am EST; Via Teleconference
      • Hearing Meeting: Via Teleconference
  • Orange County Research and Development Authority
    • General Business Meeting; December 13, 2012, 8:00 a.m.; Central Florida Research Park 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32826
      • Hearing Meeting: Central Florida Research Park 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32826
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations
  • Departmental
    • Activities related to transportation planning with and adjacent to metropolitan areas in Florida.; November 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Hillsborough County MPO, 601 East Kennedy Blvd, 26th floor, Conference Room A & B, Tampa, FL, (813) 272-...
      • Hearing Meeting: Hillsborough County MPO, 601 East Kennedy Blvd, 26th floor, Conference Room A & B, Tampa, FL, (813) 272-5940
• Department of Health
  • Division of Children's Medical Services
    • The Florida KidCare Coordinating Council, an advisory body appointed by the Florida Department of Health, will meet on Friday, December 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Tallahassee to discuss Florida KidCare, the state children’s health insurance ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Capital Circle Office Center 4025 Esplanade Way, Room # 301 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
• Department of State
  • Division of Historical Resources
    • To review applications for the Florida Historical Marker Program.; December 7, 2012, 9:00 a.m.; R.A. Gray Building, Room 404, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
      • Hearing Meeting: R.A. Gray Building, Room 404, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
• Department of Transportation
  • Departmental
    • The Florida Department of Transportation, District Two, is conducting a public hearing and public meeting pursuant to Section 339.135(4)(c), Florida Statutes, to present the Department’s Tentative Five-Year Work Program for Fiscal Years beginning ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Lake City Meeting: Florida Department of Transportation District Office, Madison Room, 1109 S. Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida Jacksonville Hearing: Florida Department of Transportation, Jacksonville Urban Office Training Facility, 2198 Edison Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida.
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • DRMP, Inc.
    • The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting regarding the bridge replacement for County Road (C.R.) 292A (West Sunset Avenue) over Bayou Grande in Escambia County. Proposed improvements consists of replacing the ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Warrington Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 406 South Navy Boulevard, Pensacola.
• Water Management Districts
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • Joint Agricultural and Green Industry Advisory Committee meeting: To discuss committee business including FARMS program contract elements. Governing Board Members and FARMS workgroup members may attend.; Thursday, December 6, 2012; 9 a.m.; SWFWMD ...
      • Hearing Meeting: SWFWMD Tampa Service Office, 7601 US Highway 301 North, Tampa FL 33637
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • The Brand Advocates, Inc.
    • Public Information Meeting for the State Road (SR) 836/I-395 Roadway Project from NE 1 Avenue to Biscayne Bay, FIN No. 251688-3-52-01; Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.; Peacock Education Center within the Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Peacock Education Center within the Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard
• Water Management Districts
  • Northwest Florida Water Management District
    • District business-Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Preliminary Budget; 11/30/12 AT 1:00 AND 12/03/12 AT 8:30; HQ
      • Hearing Meeting: HQ
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • Pending/Application No. and Project Name 4302691.008 FishHawk West Phase 1 673268 Bee Ridge Rd Improvements from Mauna Loa Blvd to Iona Rd; December 5, 2012; 7601 HWY 301 N, Tampa, Florida 33637
      • Hearing Meeting: 7601 HWY 301 N, Tampa, Florida 33637
• Board of Trustees of The Internal Improvement Trust Fund
  • Departmental
    • The Management Advisory Group for GTMNERR will hold a meeting to provide advisory input for the management of GTMNERR.; Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
• Florida Commission on Offender Review
  • Departmental
    • Regularly scheduled meeting for all Parole, Conditional Release, Conditional Medical Release, Addiction Recovery, Control Release and all other Commission business.; Wednesday, December 5, 2012; December 12, 2012; December 19, 2012 and an emergency ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Parole Commission, 4070 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450
• Regional Utility Authorities
  • Tampa Bay Water - A Regional Water Supply Authority
    • Regular Board Meeting; Monday, December 17, 2012, 9 a.m.; Tampa Bay Water Administrative Offices, 2575 Enterprise Road, Clearwater, FL 33763
      • Hearing Meeting: Tampa Bay Water Administrative Offices, 2575 Enterprise Road, Clearwater, FL 33763
• Department of State
  • Division of Elections
    • Electors; December 17, 2012; Senate
      • Hearing Meeting: Senate
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
    • Depopulation Committee Meeting Citizens Property Insurance Corporation announces a Depopulation Committee Meeting to begin at 2:00PM (EDT) on December 13, 2012 being held in Orlando at the Peabody Hotel, 9801 International Drive. Items of ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Orlando, FL
    • Finance and Investment Committee Meeting Citizens Property Insurance Corporation announces a Finance and Investment Committee Meeting to begin at 4:30PM (EDT) on December 13, 2012 being held in Orlando at the Peabody Hotel, 9801 International ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Orlando, Fl
• Department of State
  • Departmental
    • Viva Florida 500 Southwest Region Partners' Meeting. Update and general information on how museums, organizations, governmental agencies and individuals in the southwest Florida region can get involved in Viva Florida 500. Viva Florida 500 ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Edison and Ford Winter Estates' Lecture Hall, 2301 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33901
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • State Boxing Commission
