This amendment proposes to classify the shellfish harvesting area #23 St. Marks. A sanitary survey has been conducted that evaluated current information on pollution sources and bacteriological water quality, and recommended classification of the St....

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Aquaculture

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
5L-1.003: Shellfish Harvesting Area Standards
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This amendment proposes to classify the shellfish harvesting area #23 St. Marks. A sanitary survey has been conducted that evaluated current information on pollution sources and bacteriological water quality, and recommended classification of the St. Marks shellfish harvesting area.
SUMMARY: The proposed St. Marks shellfish harvesting area will consist of a 4,111 acre Conditionally Approved area and a 5,264 acre Prohibited area. Proposed management of the St. Marks shellfish harvesting area is based on local rainfall and river discharge. The average closure frequency of the St. Marks Conditionally Approved area is expected to be 6.6 days per month. A sanitary survey has been conducted that evaluated current information on pollution sources and bacteriological water quality, and recommends classification of the St. Marks shellfish harvesting area. This amendment places descriptions, references to shellfish harvesting area map numbers and operating criteria for the St. Marks shellfish harvesting area #23 in the document Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Boundaries and Management Plans. These documents are hereby incorporated in subsection 5L-1.003(1), F.A.C. Additionally, this amendment provides illustrations of the St. Marks shellfish harvesting area classification boundaries in the shellfish harvesting area map #23. This map is hereby incorporated by reference in subsection 5L-1.003(1), F.A.C.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 597.020 F.S.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 597.020 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 27, 2009, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: 1203 Governors Square Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Chris Brooks, Division of Aquaculture, 1203 Governor’s Square Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32301; phone: [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

5L-1.003 Shellfish Harvesting Area Standards.

(1) The Department shall describe and/or illustrate harvesting areas and provide harvesting area classifications as approved, conditionally approved, restricted, conditionally restricted, prohibited, or unclassified as defined herein, including criteria for opening and closing shellfish harvesting areas in accordance with Chapters II and IV of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Model Ordinance. Copies of the Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Maps, revised________July 28, 2008, and the document Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Boundaries and Management Plans, revised________July 28, 2008, containing shellfish harvesting area descriptions, references to shellfish harvesting area map numbers, and operating criteria herein incorporated by reference may be obtained by writing to the Department at 1203 Governor’s Square Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 or is available on the Division’s website at www.FloridaAquaculture.com/pub.htm.

(2) through (10) No change.

(11) Shellfish harvesting area numbers are as follows:

AREA
NUMBER             HARVEST AREA NAME

0212                       Pensacola Bay Conditionally Approved

                               Escambia Bay Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Areas managed during the Summer months of Jul-Sep

0222                       Pensacola Bay Conditionally Approved Escambia Bay

0232                       Pensacola Bay Conditionally Approved East Bay

0216                       Pensacola Bay Conditionally Restricted Escambia Bay

0226                       Pensacola Bay Conditionally Restricted East Bay

0622                       Choctawhatchee Bay Conditionally Approved Central

0632                       Choctawhatchee Bay Conditionally Approved Eastern

0806                       West Bay Conditionally Restricted Spring/Fall Apr.-Jun, Oct-Nov

0812                       West Bay Conditionally Approved Winter Dec-Mar

0822                       West Bay Conditionally Approved Spring/Fall Apr.-Jun, Oct-Nov

1012                       North Bay Conditionally Approved Western

1022                       North Bay Conditionally Approved Eastern

1006                       North Bay Conditionally Restricted Eastern

1206                       East Bay Conditionally Restricted

1212                       East Bay Conditionally Approved Section 1

1222                       East Bay Conditionally Approved Section 2

1401                       St. Joe Bay Approved

1506                       Indian Lagoon Conditionally Restricted

1512                       Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Spring/Fall Mar-Jun, Oct

1542                       Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone A Winter Nov-Feb

1552                       Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone B Winter Nov-Feb

1572                       Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Summer Jul.-Sep

1611                       Apalachicola Bay Approved Winter Jan-May, Sept.-Dec

1621                       Apalachicola Bay Approved Summer June-Aug

1631                       Apalachicola Bay Approved, Shellfish lease numbers 525, 551, 551B,580, 582, 609, 672, and 981 Summer June – Aug

1612                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 1 Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec

1622                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 2 Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec

1632                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 3 Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec

1642                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved East Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec or Apalachicola Bay Approved East Hole Summer June-Aug

1652                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved North Summer June-Aug

