To receive testimony and public comment and take final action on management of the FY 2009 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) priority list for water pollution control loan projects under Chapter 62-503, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: May 13, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 611, Tallahassee, FL
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To receive testimony and public comment and take final action on management of the FY 2009 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) priority list for water pollution control loan projects under Chapter 62-503, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), and management of the Financially Disadvantaged Small Community Grants and Small Community Wastewater Facilities Grants priority lists under Chapter 62-505, F.A.C.
New requests for construction loans may be added to the fundable portion of the FY 2009 Water Pollution Control priority list for use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.
Eligible grant amounts may be adjusted for projects already listed on the FY 2006 Financially Disadvantaged Small Community Grants priority list or on the FY 2007/2008 Small Community Wastewater Facilities Grants priority lists that remain incompletely funded or which are otherwise affected by assignment of ARRA funds to these projects.
To be eligible for use of ARRA or CWSRF funds at this hearing, all documents as required by the rules must be filed and approved by the Department not later than 5:00 p.m., April 29, 2009.
Project sponsors requesting use of ARRA funds must certify that all construction contracts will be awarded by October 1, 2009. Loan agreements to project sponsors not meeting this deadline may be annulled and the funds awarded to other sponsors to allow for timely expenditure of the funds.
Prior to Department action at the hearing, all interested persons will have the opportunity to testify regarding the lists and any proposed actions. The Department may adopt, modify, or deny the proposed actions at the hearing.
After the hearing, the Department will file the written Record of Final Agency Action. A copy of the Record of Final Agency Action will be made available to persons sponsoring the projects at issue and to any person submitting a timely written request. Such written requests must be submitted at the hearing or must be filed with the Department’s Bureau of Water Facilities Funding, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station #3505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first working day after the public hearing.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Gary Powell at the same address, phone [phone] or email [e-mail].
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Gary Powell at the same address as shown above. 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: Tim Banks at the same address as shown above, or phone [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail].