This proposed rulemaking will amend the rule to provide clarification and guidance on establishing the reference community in Part I, assessing current condition in Part II, and determining time lag. In addition, the mathematical formula will be ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Departmental

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-345: UNIFORM MITIGATION ASSESSMENT METHOD
62-345.300: Assessment Method Overview and Guidance
62-345.400: Qualitative Characterization - Part I
62-345.500: Assessment and Scoring - Part II
62-345.600: Time Lag, Risk, and Mitigation Determination
62-345.900: Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This proposed rulemaking will amend the rule to provide clarification and guidance on establishing the reference community in Part I, assessing current condition in Part II, and determining time lag. In addition, the mathematical formula will be modified to better address multiple impact and mitigation sites and sites with known mitigation acreage.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Minor clarifications to the use of the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.026(7), 373.043, 373.414(9), (18) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.414(18) FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 25, 2006, 10:00 a.m. (ET)
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Twin Towers office building, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 609, Tallahassee, Florida
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: Beth Saska at [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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Constance Bersok, Environmental Administrator, Office of Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources at 2600 Blair Stone Road – MS 2500, Tallahassee, 32399-2400, by e-mail at [e-mail], or by phone at [phone].

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