- Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings (22)
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Regular scheduled meeting of the Governor and Cabinet to act on all executive branch matters provided by law and to act on any agendas submitted for their consideration. The Governor and Cabinet will proceed through each agenda, item by item.
The State Board of Administration will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda, which may include such matters as Executive Director’s reports; approval of fiscal sufficiency of state bond issues; approval of sale of local bonds at an interest rate in excess of statutory interest rate limitation; reports on investment performance; designation of banks as depositories for state funds; adoption of rules and regulations; investment of state funds pursuant to Chapter 215, F.S.; and consideration of other matters within its authority pursuant to Chapters 215 and 344, F.S., and Section 16 of Article IX of the Florida Constitution of 1885, as continued by subsection 9(c) of Article XII of the Florida Constitution of 1968.
The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda, which will deal with the issuance of State bonds, arbitrage compliance and related matters.
The Financial Services Commission will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include, but not be limited to; matters relating to rulemaking for all activities of the Office of Insurance Regulation concerning insurers and other risk bearing entities, including licensing, rates, policy forms, market conduct, claims, adjusters, issuance of certificates of authority, solvency, viatical settlements, premium financing, and administrative supervision, as provided under the Insurance Code or Chapter 636, F.S., and matters related to rulemaking for all activities of the Office of Financial Regulation relating to the regulation of banks, credit unions, other financial institutions, finance companies, retail installment sales providers, title loan lenders, collection agencies, mortgage brokers, mortgage lenders, certified capital companies, money services businesses, and the securities industry.
The Agency for Enterprise Information Technology will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include, but not be limited to, the presentation and approval of the Agency’s Annual Operational Work Plan as well as matters relating to rulemaking for all activities of the Agency.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include the administration of the Department as well as actions taken to further the Department’s mission of providing assistance to veterans and their dependents, pursuant to Section 292.05, F.S.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda, which may include such matters as approval of agency policies, taking agency action with regard to administrative procedure matters, and considering other matters within its authority pursuant to Florida Statutes.
The Department of Law Enforcement will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include but not be limited to such matters as transfer of agency funds or positions, formulation of Departmental Rules, administrative procedure matters, submittal of reports as required, enter into contracts as authorized and to consider other matters within its authority pursuant to Chapters 20, 23, 120 and 943, F.S.
The Department of Revenue will act on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include approval of rules, legislative concept proposals, contracts over $100,000, Departmental budgets, administrative procedure matters, and consideration of other matters within its authority.
The Administration Commission will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include such matters as to create or transfer agency funds or positions, approve Career Service rules, administrative procedure matters, environmental matters arising under Chapter 380, F.S., comprehensive planning issues pursuant to Section 163.3184, F.S., determine sheriffs’ budget matters, and consider other matters within its authority pursuant to various statutes including Chapters 110, 215 and 216, F.S.
The Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda including appeals of local government development orders in areas of critical state concern or of developments of regional impact under Section 380.07, F.S.; and review of water management matters under Chapter 373, F.S. The Commission will also review Department of Environmental Protection’s rules and orders which, prior to July 1, 1993, the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the head of the Department of Natural Resources, had authority to issue or promulgate.
The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund will take action on matters for which it is responsible pursuant to law (including duties pursuant to Title 18 of the Florida Statutes and Title 18 of the Florida Administrative Code) and that are duly presented on its agenda, which may include such matters as aquacultural issues as presented by the Division of Aquaculture in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; mineral leases or sales; state or sovereign land leases, sales, exchanges, dedications, and easements; conservation and preservation lands and other land purchases; land planning matters and other matters within its authority.
The Department of Environmental Protection will present for consideration those matters required by law to be reviewed by the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Siting Board, which may include, but are not limited to siting of power plants and electric and natural gas transmission lines.