    • To conduct a general business meeting, including biennial license review, and to consider possible changes to proposed language in Chapters 61K1-1, 61K1-3, 61K1-4, Florida Administrative Code, regarding boxing, kickboxing, and mixed marital arts ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board Conference Room, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, and Conference Call, Conference Call Number 1.888.670.3525, Pass Code: 6744892830 then #.
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • The Study Committee on Investor-Owned Water and Wastewater Utility Systems
    • Chapter 2012-187, Laws of Florida established a Study Committee on Investor-Owned Water and Wastewater Utility Systems, to identify issues of concern of investor-owned water and wastewater utility systems, particularly small systems, and their ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Eustis Community Center, 601 North Shore Drive, Eustis, Florida 32726.
• 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.; December 3, 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
• Regional Planning Councils
  • West Florida Regional Planning Council
    • Adoption of the 2012 CEDS Major Update – Alan Gray, AICP This is a statewide coordinated effort and our document will mirror the Statewide Economic Strategy being created by the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) under direction of the ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce 34 Miracle Strip Parkway Fort Walton Beach, FL
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Marine Fisheries
    • : The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be holding two webinars to gather public testimony regarding the potential creation of saltwater game fish and sport fish designations. Suggested parameters for game fish include no ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Webinar: http://fwc.adobeconnect.com/mfm/; Voice-only access – Contact Carly.Canion@MyFWC.com or (850)617-9627.
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Gulf Consortium
    • The Gulf Consortium is a joint public entity formed by interlocal agreement among some or all of the 23 county governments which are affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill pursuant to the RESTORE Act that was passed by Congress and signed into ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Room Sarasota EF, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, Florida, 34236
• Department of Financial Services
  • Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
    • Applications for license; disciplinary actions; applications for approval of change in ownership or control of existing licenses; reports by staff; approval of minutes of prior meetings.; By teleconference: January 3, 2013; March 7, 2013; May 9, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: The public may participate in teleconference meetings by calling 850-413-1558, conference code 5592450 or by attendance at the Pepper Building, Suite 320, 111 W Madison, Tallahassee FL, where Board staff will have a speaker phone connected to the teleconference by which the public can hear and address the Board. All in-person meetings of the Board will be held: Tallahassee at room 230A, Alexander Building, Tallahassee FL: Jacksonville at the Embassy Suites Jacksonville-Baymeadows, 9300 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville FL; Altamonte Springs at the Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs, 350 S North Lake Blvd, Altamonte Springs FL Tampa at the Doubletree Hotel Tampa Westshore, 4500 W Cypress St, Tampa FL.
• Department of Health
  • Board of Nursing
    • For cases previously heard by the panel.; December 20, 2012 @ 10:00am until 1:00pm.; Department of Health, Tallahassee at Meet Me Number (888) 670-3525 code 1135981458.
      • Hearing Meeting: Department of Health, Tallahassee at Meet Me Number (888) 670-3525 code 1135981458.
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Freshwater Fish and Wildlife
    • This is a meeting of the Steering Committee for the Florida Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan. Topics to be discussed include: a detailed year-end update from staff on HCP progress, presentation of preliminary results of take modeling efforts, and ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Bryant Building, Room #272, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600.
• Navigation Districts
  • Florida Inland Navigation District
    • The December meeting of the District has been cancelled and the January regular business meeting of the District has been moved from St. Johns County to Volusia County.; December 8th and January 18, 2012, 8:00 a.m.; The Hilton Hotel, 100 N. Atlantic ...
      • Hearing Meeting: The Hilton Hotel, 100 N. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida
• Department of Law Enforcement
  • Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
    • The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Officer Discipline Penalty Guidelines Task Force will discuss revisions to the officer discipline penalty guidelines.; Thursday, January 17, 2013, 8:30 a.m.; Seminole State College Criminal Justice ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Seminole State College Criminal Justice Institute, Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, Center for Public Safety Building, 100 Weldon Boulevard, Sanford, Florida 32773-6199.
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Health Facility and Agency Licensing
    • The Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care will be considering applications received for the Gold Seal Award designation. Other business as needed may also be discussed.; Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 9:00 a.m.; Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown, 304 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32801

5. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing

• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • 11th Judicial Circuit
    • Other Agencies and Organizations, 11th Judicial Circuit
• Department of Education
  • Florida International University
    • Use of University Facilities (Repealed)

6. Miscellaneous

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental
• 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 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
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Certificate of Need
    • Agency for Health Care Administration, Certificate of Need
• Department of Health
  • Board of Nursing
    • Department of Health, Board of Nursing
• Public Service Commission
  • Departmental
    • Public Service Commission, Departmental