1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Plant Industry
- Department of Education
2. Proposed Rules
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services
- The purpose of the proposed amendments is to implement changes made by Chapter 2012-209, Laws of Florida, to Section 626.2815, F.S. Effective October 1, 2014, licensees will be required to complete a 5-hour update course every 2 years which is specific to the license held by the licensee and cover insurance law updates, premium discounts, ethics, disciplinary trends, industry trends, and suitability of insurance products. Since all licensees have 24 months to complete their continuing education requirements, the new law will affect those licensees who began their continuing education cycle on November 1, 2012 and will complete the cycle in October, 2014.
- Due of Comment: 3/11/2013
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of State Fire Marshal
3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals
- Agency for Health Care Administration
4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- Trinity Town Center, LLLP. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of an unspecified Section of A17.3, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators operations which poses a significant economic/financial hardship. Any interested person may file comments within 14 days of the publication of this notice with Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013 (VW2013-049).
- On February 14, 2013 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Gator Trace Greens Bldg. 1, filed January 31, 2013, and advertised in Vol. 39, No. 26, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 2.2.2.5 ASME A17.1b, 2009 edition, as adopted by Rule 61C-5.001(1)(a) Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators sump pump because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the intent of the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2013-035).
5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Department of Health
- Office of Statewide Research
- To conduct review of new research studies involving human participants, modifications to existing studies, and continuing review of ongoing research to make sure research studies comply with regulations and the Department's ethical standards.; March 6, 2013, 8:30 a.m.; Capital Circle Office Complex, Building 2585, Conference Room 320P, Tallahassee, Florida
- Capital Circle Office Complex, Building 2585, Conference Room 320P, Tallahassee, Florida
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- The purpose of this workshop is to discuss proposed amendments to the rules governing the Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) process at contaminated sites in Florida. These proposed amendments were drafted in response to a Petition to Initiate Rulemaking on Chapters 62-780 and 62-777, F.A.C., filed by Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) pursuant to Section 120.54(7), F.S.
The proposed revisions to Chapter 62-780, F.A.C., clarify that the “Referenced Guidelines” are guidance and not enforceable, add a hierarchy of information sources for reference when developing alternative cleanup target levels, specify the information needed when performing a probabilistic risk assessment and establish criteria for supporting a Site Rehabilitation Completion Order based on alternative cleanup target levels, but without institutional or engineering controls.
Copies of the AIF Petition and the proposed draft rule language are available at www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/; Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Room 170, Carr Building, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd, Tallahassee; or Via Webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/199690602
- Room 170, Carr Building, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd, Tallahassee; or Via Webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/199690602
- The purpose of this workshop is to discuss proposed amendments to the rules governing the Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) process at contaminated sites and the rules that govern the derivation of Cleanup Target Levels in Florida. This chapter was opened for rulemaking and this workshop is being held in response to a Petition to Initiate Rulemaking filed by Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) pursuant to Section 120.54(7), F.S., which proposed changes to Chapters 62-780 and 62-777, F.A.C. However, the Department is not proposing changes to the Chapter 62-777 rule text at this time. Copies of the existing Chapter 62-777, F.A.C., and the AIF Petition are available at: www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/ for discussion purposes during the rule workshop.
; Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Room 170, Carr Building, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd, Tallahassee; or Via Webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/199690602
- Room 170, Carr Building, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd, Tallahassee; or Via Webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/199690602
- Regional Planning Councils
- Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
- The regular quarterly meeting of the Glades-Hendry Joint Local Coordinating Board for the Transportation Disadvantaged.; Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.; Hendry County Administrative Offices, 640 South Main Street, Conference Room #2, LaBelle, Florida
- Hendry County Administrative Offices, 640 South Main Street, Conference Room #2, LaBelle, Florida
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- The Corradino Group, Inc.
- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, will conduct a Public Workshop for the proposed interstate improvements to I-75 (SR 93) in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Project Limits: From State Road 826 (SR-826)/Palmetto Expressway to North of N.W. 170th Street in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Financial Project Number: 420669-1-22-01; Efficient Transportation Decision-Making Number: 6111. This public workshop is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The proposed roadway improvements consist of:
I-75 – Between SR 826 and NW 170th Street
• Add one tolled express lane in each direction in the center of the corridor (median).
• Provide a set of access points to enter and exit the express lanes system. Access points along I-75, within the reevaluation limits, will be constructed at the following locations:
o Northbound exit just south of NW 170th Street.
o Southbound entrance just south of NW 170th Street.