; September 23, 2014, 9:00 a.m.; Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
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This hearing is being held to afford interested persons the opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, social, economic, and environmental effects of Financial Project ID: 431418-2, otherwise known as State Road 9B Extension in Duval and St. Johns Counties, Florida. The project is to extend State Road 9B from I-95 in Duval County to CR-2209 (St. Johns Parkway) in St. Johns County, Florida. The additional access and alternate route will reduce congestion at the CR-210 and Old St. Augustine Road interchanges with I-95. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability or family status.; September 15, 2014, 4:30 p.m.; Courtyard by Marriott, 14402 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville, FL 32258
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Public Meeting to Discuss Regulatory Matters
All or part of these meetings will be video-conferenced in order to permit maximum participation from the South Florida Water Management District Service Centers located at:
; Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 10:00 a.m.; South Florida Water Management District, B-1 Bill Storch Conference Room
3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL, 33406
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The SWFRPC's Legislative Affairs Committee meeting.; Thursday, September 18 at 8:00 a.m.; Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council at 1926 Victoria Avenue in Fort Myers
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PURPOSE: DEO is seeking a nonprofit organization to administer the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program in Glades County. Entities interested in contracting with DEO to provide these services should be present at this public meeting in order to be informed of the qualifications and application requirements.
Selection of an entity will be based on the entity's experience and performance in a broad range of services designed to eliminate poverty and foster self-sufficiency. The entity must be interested in becoming a CSBG eligible entity and must be willing to meet the requirements of 42 U. S. C. 9901, Section 676 A and 676 B concerning the structure and operations of the CSBG board. Special consideration will be given to any community action agency or other public or nonprofit entity which has demonstrated effectiveness in providing services consistent with the goals and purposes of CSBG.
The following qualities will be reviewed: (1) the extent to which the entity’s past or current programs achieved or are achieving the stated goals in a timely fashion; (2) the quality of work performed by the entity; (3) the number, qualifications, and experience of the staff members of the entity; (4) the ability of the entity to secure and train volunteers; and (5) maintain compliance with administrative, program, and financial management requirements.
Only one entity will be funded. The entity must be capable and willing to provide services to all eligible low-income citizens in Glades County.
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN: DEO will review the submitted applications, and make a decision regarding each applicant’s eligibility to provide CSBG services to Glades County. DEO staff will prepare a recommendation for the selected entity for subsequent consideration and approval or disapproval by DEO’s Executive Director.
; DATE: Thursday, September 25, 2014
TIME: 9:00AM EST
; PLACE: University of Florida/IFAS Extension
Glades County
900 U.S. Highway 27 SW
Moore Haven, FL 33471
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As per the agenda.; September 23, 2014 at 10.30 a.m.; The Alfond Inn, 300 E.New England Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789.
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Items related to Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas business and Board of Directors oversight.; Monday, September 15, 2014 at 9:30 AM; 9549 Koger Blvd., Suite 100, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
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Various Board Information; September 18,2014 @ 5:00 P.M.; Walton County Health Department
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Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee - Legislative Sub Committee; September 25, 2014, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; Conference call: dial-in number - 888-670-3525.
participant pass code - 396 087 6812
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Business before the Actuarial & Underwriting Committee; Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm; The Alfond Inn, 300 East New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789 or via teleconference: 1-866-361-7525 Participant Code: 8632017402#
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The Commission will convene for the purpose of standing committee meetings and the regularly scheduled meeting of the Florida Citrus Commission. The Commission will address issues pertaining to budget items and revisions, contracts, advertising programs, program evaluation measurements, licensing, issues pertaining to Chapter 601, F.S., rulemaking; and any other matter addressed during regular meetings of the Commission.; September 17, 2014, 9:00 a.m.; Florida Department of Citrus, 605 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830.
