Summary


The proposed rule amendments would: (1) update the positions that are delegated authority in 40C-1.135(2), after a recent reorganization; (2) expand Rule 40C-1.1008, F.A.C. to apply to petitions for variance, waiver, and formal determination; (3) shorten the timeframe to respond to a request for additional information regarding a permit application or petition and create a new procedure for administrative denials; (4) revise and restructure fees rule to lower certain ERP fees to more closely approximate the fees charged before the statewide ERP rules became effective on October 1, 2013; (5) clarify fees rules; (6) create a new fee category for certain renewals of expired formal determinations; (7) shorten the timeframe to respond to a request for additional information regarding a permit transfer request (consistent with the change to Rule 40C-1.1008, F.A.C.); and (8) clarify the scope of paragraph 40C-1.612(2)(a).