Vol. 40, No. 31 (02/14/2014)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation
    • The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment to 61M-1.002 (Claims Procedures) will be to set forth a specific timeframe within which a mobile home owner must redeem a voucher received from the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation. ...
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • The objective of the proposed revisions is to reduce the regulatory burden for sand and limestone mines from industrial wastewater permitting requirements as a result of having duplicative permitting requirements enforced under the Environmental ...
• Department of Revenue
  • Corporate, Estate and Intangible Tax
    • Chapters 2011-229, L.O.F., and 2013-46, L.O.F., amends Section 220.13(1)(e), F.S., to require adjustments for I.R.C. section 179 expense and bonus depreciation. These provisions were added to the Internal Revenue Code by the Small Business Jobs Act ...
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Architecture and Interior Design
    • The Board proposes the rule promulgation to provide the criteria for public comment at board meetings.

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Health
  • Board of Nursing
    • The board proposes the rule amendment to remove unnecessary language.
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014
  • Board of Acupuncture
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to modify the Biennial Renewal Fee requirements; The Board proposes the rule amendment to modify the fee requirements for the Application Fee; The Board proposes the rule amendment to modify the fee requirements ...
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014
  • Board of Optometry
    • The Board proposes to develop and adopt a new rule to establish procedures for public participation in public meetings.
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language and to add new language to clarify the hours requirement for continuing education.
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to add a new agent.
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Licensing
    • Proposed rule revisions amend and incorporate by reference revised versions of the Firearms Instructor’s Training Manual and the Certificate of Firearms Proficiency for Statewide Firearm License. Amendments make minor modifications to rule ...
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014
• Department of Health
  • Division of Disease Control
    • To update the rule to reflect current public health needs for disease reporting.
      • Due of Comment: 3/7/2014

3. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • Westminister Ashbury East. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1b, Section 2.20.4, 2.18.5.1, and 2.24.2.1 as adopted by 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code that requires the use of a 9.5 mm steel rope and requirement ...
    • Emerald Isle. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1, Section 2.2.7, 2.4.1.2, 2.11.11.8, and 2.19.2.2(b), as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators minimum pit ...
• Department of Health
  • Board of Osteopathic Medicine
    • variance filed by Douglas T. Baska, D.O., from Rule 64B15-13.001, F.A.C., with regard to the requirement for biennial renewal CME to be in live lecture format. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, 4052 ...
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • Chipola Apartment. Petitioner seeks an emergency 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 ...
  • Board of Employee Leasing Companies
    • Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board of Employee Leasing Companies

4. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Department of Education
  • Division of Florida Colleges
    • Regular Meeting; 10 a.m., March 7, 2013; William C. Cramer Jr. Seminar Room (Room 306), SUW, Gulf Coast State College
      • Hearing Meeting: William C. Cramer Jr. Seminar Room (Room 306), SUW, Gulf Coast State College
• Regional Planning Councils
  • Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
    • To conduct the regualr business of the Local Emergency Planning Committee; February 26, 2014, 10:30 a.m.; 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd., Suite 100, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
      • Hearing Meeting: 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd., Suite 100, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
• 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, March 12, 2014 & Thursday, March 13, 2014, 9:00 a.m.; Wednesday, March ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Parole Commission, 4070 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Conduct Council Business for administering the Myakka River as a Wild and Scenic River.; March 7, 2014, 9:00 am – 12:00pm; Lemon Bay Park 570 Bay Park Blvd. Englewood, FL 34223
      • Hearing Meeting: Lemon Bay Park 570 Bay Park Blvd. Englewood, FL 34223
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Departmental
    • The Health Information Exchange Coordinating Committee will review and discuss strategies to increase electronic health record adoption and health information exchange in Florida.; March 7, 2014, 10:00 a.m.; Agency for Health Care Administration, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308
• Regional Planning Councils
  • South Florida Regional Planning Council
    • Any Development Order received prior to the meeting. Any Generally Consistent Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review received prior to the meeting; Generally Consistent Comprehensive Plan Amendment Reviews for Broward County 14-2 ESR, Broward County ...
      • Hearing Meeting: City of Miami Commission Chambers, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL
• Department of Education
  • Education Practices Commission
    • The Hearing Panel of the Education Practices Commission will consider final agency action in matters dealing with the disciplining of certified educators.; A Teacher Hearing Panel will begin at 9:00 AM or as soon thereafter as can be heard on ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center 1714 Southwest 34th Street Gainesville, Florida 32607 (352) 371-3600
• Regional Planning Councils
  • Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
    • Regular Monthly Meetings.; March 6, 2014: Planning & Growth Management at 9:00am; Personnel, Budget & Finance Committee at 9:30am; Full Board of Directors at 10:00am; Legislative Policy Committee immediately following the Board meeting. Please ...
      • Hearing Meeting: 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL 32216.
• Water Management Districts
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • Discussion of task force business for the Hernando County Task Force of the Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council.; Monday, March 3, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.; Southwest Florida Water Management District, Building 4, Conference Room 112 A & B, 2379 ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Southwest Florida Water Management District, Building 4, Conference Room 112 A & B, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Disability Rights Florida
    • Disability Rights Florida, Florida's Protection and Advocacy Programs Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors.; Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.; Hilton Garden Inn- Tallahassee Central 1330 Blair Stone Rd. Tallahassee, Florida 32301 850-...
      • Hearing Meeting: Hilton Garden Inn- Tallahassee Central 1330 Blair Stone Rd. Tallahassee, Florida 32301 850-893-8300
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • The Department’s Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) is holding meetings in several locations throughout the state to discuss DEAR’s planned water quality monitoring prioritization and restoration efforts over the next two ...
      • Hearing Meeting: PLACE: Suwannee River Water Management District Headquarters, Governing Board Meeting Room, 9225 County Road (CR) 49, Live Oak, FL, 32060 DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 12:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. (EST) PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Headquarters, B1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL, 33406 DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 11:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. (EST) PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Lower West Coast Service Center, Main Conference Room, 2301 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL, 33901 DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 12:30 P.M. (CST) to 3:30 P.M. (CST) PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Northwest District Office, Conference Room 101, 1st Floor, 160 W. Government St. Pensacola, FL, 32502 DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. (EST) PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Central District Office, Conference Rooms A, B, and C, 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232, Orlando, FL, 32803 DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 8:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. (EST) PLACE: Southwest Florida Water Management District Bartow Service Office, Bartow Board Room, 170 Century Boulevard, Bartow, FL, 33637
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Northwood Shared Resource Center
    • THE NSRC FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.; Friday, February 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.; DJJ Kinght Building, CR 1134, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100
      • Hearing Meeting: DJJ Kinght Building, CR 1134, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100
• Department of Health
  • Board of Pharmacy
    • To review those cases on which a determination of existence of probable cause has already been made.; Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:00a.m.; 1(888) 670-3525 - 513 489 6685
      • Hearing Meeting: 1(888) 670-3525 - 513 489 6685
    • To review those cases on which a determination of existence of probable cause has already been made.; Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 10:00a.m.; Conference Call 1(888) 670-3525 - Conference Code 513 489 6685.
      • Hearing Meeting: Conference Call 1(888) 670-3525 - Conference Code 513 489 6685.
  • Board of Medicine
    • To conduct a public meeting to reconsider disciplinary cases with prior findings of probable cause.; Friday, February 21, 2014, 2:00 p.m.; (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 125-528-7056
      • Hearing Meeting: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 125-528-7056
    • To conduct a public meeting to reconsider disciplinary cases with prior findings of probable cause.; Friday, February 28, 2014, 2:00 p.m.; (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 125-528-7056
      • Hearing Meeting: (888) 670-3525, Participation Code: 125-528-7056
• Department of Education
  • Division of Florida Colleges
    • This public meeting for the Region XI Council will provide updates on training classes and any other issues involving the Region. ; Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @10:00 a.m.; Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex 4600 Kirby Loop Road, Fort ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex 4600 Kirby Loop Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34981
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Florida Building Commission
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      • Hearing Meeting: gh
• Department of Health
  • Board of Opticianry
    • General Business Meeting; March 21, 2014 @ 9:00am; (888) 670-3525 Conference Code: 5805370981
      • Hearing Meeting: (888) 670-3525 Conference Code: 5805370981
• Water Management Districts
  • Suwannee River Water Management District
    • The Lands Committee will be holding a meeting to discuss the management of District lands and the potential disposition of surplus lands.; February 26, 2014, 1:30 p.m.; District headquarters 9225 CR 49 Live Oak, Fl.
      • Hearing Meeting: District headquarters 9225 CR 49 Live Oak, Fl.
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Pilot Commissioners
    • General Board Business.; FEbruary 27, 2014, 10:00 a.m.; 888.670.3525, participant code 8492079683#.
      • Hearing Meeting: 888.670.3525, participant code 8492079683#.
• Agency for State Technology
  • Departmental
    • THE NSRC FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.; Friday, February 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.; DJJ Kinght Building, CR 1134, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100
      • Hearing Meeting: DJJ Kinght Building, CR 1134, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100

5. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Auctioneers
    • Carlos Chomut, One2Global, Corp.; The Petitioner seeks the Board to interpret Rule 61G2-8.010, Chapters 468.382(1),(8), 468.383(8), 463.384(2), and 463.385(2), Florida Statutes, and whether providing services by the Petitioner, both together or ...

6. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing

• State Board of Administration
  • Departmental
    • State Board of Administration, Departmental
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital
    • Other Agencies and Organizations, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
    • Other Agencies and Organizations, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
• Department of Education
  • University of Florida
    • Department of Education, University of Florida
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • MERIDIAN ENGINEERING, LLC
    • Other Agencies and Organizations, MERIDIAN ENGINEERING, LLC
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Jacksonville Port Authority
    • Other Agencies and Organizations, Jacksonville Port Authority

7. Miscellaneous

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Office of the Secretary
    • Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Secretary
• 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
• State Board of Administration
  • Florida Prepaid College Board
    • State Board of Administration, Florida Prepaid College Board