Provide an update on the rule revision process regarding amendments to rule Chapter 62-345, F.A.C., Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method. The amendments to the rule provide clarified assessment standards to existing UMAM scoring guidelines and newly ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62-345.100Intent and Scope

62-345.200Definitions

62-345.300Assessment Method Overview and Guidance

62-345.400Qualitative Characterization - Part I

62-345.500Assessment and Scoring - Part II

62-345.600Time Lag, Risk, and Mitigation Determination

62-345.900Forms (Repealed)

The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: July 28, 2017, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: The workshop will be broadcast via webinar and parties can register to attend the webinar via their personal computers with audio by telephone (regular long distance telephone charges will apply) or by speakers connected to their computer (no telephone charges will apply). Webinar registration is via https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6580923821793309185. The webinar can be attended in person at the following location where staff will be present to answer questions and respond to comments: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Building, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399. This is the fifth rule development workshop to discuss proposed amendments to Chapter 62-345, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method. Notice of Development of Rulemaking for these amendments was published in the Florida Administrative Register on May 3, 2013, in Vol. 39, No. 87, F.A.R.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Provide an update on the rule revision process regarding amendments to rule Chapter 62-345, F.A.C., Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method. The amendments to the rule provide clarified assessment standards to existing UMAM scoring guidelines and newly developed criteria specific to submerged aquatic habitats (seagrass and hardbottom) and freshwater streams. Forms have also been revised for improved efficiency and ease of use. Draft forms have been updated to replace the need for narrative justification with a multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and check-the-box style format.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: John Humphreys, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources Coordination Program, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS 2500, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, [phone], [e-mail]. The draft agenda and further information and updates on this rule also may be obtained from the Department’s website at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/rules_dr.htm#erp. (OGC No. 13-0913).

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: John Humphreys as 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).