1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Department of Health
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of State Fire Marshal
- Section 554.103, F.S., requires the Department to adopt by rule a State Boiler Code for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers in this state. The proposed amendments will update the rules to incorporate legislative changes made by Chapter 2017-175, Laws of Florida, and to update existing forms and incorporate several new forms by reference. The State Boiler Code will be updated to incorporate the 2017 edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code by reference; incorporate the 2015 edition of the ASME CSD-1, Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, by reference; incorporate the 2017 edition of the National Board Inspection Code by reference; and incorporate the 2016 edition of the ASME B31.1, Power Piping, by reference.
- Department of Health
- Department of Financial Services
- OIR – Insurance Regulation
2. Proposed Rules
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Water Management Districts
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Department of Health
- Division of Environmental Health
3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals
- Department of Health
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Division of Strategic Business Development
4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Financial Services
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- On April 4, 2018 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for a Routine Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2009 FDA Food Code from Kapadokya Inc. located in Boynton Beach. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that each establishment have an approved plumbing system installed to transport potable water and wastewater. They are requesting to utilize holding tanks to provide potable water and to collect wastewater at the handwash sink and the three compartment sink.
The Petition for this variance was published in Vol. 44/67 on April 5, 2018. The Order for this Petition was signed and approved on April 24, 2018. After a complete review of the variance request, the Division finds that the application of this Rule will create a financial hardship to the food service establishment. Furthermore, the Division finds that the Petitioner meets the burden of demonstrating that the underlying statute has been achieved by the Petitioner ensuring the wastewater holding tank for the handwash sink and the three compartment sink is emptied at a frequency as to not create a sanitary nuisance; and potable water provided must come from an approved source and be protected from contamination during handling. The Petitioner shall also ensure that the handwash sink and the three compartment sink is provided with hot and cold running water under pressure, and that the handwash sink is provided with soap, an approved hand drying device and a handwashing sign.
- On April 5, 2018 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for a Routine Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2009 FDA Food Code from Tornadoz LLC. located in Jensen Beach. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that each establishment have an approved plumbing system installed to transport potable water and wastewater. They are requesting to utilize holding tanks to provide potable water and to collect wastewater at the handwash sink and the three compartment sink.
The Petition for this variance was published in Vol. 44/68 on April 6, 2018. The Order for this Petition was signed and approved on April 24, 2018. After a complete review of the variance request, the Division finds that the application of this Rule will create a financial hardship to the food service establishment. Furthermore, the Division finds that the Petitioner meets the burden of demonstrating that the underlying statute has been achieved by the Petitioner ensuring the wastewater holding tank for the handwash sink and the three compartment sink is emptied at a frequency as to not create a sanitary nuisance; and potable water provided must come from an approved source and be protected from contamination during handling. The Petitioner shall also ensure that the handwash sink and the three compartment sink is provided with hot and cold running water under pressure, and that the handwash sink is provided with soap, an approved hand drying device and a handwashing sign.
- On April 5, 2018 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for a Routine Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2009 FDA Food Code from Tornadoz LLC. located in Coral Springs. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that each establishment have an approved plumbing system installed to transport potable water and wastewater. They are requesting to utilize holding tanks to provide potable water and to collect wastewater at the handwash sink and the three compartment sink.
The Petition for this variance was published in Vol. 44/68 on April 6, 2018. The Order for this Petition was signed and approved on April 24, 2018. After a complete review of the variance request, the Division finds that the application of this Rule will create a financial hardship to the food service establishment. Furthermore, the Division finds that the Petitioner meets the burden of demonstrating that the underlying statute has been achieved by the Petitioner ensuring the wastewater holding tank for the handwash sink and the three compartment sink is emptied at a frequency as to not create a sanitary nuisance; and potable water provided must come from an approved source and be protected from contamination during handling. The Petitioner shall also ensure that the handwash sink and the three compartment sink is provided with hot and cold running water under pressure, and that the handwash sink is provided with soap, an approved hand drying device and a handwashing sign.
- On April 5, 2018 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for a Routine Variance for Paragraph 61C-4.010(7) Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 61C-4.010(6), Florida Administrative Code from Food Junkies Restaurant LLC located in Miami. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that at least one accessible bathroom be provided for use by customers. They are requesting to share the bathrooms located within a nearby establishment under a different ownership for use by customers only.
