1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Department of Children and Families
- Economic Self-Sufficiency Program
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
- This rule amendment specifies procedures for applying for licensure as a direct disposer under Section 497.602, F.S. This proposed rule amendment was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at its monthly meeting on December 2, 2010.
- This rulemaking action implements changes to Section 497.380, F.S., as enacted by the Florida legislature in Chapter 2010-125, Laws of Florida. This proposed rule was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at its monthly meeting on January 6, 2011. The purpose and effect of the rule is to clarify application of the new funeral director in charge provisions at Section 497.380(7) and (12), F.S.
- This rulemaking action implements changes to Section 497.372, F.S., as enacted by the Florida legislature in Chapter 2010-125, Laws of Florida. This proposed rule was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at its monthly meeting on 1-6-2011. The purpose and effect of the rule is to establish criteria for determining whether an affiliation exists between a funeral director and a funeral establishment, through the funeral director’s ownership of, employment by, or contractual relationship with, a funeral establishment.
- Department of Corrections
- Public Service Commission
- Department of Health
- Board of Podiatric Medicine
- Department of Revenue
- Corporate, Estate and Intangible Tax
- Section 1, Chapter 2011-86, L.O.F., extends the expiration of the period of exemption from filing a Florida Estate Tax Return for decedents who die after December 31, 2004, and prior to January 1, 2013. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12C-3.0015, F.A.C. (Documents, Extensions, and Due Dates for Filing), is to update the rule to provide the statutory period for the exemption from the requirement to file a Florida Estate Tax Return.
The purpose of the proposed amendment to Rule 12C-3.008, F.A.C., is to adopt, by reference, updates to Form DR-312 (Affidavit of No Florida Estate Tax Due), Form DR-313 (Affidavit of No Florida Estate Tax Due When Federal Return is Required), and Form F-706 (Florida Estate Tax Return for Residents, Nonresidents, and Nonresident Aliens) to reflect the extension of the exemption period from filing a Florida Estate Tax Return.
- Sales and Use Tax
- Chapter 2011-119, L.O.F., revises the classification of “resort condominiums” and “resort dwellings,” in Chapter 509, F.S., as “public lodging establishments” to “vacation rentals.” The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-19.041, F.A.C. (Sales of Communications Services to a Residential Household), is to update “resort dwellings” to “vacation rentals,” as an example of a transient public lodging establishment consistent with the provisions of Chapter 509, F.S.
Chapter 2011-120, L.O.F., modifies Section 202.16(3), F.S., eliminating the requirement of the Department to provide tax amounts and brackets to communications services dealers, and stating the requirement of communications services dealers to compute the state and the local communications services tax based on a rounding algorithm.
Providers of communications services address/jurisdiction databases and vendors of such databases may request that the Department certify their database for accuracy of the address/jurisdictions contained within the database. To apply, service providers and database vendors must submit Form DR-700012 (Application for Certification of Communications Services Database), along with their database containing a combination of FIPS 55 place codes and GNIS Feature Identifier place codes. When the place codes do not correlate, the database is returned to the applicant for correction.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-19.100, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to: (1) adopt, by reference, updates to Form DR-700012 to clarify that the FIPS 55 place codes and the GNIS Feature Identifier place codes contained within a database submitted for certification must correlate; (2) provide the version of form DR-700016 that is to be used to report the communications services tax during the specified reporting periods; (3) remove the instructions contained under “Rounding rule,” on Page 20 of Form DR-700016, Florida Communications Services Tax Return (R. 07/11); and (4) update the local communications services tax rates that will be in effect on January 1, 2012, on Form DR-700016, Florida Communications Services Tax Return (R. 01/12).
- Departmental
- Chapter 2011-123, L.O.F., extends the period for which tax credits authorized under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program may be taken from three years to five years, eliminates the 75% limitation on the corporate income tax and insurance premium tax credits, and allows taxpayers who have previously rescinded a tax credit more than once to obtain approval to rescind an outstanding tax credit.
