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

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: July 25, 2019, 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 Power Plant Siting Board, to consider and act upon the Administrative Law Judge’s Recommended Order concerning the certification of the Tampa Electric Company’s application to certify Big Bend Generating Station units 1, 2, and 3 and construction and operation of the Big Bend Modernization Project, Application No. PA 79-12A2, OGC Case No.18-0198, Division of Administrative Hearings Case No. 18-2124EPP pursuant to the Florida Power Plant Siting Act, Sections 403.501-403.518, Florida Statutes.

The Cabinet Aides will meet and discuss the item on July 17, 2019, 9:00 a.m., in the same location to review and gather information regarding this item for consideration by the Siting Board.

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 certification proceeding before the administrative law judge or in the recommended order.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Rene Lewis, Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 17, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone]; [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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Rene Lewis, Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 17, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone]; [e-mail]. 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: Rene Lewis, Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 17, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone]; [e-mail].