of the entry of an Order Granting a Petition for Waiver or Variance. NAME OF PETITIONER: Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners DATE PETITION WAS FILED: August 25, 2011. It was assigned the number DCA11-WAI-181. RULE NUMBER AND NATURE OF ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
9B-43.0041: Application Process and Administrative Requirements

The Department of Economic Opportunity hereby gives notice of the entry of an Order Granting a Petition for Waiver or Variance.

NAME OF PETITIONER: Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners

DATE PETITION WAS FILED: August 25, 2011. It was assigned the number DCA11-WAI-181.

RULE NUMBER AND NATURE OF RULE FROM WHICH VARIANCE OR WAIVER IS SOUGHT: Paragraph 9B-43.0041(1)(c), F.A.C. Requesting a waiver of the $750,000 cap on CDBG grants which has been removed by statutory amendment. The rule has not been amended to reflect the change.

A REFERENCE TO THE PLACE AND DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF THE PETITION: Vol. 37, No. 39 September 30, 2011, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

THE DATE OF THE ORDER DENYING OR APPROVING THE VARIANCE OR WAIVER: November 28, 2011.

THE GENERAL BASIS FOR THE AGENCY DECISION: Because the statutory basis for the cap was repealed, there was no authority to enforce the rule. Waiving the limit to allow greater grant amounts encourages economic development and the underlying purpose of the statute.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Miriam Snipes, Agency Clerk, Department of Economic Opportunity, 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-4128, e-mail: [e-mail].