The purpose of the amendments to Rule 12-29.002, F.A.C. (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Participation; Allocation; Carryforward; Rescindment), is to incorporate the changes to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program made by Chapter 2011-123, L.O.F.: (1) remove the limitation on the corporate income tax and insurance premium tax credits that were limited to 75% of the tax due after the required deductions; (2) provide that the five-year carryforward period is applicable to all credits approved under the Program for carryforward on or after July 1, 2011, and to all unused carryforward credits that were eligible to be carried forward as of July 1, 2011; (3) remove the limitation that prevented taxpayers who had previously rescinded a tax credit authorized under the Program from obtaining approval to rescind an outstanding tax credit; and (4) remove obsolete provisions.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-29.003, F.A.C. (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Applications), is to incorporate the changes made to the Program by Chapter 2011-123, L.O.F.
- Miscellaneous Tax
- Section 206.02(2)(c), F.S., requires terminal suppliers, importers, exporters, blenders, biodiesel manufacturers, and wholesalers to pay a $30 license tax to obtain an annual fuel license or to renew an annual fuel license. Similar provisions are provided for carriers and terminal operators to obtain an annual fuel license in Sections 206.021(3), 206.022(2), and 206.89(4), F.S., provides that a $5 filing fee is required to obtain a license as a retailer of alternative fuel.
Sections 206.05(1), 206.051, and 206.89(2), F.S., provide that terminal suppliers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, and retailers of alternative fuel are required to post a bond to obtain a Florida fuel license. Section 206.9931(1), F.S., provides bond requirements for applicants applying for a license as an importer or producer of pollutants.
To obtain a Florida fuel license, the licensee is required to maintain a bond sufficient to ensure payment to the state of the amount of the tax, plus any penalties and interest for which the person may become liable. A wholesaler who has no import or export activity that sells only undyed diesel fuel and that is not authorized by the Department to remit fuel tax to its supplier would have no liability to the state and would not be required to post a bond. Any applicant for a pollutants tax license for the sole purpose of applying for refunds of tax-paid pollutants would not be required to post a bond.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule Chapter 12B-5, F.A.C., Tax on Motor Fuels, Diesel Fuels, Alternative Fuels, Aviation Fuels, and Pollutants), is to: (1) correct the use of the term “license fee” to “license tax” and to correct the use of the term “registration fee” to “filing fee,” consistent with Sections 206.02(2)(c), 206.021(3), 206.022(2), and 206.89(4), F.S., as requested by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee; (2) update provisions regarding bonding requirements consistent with Sections 206.05(1), 206.051, 206.89(2), and 206.9931(1), F.S.; and (3) adopt, by reference, changes to the fuel and pollutant returns to include the annual updates to the state fuel sales tax rate and the local option tax rates effective January 2012.
Section 206.8745(1), F.S., provides that any purchaser who purchases tax-paid diesel fuel and has paid the fuel taxes to the seller may claim a refund of the fuel taxes paid as provided in Section 215.26, F.S., if the fuel is used for an exempt purpose as provided in Section 206.874(3), F.S. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-5.130, F.A.C. (Refunds), is to: (1) remove provisions regarding the availability of a refund of tax paid on diesel fuel used in the operations of boats, vessels, or equipment for fishing that are not consistent with the provisions of Section 206.8745(1), F.S.; (2) provide the procedures on how to obtain a refund of the fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used for commercial fishing purposes or by a vessel engaged in the commercial transportation of persons or property consistent with the provisions of Section 206.8745(1), F.S.; and (3) clarify that diesel fuel used for such commercial purposes is subject to sales tax, plus any applicable discretionary sales surtax.
- Departmental
- Prior to posting forms and other documents on the Department’s website, taxpayers were able to obtain forms and documents using the Department’s Fax on Demand System. With forms and documents readily available on the website, the Fax on Demand System has been discontinued.
Effective January 1, 2012, Section 22, Chapter 2011-76, L.O.F., repeals the emergency excise tax.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-3.0015, F.A.C. (Interest Applicable to Unpaid Tax Liabilities or Amounts Not Timely Refunded), is to remove provisions regarding the obsolete Fax on Demand System and provisions regarding the emergency excise tax that will be repealed effective January 1, 2012.
