1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Water Management Districts
- Northwest Florida Water Management District
- Department of Education
2. Proposed Rules
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics
- Department of Education
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Marine Fisheries
- The purpose of this rule is to create barracuda conservation measures for south Florida. These rules will create new size regulations in state and federal waters off south Florida.
In recent years, stakeholders throughout southeast Florida and the Florida Keys have voiced concerns about declines in barracuda numbers in that region of the state. The limited available scientific data suggests that barracuda density and average size in the Florida Keys may be declining, while fishing and diving stakeholders report drastic declines in density and average size throughout south Florida. At the September 2015 Commission Meeting, the Commission adopted a bag limit of 2 barracuda per person with a vessel limit of no more than 6 barracuda for recreational and commercial harvesters in south Florida beginning November 1, 2015. These changes are effective in state and federal waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin Counties. The Commission also directed staff to gather additional information and determine whether or not further consideration of a size limit was warranted. Based on the available scientific information and public feedback gathered since that time, the proposed rule will create a slot limit that will provide additional conservation benefits while allowing all users continued acces to the fishery.
The effect of this rule will be to establish a slot size limit with a lower limit of no less than 15 inches fork length and an upper limit of no more than 36 inches fork length for all barracuda harvested from state and federal waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties, with an allowance of one barradua per vessel larger than 36 inches fork length per day. These regulatory changes are intended to increase the average size of barracuda in the region and contribute to the rebuilding of the local population.
- Due of Comment: 11/10/2016
- Effective: 1/1/2017
- Department of Education
- Commission on Ethics
- Department of Education
3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Agricultural Environmental Services
- Inspections and Investigations, Contractual Agreements in Public's Interest - Control and Preventive Treatment for Wood-Destroying Organisms, Application for Examination for Department Applicator Credentials, Certificate Issuance and Renewal Fees, Special Identification Card Issuance, Renewal Fees, Forms, and Duties, Responsibilities and Duties - Records, Reports, Advertising, Applications, Identification Card - Training Verification
- Department of Health
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Department of Management Services
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Professional Geologists
- Department of Health
4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Health
- Board of Optometry
- that on October 17, 2016, an Order was filed on the Petition for Variance or Waiver. The Petition was filed by Timothy Hamilton, on July 29, 2016, seeking a variance or waver from Rule 64B13-11.004, F.A.C., regarding the failure of any license holder to elect active or inactive status before the license expires shall cause the license to become delinquent. Petitioner has also requested a permanent waiver of Rule 64B13-4.001, F.A.C., regarding the requirement that applicants for licensure must have achieved all three portions of Part III on the same test attempt score of 75% or better on all 4 parts of the licensure examination within the seven (7) year period immediately preceding application for licensure. The Notice was published in Volume 42, No. 151, of the Florida Administrative Register, on August 4, 2016. The Board, at its meeting held on August 19, 2016, voted to grant the Petition for Variance or Waiver finding that the Petitioner has shown that purpose of the underlying statute has been achieved by other means and/or the application of the rule would violate the principles of fairness for this specific Petitioner.
5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Department of Children and Families
- Refugee Services
- The purpose of the Jacksonville Area Refugee Task Force meeting is to increase awareness of the refugee populations, share best practices, spot trends in refugee populations, build collaborations between agencies, help create good communication among service providers, get informed about upcoming community events, and discuss refugee program service needs and possible solutions to meeting those needs.; Wednesday, November 9, 2016; 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
; Jacksonville Baptist Association
2700 University Boulevard South
Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Jacksonville Baptist Association
2700 University Boulevard South
Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Department of Health
- Division of Children's Medical Services
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- The FDEP Coral Reef Conservation Program is holding its biannual, two-day meeting of its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC will be advising the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) on its mission to develop and support the implementation of an effective strategy to preserve and protect southeast Florida’s coral reefs and associated reef resources, emphasizing balance between resource use and protection, in cooperation with all interested parties.
Specifically, the TAC will be reviewing and advising on current and upcoming SEFCRI and TAC projects.; Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; 3nd Floor Auditorium, Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystem Research, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004
- 3nd Floor Auditorium, Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystem Research, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Health Facility and Agency Licensing
- Regional Planning Councils
- Apalachee Regional Planning Council
- The Apalachee Regional Planning Council has been awarded a Technical Assistance Grant by the FL Dept. of Economic Opportunity to perform a feasibility study of a trail running between Chattahoochee and Bristol. The feasibility study would determine the possibility of the proposed Chattahoochee-to-Bristol (C2B) Trail and linkage of this new trail as an alternative route for the existing Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST).