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To conduct the regular business of the Board of Governors and its Committees.; Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 9:30 a.m.; Thursday, September 18, 2014, 8:30 a.m.; University of West Florida, University Conference Center, Pensacola, Florida
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To conduct the regular business of the Board of Governors Foundation, Inc.; Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 5:00 p.m.; University of West Florida, University Conference Center, Pensacola, Florida
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The Task Force will be receiving additional briefings on items requested by Task Force Members including rail initiatives, the I-4 Ultimate Plan and the Automated Vehicle Initiative. There will be continued discussion and development of draft guiding principles for future corridor planning. The general purpose, need, and location of major corridor investments as well as opportunities for greater consistency among regional and local plans in regards to corridor planning will be discussed. The Task Force will review working drafts of the report along with the supporting data and analysis. Plans for upcoming community workshops in October will be presented and discussed. The opportunity for public input will also be given.; September 15, 2014, 8:30 a.m.; Nyami Nyami River Lodge, Brevard Zoo, 8225 N. Wickam Road, Melbourne, Florida 32940
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This meeting will be a teleconference (conference call) to which all interested parties are invited. The purpose of this call/meeting is to provide interested parties input on the Agency’s Inpatient and Ambulatory Data collection programs. It is expected that participants in the teleconference will discuss the regulations governing patient data collection in Florida and help develop recommendations to improve the quality of the process and the resulting data.; September 25, 2014 at 10 a.m; : Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Any person interested in participating by telephone may dial: 1(888)670-3525, Conference Code: 5350618829. If you have any difficulty accessing the teleconference, please call the Florida Center’s main number at (850) 412-3730.
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To consider (1) the simplification of the issues; (2) the identification of the positions of the parties on the issues; (3) the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents which will avoid unnecessary proof; (4) the identification of the exhibits; (5) the establishment of an order of witnesses; and, (6) such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action.; Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. (EST); Room 148, The Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida
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The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive testimony and exhibits relative to issues and subjects, including but not limited to, the following:
1. Determination of the Projected Levelized Fuel Adjustment Factors for all investor-owned electric utilities for the period January 2015 through December 2015;
2. Determination of the Estimated Fuel Adjustment True-Up Amounts for all investor-owned electric utilities for the period January 2014 through December 2014;
3. Determination of the Final Fuel Adjustment True-Up Amounts for all investor-owned electric utilities for the period January 2013 through December 2013, which are to be based on actual data for that period;
4. Determination of Generating Performance Incentive Factor Targets and Ranges for the period January 2015 through December 2015;
5. Determination of Generating Performance Incentive Factor Rewards and Penalties for the period January 2013 through December 2013.
6. Determination of the Projected Capacity Cost Recovery Factors for the period January 2015 through December 2015, including nuclear costs.
7. Determination of the Estimated Capacity Cost Recovery True-Up Amounts for the period January 2014 through December 2014, including nuclear costs.
8. Determination of the Final Capacity Cost Recovery True-Up Amounts for the period January 2013 through December 2013, which are to be based on actual data for that period, including nuclear costs.
9. Determination of the Projected Conservation Cost Recovery Factors for certain investor-owned electric and gas utilities for the period January 2015 through December 2015.
10. Determination of Conservation Actual/Estimated Amounts for certain investor-owned electric and gas utilities for the period January 2014 through December 2014.
11. Determination of the Final Conservation True-up Amounts for the period January 2013 through December 2013 for certain investor-owned electric and gas utilities, which are to be based on actual data for that period.
12. Determination of the Purchased Gas Adjustment Cost Recovery Factors for the period January 2015 through December 2015.
13. Determination of Actual/Estimated Purchased Gas True-Up Amounts for the period January 2014 through December 2014.
14. Determination of the Final Purchased Gas True-Up Amounts for the period January 2013 through December 2013.
15. Determination of the Projected Environmental Cost Recovery Factors for the period January 2015 through December 2015.
16. Determination of the Estimated Actual Environmental Cost Recovery True-Up Amounts for the period January 2014 through December 2014.
17. Determination of the Final Environmental Cost Recovery True-Up Amounts for the period January 2013 through December 2013, which are to be based on actual data for that period.