- The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-6.0015, F.A.C., is to adopt, by reference, changes to Form DR-835 (Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative), that will provide for the inclusion of an e-mail address at which the Department may contact a taxpayer’s representative.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Professional Geologists
- Department of Revenue
- Departmental
- Prior to posting forms and other documents on the Department’s website, taxpayers were able to obtain forms and documents by fax, using the Department’s Fax on Demand System. With forms and documents readily available on the website, the Fax on Demand System has been discontinued. The purpose of the proposed rule amendments to Rule 12-16.003, F.A.C. (Form of Consent Agreements), is to remove obsolete provisions regarding the Fax on Demand System.
- Effective January 1, 2012, Section 22, Chapter 2011-76, L.O.F., repeals the emergency excise tax. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-18.001, F.A.C. (Authorization for Compensation), is to reflect the repeal of the emergency excise tax. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-18.004, F.A.C. (Submission of Information and Claims for Compensation), is to reflect the repeal of the emergency excise tax in the Form DR-55 (Application for Compensation for Tax Information).
- The purpose of the proposed rule amendments to Rule 12-22.005, F.A.C. (Disclosure Procedures), is necessary to remove language on how to obtain copies of Form DR-835, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, that is incorporated by reference in Rule 12-6.0015, F.A.C., and redundant of the provisions of that rule.
- Sales and Use Tax
- The Department of Environmental Protection Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Sales Tax Program, as provided in Section 212.08(7)(ccc), F.S., established by Section 9, Chapter 2008-227, L.O.F., expired July 1, 2010. Section 1, Chapter 2011-3, L.O.F., removes the obsolete statutory section from the Florida Statutes. The purpose of the proposed repeal of Rule 12A-1.0142, F.A.C. (Refund of Tax Paid on Purchases of Equipment, Machinery, and Other Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies), is to remove obsolete provisions regarding the Department’s administration of the Program.
Currently, the use of the sales and use tax returns is limited to a single calendar year. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.097, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to consolidate and simplify instructions for sales and use tax returns and to remove the limitation of the use of the tax return to a single calendar year. The proposed amendments update Form DR-1, Florida Business Tax Application, and reorganize the application and instructions to simplify the registration process for Florida’s taxes administered by the Department and to obtain information from taxpayers that will allow the Department to provide information regarding Florida’s tax laws to those taxpayers impacted by the law.
Prior to posting forms and other documents on the Department’s website, taxpayers were able to obtain forms and documents by fax using the Department’s Fax on Demand System. With forms and documents readily available on the website, the Fax on Demand System has been discontinued.
The purpose of the proposed rule amendments to Rule 12A-1.107, F.A.C. (Enterprise Zone and Florida Neighborhood Revitalization Programs), is to remove obsolete provisions regarding the Fax on Demand System.
- Currently, the use of the solid waste and rental car surcharge form is limited to a single calendar year. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-16.008, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to consolidate and simplify instructions for the solid waste fees and the rental car surcharge returns and to remove the limitation of the use of the tax return to a single calendar year.
- Miscellaneous Tax
- The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rules 12B-7.008, and 12B-7.026, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of the severance tax imposed on oil, gas, sulfur, and solid minerals produced in Florida.
- The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.001, F.A.C. (Premium Tax; Rate and Computation), is to update statutory and rule references, remove unnecessary effective dates, remove provisions regarding the emergency excise tax repealed effective January 1, 2012, by Section 22, Chapter 2011-76, L.O.F., and provide technical changes.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.0012, F.A.C. (Insurance Policy Surcharge; Rate and Computation), is to remove unnecessary effective dates and the trust fund into which the insurance policy surcharge proceeds are deposited, as provided in Section 252.372, F.S.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.003, F.A.C. (Tax Statement; Overpayments), is to remove the requirement for a corporate officer or attorney to declare the correctness and completeness of the insurance premium tax, fee, and surcharge return that is redundant of provisions contained in the return, and to adopt, by reference, changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of the insurance premium taxes, fees, and surcharges.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.006, F.A.C. (State Fire Marshal Regulatory Assessment and Surcharge; Levy and Amount), is to remove obsolete provisions regarding the trust fund into which the regulatory assessment and surcharge are deposited. Section 624.516, F.S., requires the regulatory assessment imposed under Section 624.515(1), F.S., and the surcharge imposed under Section 624.515(2), F.S., to be deposited into the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.
