Administrative Law Judge Bram D.E. Canter will take testimony and evidence concerning the environmental effects and any other appropriate matters regarding the site certification of the proposed Duval-Raven 230kV Transmission Line, Transmission Line ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATES AND TIME: June 6, 2016, 10:00 a.m., continuing to June 7, 2016, if necessary

PLACE: Macclenny City Hall, City Council Meeting Room, 118 East Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Administrative Law Judge Bram D.E. Canter will take testimony and evidence concerning the environmental effects and any other appropriate matters regarding the site certification of the proposed Duval-Raven 230kV Transmission Line, Transmission Line Siting Application No. TA16-17, DOAH Case No. 16-0276TL, OGC Case No. 16-0012, pursuant to the Transmission Line Siting Act, ss.403.52-5365, Florida Statutes. Judge Canter will prepare a Recommended Order for submission to and final action by the Governor and Cabinet acting as the Siting Board. Pursuant to Section 403.527(2)(a), Florida Statutes, parties to the proceeding shall be the applicant, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Public Service Commission, the Department of Economic Opportunity, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the St. Johns River Water Management District, the Suwannee River Water Management District, the City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Nassau County, Baker County, the City of Macclenny, the Town of Glen St. Mary, and Columbia County. Any party listed in paragraph 403.527(2)(a), Florida Statutes, other than the Department or the applicant may waive its right to participate in these proceedings if such listed party fails to file a notice of its intent to be a party on or before the 30th day prior to the certification hearing, unless its participation would not prejudice the rights of any party to the proceeding. Pursuant to Section 403.527(2)(c), Florida Statutes, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 120 to the contrary, upon the filing with the administrative law judge of a notice of intent to be a party no later than 30 days before the date set for the certification hearing, the following shall also be parties to the proceeding: Any agency not listed in Section 403.527(2)(a), Florida Statutes, as to matters within its jurisdiction; and, any domestic nonprofit corporation or association formed, in whole or in part, to promote conservation or natural beauty; to protect the environment, personal health, or other biological values; to preserve historical sites; to promote consumer interests; to represent labor, commercial, or industrial groups; or to promote comprehensive planning or orderly development of the area in which the proposed transmission line or corridor is to be located. Pursuant to Section 403.527(2)(c), Florida Statutes, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 120 to the contrary, upon the filing with the administrative law judge of a petition for intervention no later than 30 days before the date set for the certification hearing, the following shall also be parties to the proceeding: any person whose substantial interests are affected and being determined by the proceeding. Notices of intent or petitions to intervene should be filed with Bram D.E. Canter, Administrative Law Judge, Division of Administrative Hearings, The DeSoto Building, 1230 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550. Any agency whose properties or works may be affected shall be made a party upon the request of the agency or any party to this proceeding. The Certification hearing may be cancelled, in accordance with 403.527(6)(a), “No later than 29 days before the certification hearing, the department or the applicant may request that the administrative law judge cancel the certification hearing and relinquish jurisdiction to the department if all parties to the proceeding stipulate that there are no disputed issues of material fact or law.”

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Cindy Mulkey, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone].

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: Bobby Bull, P.E., 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: Mr. Bobby Bull, P.E., Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone].