The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services provides a certificate form for use in manufacturing tracer exempt WESOS. The form number has changed and it is necessary to amend the rule to incorporate this new form number.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CITRUS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

20-64.021Water Extracted Soluble Fruit Solids

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services provides a certificate form for use in manufacturing tracer exempt WESOS. The form number has changed and it is necessary to amend the rule to incorporate this new form number.

SUMMARY: Amending rule to reflect new form number.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: upon review of the proposed rule amendment, the department has determined that the amendment will not exceed any one of the economic analysis criteria in a SERC as set forth in Section 120.541(2)(a), F.S.

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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 601.10(1), (7), 601.11, 601.27 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 601.10(7), 601.11, 601.27 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Alice Wiggins, Legal Department, Florida Department of Citrus, P. O. Box 9010, Bartow, FL 33831, [phone], [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

20-64.021 Water Extracted Soluble Fruit Solids.

(1) through (9) No change.

(10) Water extracted soluble fruit solids, packed and certified for export shipment pursuant to the provisions of subsection 20-64.021(6) hereof, shall be handled and accounted for as follows:

(a) Prior to the manufacturing of each lot or container of tracer exempt water extracted soluble fruit solids, a United States Department of Agriculture in-plant inspector must be so advised. Once manufactured, such product shall be physically identified by individual container numbers, which numbers shall be recorded on a certificate, executed by the manufacturer and issued in triplicate, with copies to the manufacturer, United States Department of Agriculture and Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Fruit and Vegetables. Such certificate shall be on a form provided by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (Form DACS-07159 03/12 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03994 FDOACS #1, 10/1/88, incorporated by reference herein).

(b) through (e) No change.

(11) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 601.10(1), (7), 601.11 FS. Law Implemented 601.10(7), 601.11 FS. History–New 3-21-79, Amended 6-24-81, 11-1-81, 1-1-82, 11-24-82, 8-28-84, 4-14-85, Formerly 20-64.21, Amended 9-2-86, 2-3-87, 11-1-88, 11-20-88, 3-19-98, 2-28-06,_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: William Roberts, Acting General Counsel

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Florida Citrus Commission

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 19, 2014

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: March 25, 2013