The purpose of the proposed repeal of Rule 12B-8.007, F.A.C. (Deposit of Certain Tax Receipts; Refund of Improper Payments), is to remove unnecessary provisions regarding the deposit and distribution of proceeds from all premium taxes that are provided in Section 624.521, F.S.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.016, F.A.C. (Retaliatory Provisions), is to remove unnecessary effective dates, remove obsolete provisions, and remove provisions regarding the emergency excise repealed effective January 1, 2012, by Section 22, Chapter 2011-76, L.O.F.
- Corporate, Estate and Intangible Tax
- Effective January 1, 2012, Section 22, Chapter 2011-76, L.O.F., repeals the emergency excise tax.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.003, F.A.C. (Definitions), is to update the definition of the term “written notice” to include any original or amended corporate income tax or franchise tax return, or any original or amended emergency excise tax return due prior to January 1, 2012.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.051, F.A.C. (Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to tax returns used by the Department in the administration of the corporate income tax, and to remove an obsolete form no longer used by the Department.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.343, F.A.C. (Interest Computations), is to: (1) update the provisions regarding interest, as provided in Section 220.807, F.S., on any underpayment or erroneous refund of the corporate income tax or franchise tax, or the emergency excise tax imposed prior to January 1, 2012, and the payment of interest on any overpayment of such taxes, removing obsolete or unnecessary provisions; and (2) provide how to obtain the interest rates.
- The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12C-2.0115, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to the forms used by the Department in the administration of the tax on governmental leasehold estates, and to provide the 2012 Valuation Factor Table used to calculate the amount of tax due.
- Miscellaneous Tax
- Section 201.02(1)(b), F.S., as created by Chapter 2009-131, Laws of Florida (L.O.F.), imposes tax on transfers of ownership interests in a conduit entity when the transfer is within three years of a transfer of Florida real property into the conduit entity, and documentary stamp tax was not paid on the full consideration when the real property was transferred into the conduit entity. Chapter 2009-131, L.O.F., authorized the Department to promulgate an emergency rule and a permanent rule to implement the provisions of the law.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-4.003, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to the Documentary Stamp Tax Return for Nonregistered Taxpayers’ Unrecorded Documents (Form DR-228) to provide for the reporting of the tax on transfers of ownership interest in a conduit entity that are not filed or recorded in Florida.
The purpose of the creation of Rule 12B-4.060, F.A.C. (Tax on Transfers of Ownership Interest in Legal Entities), is to provide: (1) definitions of the terms “conduit entity” and “full consideration” for purposes of the rule; (2) that tax is due on the transfer of an ownership interest in a conduit entity that occurs within three years of the transfer of real property to the conduit entity; (3) that tax is due on the amount of consideration paid or given for the ownership interest in the conduit entity and how the tax is to be computed; (4) when the tax is due and how the tax is to be remitted to the Department; (5) that tax is not due on a gift of ownership interest to the conduit entity or transfers of equity interest that are traded on public regulated security exchanges; (6) that the discretionary surtax imposed in Miami-Dade County applies to transfers of ownership as provided in the rule; (7) that provisions of this rule do not affect the tax imposed under Section 201.02(4), F.S., on documents which convey or transfer, pursuant to Section 689.071, F.S., any beneficial interest in lands, tenements, or other real property; and (8) examples of when the tax is due.
- Department of State
- Division of Elections
- The proposed language codifies and sets forth a number of existing practices and procedures relating to registering voters in the Florida Voter Registration System. The processes are intended to ensure uniformity and consistency in the way a person is registered regardless of where they register to voter or update their registration records in the state. No statement of estimated regulatory cost is triggered and therefore no statement is prepared. Since no SERC is required or prepared, and no information exists other than past experiences associated with this subject matter, the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification pursuant to Section 120.541(3), Florida Statutes, or any other statute, in order to become effective.