1662                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved South Summer June-Aug

1606                       Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Restricted

1802                       Alligator Harbor Conditionally Approved

2002                       Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Approved

2006                       Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Restricted

2206                       Wakulla County Conditionally Restricted

2212                       Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Winter

2222                       Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Winter

2232                       Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Spring

2242                       Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Spring

2302                       St. Marks Conditionally Approved

2303                       St. Marks Prohibited

2501                       Horseshoe Beach Approved Summer Apr-Sep

2502                       Horseshoe Beach Conditionally Approved Winter Oct-Mar

2506                       Horseshoe Beach Conditionally Restricted Winter Oct-Mar

2802                       Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved Spring Summer Feb-May and Sept or Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved Winter Oct-Jan

2806                       Suwannee Sound Conditionally Restricted Spring Summer Feb-May and Sept or Suwannee Sound Conditionally Restricted Winter Oct-Jan

3012                       Cedar Key Conditionally Approved Zone A

3022                       Cedar Key Conditionally Approved Zone B

3006                       Cedar Key Conditionally Restricted

3202                       Waccasassa Bay Conditionally Approved

3206                       Waccasassa Bay Conditionally Restricted

3402                       Withlacoochee Bay Conditionally Approved

3406                       Withlacoochee Bay Conditionally Restricted

3701                       Citrus County Approved Spring / Fall Mar.-June and Oct.

3702                       Citrus County Conditionally Approved Winter Nov.-Feb.

3705                       Citrus County Restricted Spring / Fall Mar.-June and Oct.

3706                       Citrus County Conditionally Restricted Winter Nov.-Feb.

4202                       Boca Ciega Bay Conditionally Approved

4802                       Lower Tampa Bay Conditionally Approved

5402                       Sarasota Bay Conditionally Approved

5602                       Lemon Bay Conditionally Approved

5802                       Gasparilla Sound Conditionally Approved

6002                       Myakka River Conditionally Approved

6006                       Myakka River Conditionally Restricted

6212                       Pine Island Sound Conditionally Approved Western Section

6222                       Pine Island Sound Conditionally Approved Eastern Section

6602                       Ten Thousand Islands Conditionally Approved

7001                       Indian River/St. Lucie Approved

7006                       Indian River/St. Lucie Restricted

7202                       North Indian River Conditionally Approved

7206                       North Indian River Conditionally Restricted

7412                       Body F Conditionally Approved

7416                       Body F Conditionally Restricted

7506                       Body E Conditionally Restricted

7602                       Body D Conditionally Approved

7606                       Body D Conditionally Restricted

7712                       Body C Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Spring/Summer/Fall Mar-Nov

7722                       Body C Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Spring/Summer/Fall Mar-Nov

7732                       Body C Conditionally Approved Winter Dec-Feb

7716                       Body C Conditionally Restricted Winter Dec-Feb

7726                       Body C Conditionally Restricted Spring/ Summer/Fall Mar-Nov

7812                       Body B Conditionally Approved Zone 1

7822                       Body B Conditionally Approved Zone 2

7902                       South Banana River Conditionally Approved

7906                       South Banana River Conditionally Restricted

8001                       Body A Approved

8005                       Body A Restricted

8201                       South Volusia Approved

8212                       South Volusia Conditionally Approved Zone 1

8222                       South Volusia Conditionally Approved Zone 2

8206                       South Volusia Conditionally Restricted

8802                       St. Johns South Conditionally Approved

8806                       St. Johns South Conditionally Restricted

9202                       St. Johns North Conditionally Approved

9206                       St. Johns North Conditionally Restricted

Specific Authority 597.020 FS. Law Implemented 597.020 FS. History–New 1-4-87, Amended 8-10-88, 7-9-89, 12-23-91, Formerly 16R-7.004, Amended 7-3-95, 6-18-97, 7-1-97, 7-22-97, 10-12-97, 12-16-97, 12-28-97, 2-12-98, 2-25-98, 7-1-98, 7-20-98, 11-13-98, 12-28-98, 3-18-99, 7-1-99, Formerly 62R-7.004, Amended 6-19-00, 8-9-00, 10-14-01(1), 10-14-01(1), 8-17-04, 9-28-04, 9-5-05, 6-11-06, 3-11-07, 10-2-07, 4-14-08, 7-28-08,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Sherman Wilhelm, Director, Division of Aquaculture
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Charles Bronson, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 25, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 25, 2008