The trail would hug the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, running through private and public lands in Gadsden and Liberty counties following the topography of bluffs and ravines of the Apalachicola River. Some of the larger landowners would include The Nature Conservancy, the Northwest Florida Water Management District, the City of Chattahoochee, and Torreya State Park.
Associated with the new C2B Trail development will be a proposal of alternative routes for the existing FNST providing one or more potential alternatives to its current route through the Econfina lands in Bay County eastward to Bristol. The optional route would take a more northern route through Jackson and Gadsden counties passing through or near Marianna, Sneads and Chattahoochee, then turning south following the new C2B Trail to Bristol. This routing of the large-scale reroute would include Florida Caverns, Jackson Blue Springs and Three Rivers State Park as well as the previously mentioned sites. The current section of FNST for which an alternative route is envisioned runs approximately 26 miles along State Road 20.
; Thursday - November 3, 2016 - 6:00 pm Eastern Time; Liberty County IFAS Extension Office, 10405 NW Theo Jacobs Way, Bristol, FL 32321
- Liberty County IFAS Extension Office, 10405 NW Theo Jacobs Way, Bristol, FL 32321
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Sunshine State Governmental Financing Commission
- Special Membership Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting, rescheduled from October 6, 2016; Friday, October 28, 2016, 11:30 A.M. (EDT); Via conference call. This special meeting of the Commission will be conducted through the use of communications media technology, as authorized by section 163.01(18), Florida Statutes. Persons desiring to attend the meeting may do so by conference call which may be in listen-only mode during Commission deliberations and action, or at other times not designated for public comment. A copy of the agenda, conference-call dial-in instructions, and directions to the location of the hosting facility designated for public use of communications media technology (conference call) for this meeting may be obtained from the agency contact listed below. Any one not having access to a telephone will be entitled to use the telephone facilities located in Room 100, Clerk of the Circuit Court – Leon County, 301 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301.
- Via conference call. This special meeting of the Commission will be conducted through the use of communications media technology, as authorized by section 163.01(18), Florida Statutes. Persons desiring to attend the meeting may do so by conference call which may be in listen-only mode during Commission deliberations and action, or at other times not designated for public comment. A copy of the agenda, conference-call dial-in instructions, and directions to the location of the hosting facility designated for public use of communications media technology (conference call) for this meeting may be obtained from the agency contact listed below. Any one not having access to a telephone will be entitled to use the telephone facilities located in Room 100, Clerk of the Circuit Court – Leon County, 301 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Professional Geologists
- Regional Planning Councils
- Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
- To conduct a meeting of Council's Local Emergency Planning Committee.; November 3, 2016, 10:00 a.m.; Scripps Research Institute, 120 Scripps Way, Building B, Jupiter, FL 33458
- Scripps Research Institute, 120 Scripps Way, Building B, Jupiter, FL 33458
- Executive Office of the Governor
- Regional Planning Councils
- East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
- Regular bi-monthly meeting of the Executive Committee; Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m.; The Lynx Building, 455 N. Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor Board Room, Orlando, FL 32801
- The Lynx Building, 455 N. Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor Board Room, Orlando, FL 32801
- Regular bi-monthly meeting of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council; Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 10:00 a.m.; The Lynx Building, 455 N. Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor Board Room, Orlando, Florida 32801
- The Lynx Building, 455 N. Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor Board Room, Orlando, Florida 32801
- Executive Office of the Governor
- Departmental
- Cabinet member will discuss historical perspective with the Chair of the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet.; October 25, 2016, 2:00pm; Department of Children and Families, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Building 1, Room 206A, Tallahassee FL 32399
- Department of Children and Families, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Building 1, Room 206A, Tallahassee FL 32399
- Department of Education
- Regional Planning Councils
- Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
- Central Florida Regional Planning Council
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Management Services
- Division of Purchasing
- In accordance with section 120.525, Florida Statutes, the Evaluators Public Meeting is hereby noticed within the timeline for the Invitation to Negotiate No. 23-90120000-D. 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 Register (FAR). Access the VBS at: http://vbs.dms.state.fl.us/vbs/main_menu.; October 31, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. EST; 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 101, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950.
