The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announces a public hearing of the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Electrical Power Plant Siting Board, to consider and act upon the Administrative Law Judge’s Recommended Order concerning ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Siting Coordination Office announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: March 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Florida State Capitol Building, 400 South Monroe Street, Lower Level, Cabinet Hearing Room, Tallahassee, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announces a public hearing of the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Electrical Power Plant Siting Board, to consider and act upon the Administrative Law Judge’s Recommended Order concerning Florida Power & Light Company’s Petition for Modification of the Turkey Point Plant Units 3-5 Conditions of Certification No. PA 03-45E, DOAH Case No. 15-1559EPP, and DEP Office of General Counsel Case Number 14-0512, pursuant to the Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act, Sections 403.501-.518, Florida Statutes. The Cabinet Aides will meet on March 23, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., in the same location to review and gather information regarding this item for consideration by the Siting Board.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The Governor and Cabinet website at http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/mart.html or DEP’s Office of Cabinet Affairs, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, [phone].

The agenda should be available approximately one week before the Cabinet Meeting. Any person wishing to speak at the Siting Board hearing should contact: DEP’s Office of Cabinet Affairs at [phone] by noon on March 28, 2016.

Pursuant to Section 403.509, Florida Statutes, the issues that may be raised before the Siting Board shall be limited to those matters raised in the hearing proceeding before the administrative law judge or in the recommended order.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: the Siting Coordination Office, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Cindy Mulkey, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone].