1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes
- Department of Education
- Agency for Health Care Administration
2. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- a Routine Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Section 5-203.13, 2009 FDA Food Code, Paragraph 4-301.12(A), 2009 FDA Food Code, Paragraph 61C-4.010(5), Florida Administrative Code, Subparagraph 3-305.11(A)(2), 2009 FDA Food Code, and Paragraph 61C-4.010(1), Florida Administrative Code from Thirsty River and Trek Snack located in Bay Lade. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that at least one service sink is provided for the cleaning of mops or similar cleaning tools and the disposal of mop water; that dishwashing facilities for manually washing, rinsing and sanitizing equipment and utensils are provided, and that each establishment have areas for food storage. They are requesting to share the mop sink, dishwashing and food storage areas with another food service establishment under the same ownership and on the same premise.
The Division of Hotels and Restaurants will accept comments concerning the Petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received before 5:00 p.m.
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
- Public Service Commission
- Departmental
- 4111 South Ocean Drive, LLC, seeking a waiver or variance from Rule 25-6.049, F.A.C., requiring individual electric metering for each separate occupancy unit of a condominium. The rule exempts occupancy units for lodging establishments such as hotels, motels, and similar facilities which are rented, leased, or otherwise provided to guests by an operator providing overnight occupancy, from the individual metering requirement. Docket No. 150222-EU has been opened to process the petition. Comments on the petition should be filed with the Office of Commission Clerk, Florida Public Service Commission, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850, within 14 days of publication of this notice.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- On October 14, 2015, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Park Centre @ Telecom, filed September 10, 2015, and advertised on September 15, 2015 in Vol. 41, No. 179, of the Florida Administrative Register. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance denies the Petitioner a variance from Chapter 3008.1(3)(e), Florida Building Code, and Rule 2.2.2.5, ASME A17.1b, 2009 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators for installation without a sump or pump in the hoistway because the Petitioner has not demonstrated that the purpose of the underlying statute has been met or that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2015-217).
- Department of Education
- Office of Early Learning
- The Office issued an order denying the request made by the Learning Care Group, Inc. (LCG) on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiaries: La Petite Academy, Inc. d/b/a La Petite Academy, Childtime Childcare, Inc., d/b/a Childtime Learning Centers, and Tutor Time Child Care Learning Centers LLC d/b/a Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Centers, for a variance from certain requirements of Rule 6M-8.620, F.A.C., Voluntary Prekindergarten Pre- and Post-Assessments. The petition was filed with the Office of Early Learning via email on or about July 15, 2015 and via U.S. certified mail on or about July 22, 2015. Notice of the petition was published on July 21, 2015 in Volume 41, Number 140 of the Florida Administrative Register. The order denying the request was filed on October 13, 2015. This order follows an order by the Department of Education denying the same petitioner its request to use an alternative to the Teaching Strategies Gold assessment. By denial of the use of alternative assessment material, the request for variance under this rule, which sets forth procedural requirements only, is moot, as it hinged upon being able to utilize an alternative test. Even assuming the Department of Education had not denied that request, the Office would deny this request, set our more fully in the order, based upon the following: (1) the request is inconsistent with the purpose of the statute to create a uniform system of measurement for VPK providers, and (2) the petition fails to demonstrate a substantial hardship created by imposition of the rule as noticed and adopted.
3. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- The Coral Reef Conservation Program is holding a meeting for the Our Florida Reefs Community Working Group. The Community Working Groups will complete their final prioritization the recommended management actions they have developed. The goal of the recommended management actions is to improve management of southeast Florida coral reefs through balanced resource use and protection.; Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; 2nd Floor Royal Fern Hall, Fern Forest Nature Center, Broward County Parks and Recreation, 201 Lyons Road South, Coconut Creek, FL 33063
- 2nd Floor Royal Fern Hall, Fern Forest Nature Center, Broward County Parks and Recreation, 201 Lyons Road South, Coconut Creek, FL 33063
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Freshwater Fish and Wildlife
- Florida Commission on Offender Review
- Departmental
- Regularly scheduled meeting for all Parole, Conditional Release, Conditional Medical Release, Addiction Recovery, Control Release and all other Commission business.; Wednesday November 4, 2015 & Thursday November 5, 2015, 9:00 a.m.; Wednesday November 18, 2015 & Thursday November 19, 2015, 9:00 a.m.; Florida Commission on Offender Review, 4070 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450
- Florida Commission on Offender Review, 4070 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- MRGMiami
- The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) will host a Project Kick-Off Meeting for the State Road 408 (Spessard L. Holland East-West Expressway) East Extension from SR 50 to the SR 50/SR 520 Intersection Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study.
The meeting will be held as an open house format from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Project staff will be available to answer questions and discuss the study with interested members of the public.
The project extends approximately seven miles from SR 50 to the SR 50/SR 520 intersection.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.