All witnesses shall be subject to cross-examination at the conclusion of their testimony. The proceedings will be governed by the provisions of Chapter 120, F.S., and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C., and 25-22, F.A.C.
; October 22-24, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. (EST); Room 148, The Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida
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Regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors of the Center for Independent Living of South Florida, Inc. The Finance Committee and other ad hoc committees will meet 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, prior to the Board Meeting. If alternative format, ASL interpreter, or other accommodation is required, please request at least 7 days in advance of the meeting date.; Saturday, September 20, 2014, 12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m.; 6660 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33138
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The Department of Management Services, Division of State Purchasing announces a change in the date and time of the public meeting/pre-propsal vendor conference for Mail Services. In accordance with the timeframe set forth in section 120.525, Florida Statutes, a Pre-Proposal Vendor Conference is hereby noticed within the timeline for the Request For Proposal (RFP) (Number: 06-80141800-W) for Mail Services.
The Department reserves the right to issue amendments, addenda, and changes to the timeline and specifically to the meeting notice listed above. The Department will post notice of any changes or additional meetings within the Vendor Bid System (VBS) in accordance with section 287.042(3), Florida Statutes, and will not re-advertise notice in the Florida Administrative Review (FAR). Access the VBS at: http://vbs.dms.state.fl.us/vbs/main_menu.
; September 16, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.; 4050 Esplanade Way, Room 101
Tallahassee, FL 32399
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Financial Project Management No. 242626-2-52-01. The work consists of widening Interstate 75 (I-75) from four (4) lanes to six (6) lanes, a complete interchange reconstruction at State Road 48, new ramps along with milling and resurfacing at the County Road (CR) 476B/CR 673 interchange, drainage, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) improvements, guardrail, signalization, signing and pavement markings, plus miscellaneous structures. The limits of the project are from the Hernando/Sumter County line to south of CR 470.; Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Lake Panasoffkee Recreation Park, East Wing Meeting Room, 1589 CR 459, Lake Panasoffkee, FL 33538
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Discussion of Region XIV Reports and other Region XIV business matters.; October 1, 2014, 10:00 AM; Miami Dade College, North Campus, Room 9118
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Following the September 19, 2014 meeting of the Board of Directors, which begins at 8:30 a.m., Florida Housing staff will hold a workshop to solicit public comments concerning the upcoming geographic Request for Applications (RFAs). The Corporation expects to offer a portion of the 2015 Competitive Housing Credit Allocation through two (2) geographic RFAs: for proposed Developments located in Medium and Small Counties and for proposed Developments located in Large Counties. The agenda will be posted to the Corporation’s website prior to the workshop.; September 19, 2014, following the Board Meeting at a time to be announced at the conclusion of the Board Meeting; Tallahassee City Hall, Commission Chambers, 300 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL. Note: this workshop will not be available via telephone.
- Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat (1)
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William Chelak, Director, Sales US on behalf of Hetero USA, Inc., 1035 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 00854, filed on August 27, 2014.; Hetero USA, Inc., is requesting that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation issue a Declaratory statement as to the following.
1. Hetero USA, Inc. (“Hetero USA”) is requesting a waiver from the licensing requirements for a nonresident manufacturer. Hetero is the U.S. affiliate of Hetero Drugs Limited (“HDL”) and Hetero Labs Limited (“HLL”), manufacturers of prescription active pharmaceutical ingredients (“API”) in Andhra Pradesh, India. Hetero USA, as the U.S. based affiliate, performs sales and arrangements of distribution as the importer of record of API from HDL and HLL to Florida resident prescription drug manufacturers for commercial manufacturing. Hetero USA is properly licensed in its resident state with the New Jersey Department of Health, Registration No. 5004050 with an expiration of January 1, 2015.
2. HDL and HLL maintain a current and valid FDA Establishment Registration.
WHEREFORE, Hetero USA, Inc., respectfully requests that DBPR issue a Final Order determining that: The sale and distribution of API as exempt from the Florida nonresident manufacturer licensing requirements.