The purpose of these rule amendments is to make technical revisions to the rules and to incoorporate the 2008 revisions to the Silviculture BMP manual which include the following amendments: (1) New Best Management Practices (BMP) for Mat (Shovel ...

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Forestry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
5I-6.001: Purpose
5I-6.002: Approved Best Management Practices BMPs
5I-6.003: Presumption of Compliance
5I-6.004: Notice of Intent to Implement
5I-6.005: Record Keeping
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of these rule amendments is to make technical revisions to the rules and to incoorporate the 2008 revisions to the Silviculture BMP manual which include the following amendments:
(1) New Best Management Practices (BMP) for Mat (Shovel Logging) in wetlands.
(2) Updated information on seeding rates for vegetative stabilization.
(3) Provide a current list of special waterbodies in Florida as obtained from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (i.e. Outstanding Florida Waters, Outstanding National Resource Waters, and Class I Waters).
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject area for this rule amendment is the adoption of the 2008 revision to the Silviculture BMP Manual.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.067(7)(c)2., 570.07(23) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.067(7)(c), 589.04(1)(a) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Jeffery L. Vowell, Florida Division of Forestry, 3125 Conner Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650, Telephone [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.