Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Secretary

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Office of the Secretary

NOTICE OF ROUTINE PROGRAM CHANGE REQUEST

The Florida Coastal Management Program (FCMP) has requested the concurrence of the federal Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in updating the FCMP’s authorities as a routine program change. The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that the proposed program changes are a routine program change as defined by 15 CFR 923.84. This routine program change submission will incorporate relevant statutory changes enacted by the Florida Legislature during the 2012 legislative session to statutes included in the FCMP, including incorporation of Sections 253.0347, 258.601, 339.2821, 339.65, 373.4131, 373.4271, 373.4591, 373.618, and 381.00651, Florida Statutes, as enforceable policies. A list of all statutes that make up the FCMP is available at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/cmp/federal/24_statutes.htm.

Staff has evaluated these changes pursuant to 15 CFR 923, Subpart H and concluded that the changes are not amendments to the FCMP. These changes will not result in any substantial change to the enforceable policies or authorities of the FCMP related to uses subject to management, special management areas, boundaries, authorities and organization, or coordination, public involvement and national interest.

This notice has been sent to affected parties, including local governments, state agencies, and regional offices of relevant federal agencies as required by 15 CFR 923.84(b)(2). A list of persons and organizations notified is available for inspection or can be provided upon request from the Department contact below.

Pursuant to 15 CFR 923.84, comments on whether the changes constitute a routine program change of the FCMP may be submitted to Margaret Davidson, NOAA/OCRM, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 within 21 days of the date of publication of this notice.

The Routine Program Change (RPC) submittal is available at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/cmp/federal/fedconsv.htm. For more information on this RPC submittal, please contact: Ms. Ann Lazar, Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000, [phone] or [e-mail] . If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (Voice).