The Petition for this variance was published in Vol. 44/68 on April 6, 2018. The Order for this Petition was signed and approved on date April 24, 2018. After a complete review of the variance request, the Division finds that the application of this Rule will create a financial hardship to the food service establishment. Furthermore, the Division finds that the Petitioner meets the burden of demonstrating that the underlying statute has been achieved by the Petitioner ensuring the bathrooms located within Sports Kutz LLC at 10206 SW 183rd St. Miami, FL 33157, are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and are provided with cold running water under pressure, soap, approved hand drying devices, and are available during all hours of operation. The Petitioner shall also ensure directional signage is installed within or outside the establishment clearly stating the location of the bathrooms. If the ownership of Food Junkies Restaurant (Food Junkies Restaurant LLC) and/or Sportz & Kutz Barber Shop (Sports Kutz LLC) changes, an updated signed agreement for use of the bathroom facilities will be required immediately.
5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Regional Planning Councils
- Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
- State Board of Administration
- Florida Prepaid College Board
- The Negotiation Team will recommend contract award for Invitation to Negotiate, ITN 17-05, Actively-Managed Fixed Income Investment Management Services for Stanley G. Tate Prepaid College Program.
; Tuesday, May 1, 2018, beginning at 1:30 PM ET.; The Hermitage Centre, Everglades Conference Room, 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, 32308.
- The Hermitage Centre, Everglades Conference Room, 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, 32308.
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- PANHANDLE PUBLIC LIBRARY COOPERATIVE SYSTEM
- Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
- Regional Planning Councils
- West Florida Regional Planning Council
- The General Planning Consultant Selection Committee for Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), Florida-Alabama TPO, and Okaloosa-Walton TPO will meet Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 1 p.m. at the Okaloosa County Administration Building The GPC Selection Committee will shortlist the firms at this meeting.
; Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 1 p.m.; Okaloosa County Administration Building, Training Room, 1250 Eglin Pkwy, Shalimar, Fla.
- Okaloosa County Administration Building, Training Room, 1250 Eglin Pkwy, Shalimar, Fla.
- Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
- A. Review and Consideration of all matters relating to the application of Jacksonville University, Inc. to the Authority for the Authority to issue revenue bonds (the “Jacksonville University Bonds Series 2018”, including, without limitation, the conduct of a public hearing with respect to the proposed issuance by the Authority of up to $125,000,000 in principal amount of its revenue bonds for the funding of Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Jacksonville University Project) under Chapter 243, Part II, Florida Statutes all as more particularly described in the separate public hearing notice published pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in The Tallahassee Democrat. The loan proceeds will be allocated for the purposes of providing funds by the Authority to Jacksonville University, a Florida not for profit corporation (the “Borrower”), for the purpose of (i) financing the costs of the Project which consists of consists of the acquisition, construction and installation of certain educational facilities at the Borrower’s existing campus (the “Main Campus”) located at 2800 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville, Florida, and to be owned and operated by the Borrower, including but not limited to the construction of a new three-story building for the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences which contains the Keigwin School of Nursing, the School of Applied Health Sciences and the School of Orthodontics, the renovation of existing residence halls, the construction of a new welcome center, the construction and/or renovation of various capital improvements at the Main Campus, and the installation of facilities, furnishings, fixtures and equipment related to the foregoing, (ii) refinancing a portion of certain outstanding indebtedness of the Borrower, the proceeds of which were to finance certain capital projects located on the campus of the borrower as further described in the separate public hearing notice referred to above, (iii) paying certain capitalized interest on the Bonds, (iv) funding debt service reserves for the Bonds, if any, and (v) paying all or a portion of the costs of issuing the Bonds,
B. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Jacksonville University Series 2018 Bonds and authorizing the appropriate officials and officers of the Authority to take all necessary actions to authorize, sell and deliver the Jacksonville University Series 2018 Bonds.
C. Any other matters that may come before the Authority.
; Thursday, May 9, 2018, 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m.
; The Offices of: The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 542 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, the Board Room on the third (3rd) floor of the Howard Building at Jacksonville University located at 2800 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville, Florida, and by teleconference at (800) 719.7514 Conference Code 596984
- The Offices of: The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 542 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, the Board Room on the third (3rd) floor of the Howard Building at Jacksonville University located at 2800 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville, Florida, and by teleconference at (800) 719.7514 Conference Code 596984
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Auctioneers
- MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.; May 11, 2018, 9:00 a.m., EDT-CANCELLED.; Homewood Suites Tallahassee, 2987 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, (850)402-9400 - CANCELLED.
- Homewood Suites Tallahassee, 2987 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, (850)402-9400 - CANCELLED.