• The I-75 express lanes system will continue north of NW 170th Street beyond the Miami-Dade/Broward County Line. As part of the District Four I-75 express lanes project, the express lanes system north of NW 170th Street will have a seamless connection to the planned express lanes system that will continue to I-595 in Broward County.
• Maintain the existing number of general purpose lanes.
• Noise barrier walls parallel to I-75, within FDOT right away, and adjacent to some properties as identified by the environmental studies.
• Landscaping enhancements at several locations within the FDOT right of way.
SR 826 – Between North of NW 103rd Street and South of NW 154th Street
• Replace the proposed HOV lane, now operating as a general use lane, with a tolled express lane.
• Add one tolled express lane south of I-75 for a total of two express lanes in each direction in the center of the corridor (median). As part of the SR 826 North/South PD&E Study, the two express lanes south of NW 103rd Street will connect to the planned express lanes system that will continue to south of SR 836. As part of the SR 826 East/West PD&E Study, the single express lane north of NW 154th Street will connect to the planned express lanes system that will continue to the Golden Glades Interchange.
• I-75/SR 826 Interchange – Two proposed SR 826 express lanes in the northbound direction, one express lane transitions westward becoming the I-75 westbound/northbound express lanes and the second express lane continues north on SR 826. In the southbound direction, one express lane will come from SR 826 north of the Interchange and the second one from the I-75 eastbound/southbound express lane system becoming two southbound express lanes along SR 826.
• SR 826/NW 103rd Street – Reconstruct the southbound off-ramp from one to two lanes.
• Provide a set of access points to enter and exit the express lanes system. Access points along SR 826, within the reevaluation limits, will be constructed at the following locations:
o Northbound exit just north of NW 154th Street
o Southbound entrance just south of NW 154th Street
; Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club
Grand Slam Ballroom
6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
- Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club
Grand Slam Ballroom
6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Local Coordinating Board (LCB) for the Transportation Disadvantaged meeting.; Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 2:00 p.m.; Collier County Government Center, County Administration Building F, Information Technology Training Room, 5th Floor, 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL.
- Collier County Government Center, County Administration Building F, Information Technology Training Room, 5th Floor, 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL.
- Department of Education
- Division of Florida Colleges
- Regional Planning Councils
- North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
- To conduct the regular business of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.; February 28, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.; Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Suwannee Room, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida.
- Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Suwannee Room, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida.
- To conduct the regular business of the Clearinghouse Committee of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.; February 28, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.; Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Suwannee Room, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida.
- Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Suwannee Room, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida.
- To conduct the regular business of the Executive Committee of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.; February 28, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.; Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Olustee Room, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida.
- Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Olustee Room, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida.
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- ATKINS - Bartow
- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host a public meeting to update interested persons about a traffic noise evaluation for the Brookside Bluff community associated with the widening US 17 from the DeSoto County line to Sweetwater Road (County Road 634) in Hardee County. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Brookside Bluff Clubhouse located at 7750 Golf Boulevard in the City of Zolfo Springs, Florida.; Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Brookside Bluff Clubhouse, 7750 Golf Boulevard, Zolfo Springs, Florida
- Brookside Bluff Clubhouse, 7750 Golf Boulevard, Zolfo Springs, Florida
- Department of Health
- Water Management Districts
- South Florida Water Management District
- The next in a series of public workshops for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) is being sponsored by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group to engage the public. The CEPP is a fast-track planning effort for the next generation of Everglades restoration projects being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. The Working Group is sponsoring public workshops to facilitate public participation in the CEPP. The public is advised that it is possible that one or more members of the Water Resources Advisory Commission and Governing Board of the SFWMD may attend and participate in this meeting.
; February 25, 2013, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group sponsored Public Workshop on the Central Everglades Planning Project; SFWMD, B-1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
- SFWMD, B-1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
- Regional Planning Councils
- South Florida Regional Planning Council
- To discuss the LEPC's ongoing regional hazardous materials training and planning activities for FY12-13.; May 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.; South Florida Regional Planning Council, 3440 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 140, Hollywood, FL 33021, (954) 985-4416
- South Florida Regional Planning Council, 3440 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 140, Hollywood, FL 33021, (954) 985-4416
- Department of Health
- Division of Children's Medical Services
- Departmental
- Board of Psychology
6. Notice of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding the Validity of R
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Division of Local Law Enforcement Assistance
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Children and Families
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Department of Transportation
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Division of Local Law Enforcement Assistance
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Department of Health
- Department of Children and Families
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities
7. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Department of Military Affairs
8. Miscellaneous
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Division of Community Development