Document Information
- Comments Open:
- 12/7/2022
- Summary:
- In late December 2021, under emergency rule authority, a 90-day No Entry Zone was established at the IWWR at the Cape Canaveral Energy Center (CCEC) in Brevard County. This location served as the Temporary Field Response Station (TFRS) for the joint Unified Command UME response throughout the winter, and the temporary No Entry Zone provided protections to manatees and the public during response actions. Most manatees had dispersed to spring and summer habitats by late March and the Zone was ...
- Purpose:
- The purpose of the proposed rule is to establish a seasonal manatee protection zone at the Florida Power & Light (FPL) Cape Canaveral Energy Center Interim Warm-water Refuge (IWWR) in Brevard County. The effect of the action would be to provide seasonal protection for a concentration of manatees utilizing this IWWR and support continued manatee Unusual Mortality Event (UME) response. Additional information is available at: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/manatee/rulemaking/.
- Rulemaking Authority:
- 379.2431(2), F.S.
- Law:
- 379.2431(2), F.S.
- Related Rules: (1)
- 68C-22.029. Cape Canaveral Energy Center Interim Warm-water Refuge Zone