1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Department of Education
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Consumer Services
2. Proposed Rules
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes
- Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
- Department of Health
3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Health Facility and Agency Licensing
4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Children and Families
- Family Safety and Preservation Program
- waiver of rule 65C-13.030, Florida Adminstrative Code, from 4Kids South Florida and Joesph and Shanti Vetter, assigned Case No. 15-016W. Rule 65C-13.030, F.A.C., states there should be no more than five children in a licensed home, including the family’s own children. There shall be no more than two children under the age of two years in home, including the licensed out-of-home caregiver’s children.
- waiver of rule 65C-15.017(3), Florida Administrative Code, from Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. and Sabella Rodriguez. Rule 65C-15.017(3), F.A.C., states agency staff responsible for performing casework services shall have a bachelor’s degree in social work or related area of study or master’s degree in social work or a related area of study from an accredited college or university.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- Fairfield Inn & Suites. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of NEC 2008 edition, Section 620.22, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators branch circuits for car lighting, receptacles(s), ventilation, heating, and air-conditioning which poses a significant economic/financial hardship. Any interested person may file comments within 5 days of the publication of this notice with Doug Melvin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013 (VW2015-057).
5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Water Management Districts
- Suwannee River Water Management District
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Metric Engineering, Inc.
- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to attend a public hearing concerning proposed improvements to State Road (S.R.) 189 (Beal Parkway) at S.R. 393 (Mary Esther Boulevard) in Okaloosa County. The hearing will be held Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. CDT, at the Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club, 227 Carol Avenue, Fort Walton Beach. There will be an open house beginning at 5 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. This hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the proposed additional turn and thru lanes on S.R. 189 (Beal Parkway) which includes a change in access management with the addition of a raised traffic separator. Improvements include widening on S.R. 189 (Beal Parkway) for the addition of a southbound thru lane, bike lanes and additional turn lanes.
Other improvements include milling and resurfacing the existing lanes, minor drainage improvements, sidewalk construction, signing, and traffic signal upgrades. Proposed improvements will require additional right-of-way. Bids for construction are anticipated to be received winter 2016.
Persons wishing to submit written statements, in place of, or in addition to, oral statements, may do so at the hearing or by sending them to Lonnie “DJ” Barber, P.E., FDOT Project Manager, 1074 Highway 90, Chipley, FL 32428 or via email at lonnie.barber@dot.state.fl.us. All statements received on or before March 30, 2015 will become part of the public hearing record. Representatives from FDOT will be available at the hearing to discuss the project, answer questions, and receive comments. Maps, drawings and other project information will be on display.; Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. CDT; Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club, 227 Carol Avenue NW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
- Fort Walton Beach Shrine Club, 227 Carol Avenue NW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
- Department of Children and Families
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- To invite input and feedback from Agency stakeholder groups, including self-advocates, family members, service providers, waiver coordinators, and advocacy organizations in updating and improving the algorithm formula used to predict resource needs for clients enrolled on the iBudget waiver and waiting list and used in the establishment of individual budgets for individuals on the waiver. The algorithm will provide an equitable distribution of available resources among individuals on the waiver based on an assessment process that includes client characteristics and a valid formal assessment instrument, and client choice of services and providers once the individual budget is determined. http://apdcares.org/publications/legal
Written comments may be submitted to iBudgetAlgorithm@apdcares.org; March 23, 2015, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., EST; This meeting will involve Microsoft Lync for sharing presentations over the internet. If you already have access to Microsoft Lync, please use the following link to join the meeting and then choose “Don’t join audio”:
https://meet.lync.com/apdfl/eva.fambro-price/J39B2WT0
In addition to the Microsoft Lync meeting it is necessary to also call in to the following number in order to access the audio. The call-in number and code are: 1.888.670.3525 Code: 510 653 9718.
If you do not already have Microsoft Lync installed, please follow the hotlink below and choose “Meeting Readiness”:
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetId=HA102621125&lcid=1033&NS=OCO14&Version=14
You will be presented with two options: 1) install Active X or 2) download and install Microsoft Attendee. We recommend you install Microsoft Attendee.
PLACE: Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 4030 Esplanade Way, Room 301, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
- This meeting will involve Microsoft Lync for sharing presentations over the internet. If you already have access to Microsoft Lync, please use the following link to join the meeting and then choose “Don’t join audio”:
https://meet.lync.com/apdfl/eva.fambro-price/J39B2WT0
In addition to the Microsoft Lync meeting it is necessary to also call in to the following number in order to access the audio. The call-in number and code are: 1.888.670.3525 Code: 510 653 9718.
If you do not already have Microsoft Lync installed, please follow the hotlink below and choose “Meeting Readiness”:
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetId=HA102621125&lcid=1033&NS=OCO14&Version=14
You will be presented with two options: 1) install Active X or 2) download and install Microsoft Attendee. We recommend you install Microsoft Attendee.
PLACE: Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 4030 Esplanade Way, Room 301, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Pasco-Pinellas Area Agency on Aging
- Department of Health
- Division of Children's Medical Services
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Departmental
- 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 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.; March 26, 2015, 10:00 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: 535-061-8829. If you have any difficulty accessing the teleconference, please call the Florida Center’s main number at (850) 412-3730.
- 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: 535-061-8829. If you have any difficulty accessing the teleconference, please call the Florida Center’s main number at (850) 412-3730.
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Housing Finance Corporation
- Departmental
- The workshop will be held to solicit comments and suggestions from interested persons relative to Florida Housing’s proposed Request for Applications (RFA) 2015-104 offering an estimated $6,210,000 of Housing Credit financing for the Preservation of existing affordable multifamily housing developments. The call-in information is posted on http://www.floridahousing.org/Developers/MultiFamilyPrograms/Competitive/2015-104/; March 26, 2015, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time; The workshop is available by telephone or interested parties may attend in person at Florida Housing’s offices located at 227 N. Bronough Street, Seltzer Room, Suite 6000, Tallahassee, Florida.
- The workshop is available by telephone or interested parties may attend in person at Florida Housing’s offices located at 227 N. Bronough Street, Seltzer Room, Suite 6000, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Pilot Commissioners
- Department of Elder Affairs
- Department of Health
- Department of Citrus
- Departmental
- 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.; March 18, 2015, 9:00 a.m.; Florida Department of Citrus, 605 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830
- Florida Department of Citrus, 605 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830
- The Commission will convene for the purpose of exploring the possibilities of a Federal Research and Promotion Order.; March 18, 2015, 1:30 p.m.; Florida Department of Citrus, 605 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830.
- Florida Department of Citrus, 605 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice
6. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat
- Department of Health
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Pharmacy
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes
7. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Creative Contractors, Inc.
- Department of Education
- Department of Military Affairs
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Bay County Board of County Commissioners
8. Miscellaneous
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Health
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Health
- Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- Board of Nursing
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Division of Community Development