; Thursday, October 22, 2015, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm; East River High School Performing Arts Center/Auditorium, located at 650 East River Falcons Way, Orlando, Florida 32833
- East River High School Performing Arts Center/Auditorium, located at 650 East River Falcons Way, Orlando, Florida 32833
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- The Deepwater Horizon Trustees, which include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice will jointly host a public meeting to present and take comment on two documents. The first document is the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which can be found on the Trustees webpage: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/. The second document is the proposed Consent Decree between the Federal government, the five Gulf Coast States, and BP Exploration & Production Inc. regarding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which can be found on the Department of Justice's webpage: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon. The event will begin with an open house from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a formal presentation and opportunity for public comment to follow.; October 27, 2015, 6:00 p.m. CDT; Pensacola Bay Center, 201 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
- Pensacola Bay Center, 201 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
- The Deepwater Horizon Trustees, which include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice will jointly host a public meeting to present and take comment on two documents. The first document is the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which can be found on the Trustees webpage: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/. The second document is the proposed Consent Decree between the Federal government, the five Gulf Coast States, and BP Exploration & Production Inc. regarding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which can be found on the Department of Justice's webpage: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon. The event will begin with an open house from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a formal presentation and opportunity for public comment to follow.; October 29, 2015, 6:00 p.m. EDT; Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
- Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Marine Resources
- The Deepwater Horizon Trustees, which include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice will jointly host a public meeting to present and take comment on two documents. The first document is the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which can be found on the Trustees webpage: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/. The second document is the proposed Consent Decree between the Federal government, the five Gulf Coast States, and BP Exploration & Production Inc. regarding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which can be found on the Department of Justice's webpage: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon. The event will begin with an open house from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a formal presentation and opportunity for public comment to follow.; October 27, 2015, 6:00 p.m. CDT; Pensacola Bay Center, 201 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
- Pensacola Bay Center, 201 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
- The Deepwater Horizon Trustees, which include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice will jointly host a public meeting to present and take comment on two documents. The first document is the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which can be found on the Trustees webpage: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/. The second document is the proposed Consent Decree between the Federal government, the five Gulf Coast States, and BP Exploration & Production Inc. regarding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which can be found on the Department of Justice's webpage: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon. The event will begin with an open house from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a formal presentation and opportunity for public comment to follow.; October 29, 2015, 6:00 p.m. EDT; Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
- Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
- Department of Health
- Division of Children's Medical Services
- The Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan Technical Advisory Panel will meet to provide technical advice to the Department on topics related to the Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan.; October 30, 2015, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Eastern Time; Florida Department of Health, 4042 Bald Cypress Way, Room 301, Tallahassee, FL 32399
- Florida Department of Health, 4042 Bald Cypress Way, Room 301, Tallahassee, FL 32399
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- Pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces the opportunity for the public to request a hearing and offer comments on its proposal to submit documentation to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirming that Florida complies with the requirements of Section 110(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act with respect to implementation of the 2012 revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard for fine particulate matter (PM2.5).; November 17, 2015, 10:00 a.m.; Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 195, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 195, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Agricultural Environmental Services
- To address the business of the Council.; November 4, 2015, 10:00 a.m.; UF/IFAS Mid Florida Research and Education Center Auditorium, 2725 South Binion Road, Apopka, FL
32703, phone number (directions only): (407)884-2034 or GoToMeeting:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/289178029 teleconference information: 1(888)670-3525, access code: 801-949-0614
- UF/IFAS Mid Florida Research and Education Center Auditorium, 2725 South Binion Road, Apopka, FL
32703, phone number (directions only): (407)884-2034 or GoToMeeting:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/289178029 teleconference information: 1(888)670-3525, access code: 801-949-0614
- Regional Planning Councils
- South Florida Regional Planning Council
- Please note change in meeting location from the Murray E. Nelson Government & Cultural Center to the South Florida Regional Planning Council office. Any Development Order received prior to the meeting. Generally Consistent Comprehensive Plan Amendment Reviews for Hialeah; Any Generally Consistent Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review received prior to the meeting; any Generally Inconsistent Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review received prior to the meeting; Meeting on monthly Council business. Council Executive Committee and subcommittees may meet periodically before and following the regularly scheduled Council meetings.; Monday, November 2, 2015; 10:30 a.m.; South Florida Regional Council, 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140, Hollywood, FL 33021.
- South Florida Regional Council, 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140, Hollywood, FL 33021.
- Department of Health
- Regional Planning Councils
- South Florida Regional Planning Council
- Emergency Executive Committee Meeting called by the Chair to discuss the Executive Director position. The Executive Committee will interview candidates to fill the Executive Director position vacancy as of November 3, 2015. The Executive Committee will convene and recommend a candidate for the position which will be presented for ratification to the full Council on November 2, 2015.; Monday, October 26, 2015; 10:00 a.m.; South Florida Regional Council, 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140, Hollywood, FL 33021.
- South Florida Regional Council, 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140, Hollywood, FL 33021.
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
4. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat
- Department of Health
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Massage Therapy
- Angela Lind; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 41, No. 112, of the June 10, 2015, Florida Administrative Register. The petition seeks a declaratory statement from the Board as to whether it violates Section 456.054 and 817.505(1)(a), (b), Florida Statutes to act as an independent contractor and be compensated by another massage based company a percentage of the fee paid by the customer for a massage done by the independent contractor. The Board’s Order, filed on August 11, 2015, declined to issue a declaratory statement because the petition is not in substantial compliance with the provisions of section 120.565, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-105, Florida Administrative Code.
- William M. Bracey; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 41, No. 64, of the April 2, 2015, Florida Administrative Register. The petition seeks a declaratory statement from the Board as to whether the use of cold laser therapy or low level laser therapy by a trained therapist would be within the scope of the definition of "massage" in section 480.033, Florida Statutes. The Board’s Order, filed on August 11, 2015, declined to issue a declaratory statement because the petition is not in substantial compliance with the provisions of section 120.565, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-105, Florida Administrative Code.
5. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing
- Other Agencies and Organizations
6. Miscellaneous
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Division of Community Development
- Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Division of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Division of Community Development