- General Board Business; May 11, 2018, 10:00 a.m., EDT; 1(888)670-3525, participant pass code: 7004064007#
- 1(888)670-3525, participant pass code: 7004064007#
- Department of Elder Affairs
- Division of Volunteer and Community Services
- Meeting of the Dementia Cure and Care Initiative Task force for the City of Ft. Myers. The goal of the DCCI Task force is to engage communities across the state to be more dementia friendly, promote better care for Floridians affected by dementia, and support research efforts to find a cure. The vision of the DCCI Task Force is to see all Florida communities engaged in providing better care for those affected by dementia while we work towards a cure.; May 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m.; Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida: 15201 N. Cleveland Ave. Suite 1100 North Ft. Myers, FL 33903; telephone conference: 1(888)670-3525, participant code: 649 992 7145
- Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida: 15201 N. Cleveland Ave. Suite 1100 North Ft. Myers, FL 33903; telephone conference: 1(888)670-3525, participant code: 649 992 7145
- Meeting of the Dementia Cure and Care Initiative Task
force for the City of Orlando. The goal of the DCCI Task force is to engage communities across the state to be more
dementia friendly, promote better care for Floridians affected by dementia, and support research efforts to find a
cure. The vision of the DCCI Task Force is to see all Florida communities engaged in providing better care for those
affected by dementia while we work towards a cure.; May 8, 2018, 8:30 a.m.; Pine Hills Community Center, 6408 Jennings Road Building B, Orlando, FL 32818; telephone conference:
1(888)670-3525, participant code 649 992 7145
- Pine Hills Community Center, 6408 Jennings Road Building B, Orlando, FL 32818; telephone conference:
1(888)670-3525, participant code 649 992 7145
- Meeting of the Dementia Cure and Care Initiative Task force for the City of Pensacola. The goal of the DCCI Task force is to engage communities across the state to be more dementia friendly, promote better care for Floridians affected by dementia, and support research efforts to find a cure. The vision of the DCCI Task Force is to see all Florida communities engaged in providing better care for those affected by dementia while we work towards a cure.; June 20, 2018, 2:00 p.m. CT; Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging, 5090 Commerce Park Circle, Pensacola, FL 32505; telephone conference: 1(888)670-3525, participant code 649 992 7145
- Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging, 5090 Commerce Park Circle, Pensacola, FL 32505; telephone conference: 1(888)670-3525, participant code 649 992 7145
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- To obtain public comments on the draft injection well permit for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), who applied on June 1, 2017, for a permit to operate an injection well (File No. 0293962-004- UO/1I, WACS ID No. 101172). The project is located at the FPL Turkey Point Power Plant, 9760 SW 344 Street, Florida City, Florida 33035, and will consist of one non-hazardous injection well to a total depth of 3,230 feet below land surface. The injection well will be used for the disposal of hypersaline groundwater from extraction wells completed in the Biscayne Aquifer at the FPL Turkey Point Power Plant.; Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.; Courtyard by Marriott Miami Homestead, 2905 NE 9th Street, Homestead, FL 33033
- Courtyard by Marriott Miami Homestead, 2905 NE 9th Street, Homestead, FL 33033
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
- Department of Children and Families
- Departmental
- Solicitation conference for ITB# - ITBHK20180404, Provision of Environmental Housekeeping Services; May 1, 2018, 10:00 a.m.; Northeast Florida State Hospital
7487 South State Road 121, Conference Room A
MacClenny, Florida 32063
- Northeast Florida State Hospital
7487 South State Road 121, Conference Room A
MacClenny, Florida 32063
- Bid Opening and Review of Mandatory Requirements for the ITB# - ITBHK20180404, Provision of Environmental Housekeeping Services; May 24, 2018, 4:00 p.m.; Northeast Florida State Hospital
7487 South State Road 121, Conference Room A
MacClenny, Florida 32063
- Northeast Florida State Hospital
7487 South State Road 121, Conference Room A
MacClenny, Florida 32063
- Water Management Districts
- South Florida Water Management District
- Department of Legal Affairs
- Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs
6. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat
- Department of Financial Services
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
- Robert D. Epstein (DS #2018-004; DBPR Ref#: 2018-004282); Petitioner failed to clearly set forth a particular set of circumstances relating to his clients and failed to describe how the statutes cited in the petition may substantially affect his clients in such a particular set of circumstances, as required by section 120.565, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-105.002, Florida Administrative Code. Therefore, the petition was denied and Prospective Intervenors’ the Wine and Spirits Distributors of Florida, Inc., the Florida Independent Spirits Association, the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, Inc., and the Beer Industry of Florida, Inc., motion to intervene was rendered moot.
- Department of Health
- Board of Occupational Therapy
7. Notice of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding the Validity of R
8. Miscellaneous
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of State
- Executive Office of the Governor