- 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 101, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950.
- Florida Housing Finance Corporation
- Department of Health
- Public Service Commission
- Departmental
- To consider those matters ready for decision.
LEGAL AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION: Chapters 120, 350, 364, 366, and 367, F.S.
Persons who may be affected by Commission action on certain items on the conference agenda may be allowed to address the Commission, either informally or by oral argument, when those items are taken up for discussion at the conference, pursuant to Rules 25 22.0021 and 25 22.0022, F.A.C.
The Florida Public Service Commission Conference’s Notice, Agenda, related documents, and contact information may be obtained from www.floridapsc.com. Persons needing ADA accommodation to participate should contact the FPSC at least five days prior to the conference via 1-800-955-8770 (Voice) or 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) Florida Relay Service.
*Changes to this notice will be published at the earliest practicable time on the Commission’s Web site.
; November 1, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.; Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Room 148, Tallahassee, Florida
- Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Room 148, Tallahassee, Florida
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Medicaid
- The Agency is hosting a public meeting regarding Nursing Home Prospective Payment Reimbursement Methodology for use in determining payment for nursing home services.
During the 2016 Legislative Session, Legislation passed requiring the Agency to contract with an independent consultant to develop a plan to convert Medicaid payments for nursing home services from a cost based reimbursement methodology to a prospective payment system. The Agency has entered into a contract with Navigant Healthcare to support the completion of this initiative. Navigant will work with the Agency to develop a nursing home prospective payment system resulting in a final design document for submission to the Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than January 1, 2017.
You can access information and details about the nursing home prospective payment reimbursement public meetings, including schedules for upcoming meetings, and meeting agenda materials and recordings, through our website:
http://ahca.myflorida.com/medicaid/Finance/finance/nh_rates/nhpprm.shtml
For those who are not able to attend the meeting in person, registration to participate in a live webinar will be available through the following link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7324489445073030659
; October 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m; Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Bldg. 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308.
- Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Bldg. 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308.
- Department of Education
- Departmental
- MIAMI DADE COLLEGE announces that the 1st Evaluation Committee Meeting for ITN-2016-21-37 scheduled for October 20, 2016 at the Wolfson Campus, Room 3410-5 at 9:00am is hereby postponed. The new date, time and location for the rescheduled meeting is above. In the event this new scheduled meeting is cancelled or postponed, notification will be provided and posted on the MDC Website, (www.mdc.edu/purchasing).
Important to note that this procurement process adheres to the “Cone of Silence” ordinance and that no verbal or written communication is allowed during this ITN process unless it is exclusively requested by the Purchasing Department to be utilized for evaluation purposes of this ITN selection process.; November 1, 2016, 9:00am - 1:00pm; MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132. Building 7, Room 7128.
- MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132. Building 7, Room 7128.
- Department of Management Services
- Commission on Human Relations
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Ghyabi & Associates
- The FDOT is hosting an open house meeting to review potential pedestrian crossing options along State Road (SR) 5A (Nova Road), between Sterthaus Drive and Wilmette Avenue in Ormond Beach, FL. A short presentation will be given at 6:30 p.m. to review the various options. Presentation boards detailing the potential pedestrian crossing options will be available, as well as staff to answer any questions. Your feedback will be used to assist the Department and the City of Ormond Beach in making an informed and educated decision regarding the preferred pedestrian improvement.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons wishing to express their concerns relative to FDOT compliance with Title VI may do so by contacting Jennifer Smith, FDOT District Five Title VI Coordinator by phone at (386) 943-5367, or via email at Jennifer.Smith2@dot.state.fl.us.; Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 6:00 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.; The Trails Club House, 2nd Floor, 201 Main Trail, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
- The Trails Club House, 2nd Floor, 201 Main Trail, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
- Regional Planning Councils
- East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- This is a technical meeting to which the public is invited. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and receive comments on the St. Lucie River and Estuary Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) and progress toward water-quality restoration during the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.; October 26, 2016, 9:00 a.m.; Martin County Building Permits Office, 900 Southeast Ruhnke Street, Stuart, FL 34994
- Martin County Building Permits Office, 900 Southeast Ruhnke Street, Stuart, FL 34994
6. Miscellaneous
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Division of Community Development
- Department of Health
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Physical Therapy Practice
- Board of Nursing
- Department of Financial Services