- The primary purpose of the proposed rule revision is to conform the rule to provisions in Chapter 2011-40, Laws of Florida, which change the requirements set out in the rule. In particular, section 11 which will take effect on July 1, 2012, includes file specifications and changes the timeline for reporting precinct-level election results and voting history will supersede the requirements set out in rule. Additionally, sections 37 and 39 (which took effect May 19, 2011, the day the bill became law) affect the wording of subsections (3) and (4) of the rule as relates to absentee ballot request information and early voting history upload. No statement of estimated regulatory cost is triggered and therefore no statement is prepared. Since no SERC is required or prepared, and no information exists other than past experiences associated with this subject matter, the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification pursuant to Section 120.541(3), Florida Statutes, or any other statute, in order to become effective.
- The purpose of the proposed new rule is to implement the requirements of Chapter 2011-162, Laws of Florida, which expanded the use of federal write-in absentee ballots (which is a back-up ballot to the state absentee ballot) beyond federal elections to include a state or local election involving two or more candidates. The new law takes effect July 1, 2011. The new law requires the Department of State to adopt directions and criteria for determining voter intent on a federal write-in absentee ballot in the event of a recount. No statement of estimated regulatory cost is triggered and therefore no statement is prepared. Since no SERC is required or prepared, and no information exists other than past experiences associated with this subject matter, the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification pursuant to Section 120.541(3), Florida Statutes, or any other statute, in order to become effective.
- The purpose of the new rule is to ensure that each voter registration agency designated by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1995 and by Section 97.058, F.S., is complying with the requirements of NVRA. The proposed rules requires each such agency: 1) to designate a coordinator and act as a liaison to the Department of State’s NVRA coordinator, 2) to ensure compliance with the federal and state law governing voter registration activities, 3) to record for each client voter registration services provided, 4) to report quarterly the number of applications for new registration and updates are received, and 5) to require training for staff. The proposed rule also incorporates by reference DS-DE #77-ENG (eff. 04/2011) and DS-DE #77-SPN (eff. 04/2011), a form in English and in Spanish that combines the preference form (allows for tracking voter registration activity and a detachable national mail-in application form. No statement of estimated regulatory cost is triggered and therefore no statement is prepared. Since no SERC is required or prepared, and no information exists other than past experiences associated with this subject matter, the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification pursuant to Section 120.541(3), Florida Statutes, or any other statute, in order to become effective.
2. Proposed Rules
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Health
- Board of Podiatric Medicine
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of State Fire Marshal
- Department of State
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- Board of Employee Leasing Companies
- Board of Professional Engineers
- Department of Health
- Division of Family Health Services
4. Emergency Rules
- Department of the Lottery
- Department of Revenue
- Department of the Lottery
5. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- On July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Spectrum Building, filed April 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 3.11.3, 3.3.2 and 2.7.4 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, platform guards and restricted door openings until January 1, 2012, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-116).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from Park Ryal Psychiatric Hospital, filed April 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 2.18.5.1, 2.20.4 and 8.11.2.1.3(cc)1&3 ASME A17.1, 2005 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires suspension and governor ropes be no less than 9.5 mm because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-117).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from FAMU Sampson Hall, filed April 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 2.4.1.5 and 2.15.9.2 ASME A17.1, 2007 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires the pit be 5' deep because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-118).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from FAMU Sampson Hall, filed April 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 2.10.2.1 and 2.4.6.2(c) ASME A17.1, 2000 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a 42'' high handrail because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-119).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from FAMU Young Hall, filed April 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 2.4.1.5 and 2.15.9.2 ASME A17.1, 2007 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a 5' deep pit because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-120).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from FAMU Young Hall, filed April 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 2.10.2.1 and 2.4.6.2(c) ASME A17.1, 2000 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a 42'' high handrail because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-121).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from Tampa Theatre Office Building, filed April 19, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 18, 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 3.11.3 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations until December 31, 2014, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-124).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from Regency Square, filed April 21, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 19, 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 2.7.4 and 3.3.2 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires platform guards and restricted door openings until April 21, 2014, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-133).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from Pipers Ten Condo Assoc., filed April 22, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 19, 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 3.11.1(a)(2) ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires two-way communication until June 1, 2016, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-135).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance from Pendleton School, filed April 26, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 19, 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 2.20.4 and 2.24.2.1 ASME A17.1, 2005 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a 9.5 mm steel rope and a metallic sheave because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-136).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Winter Park Professional Building, filed June 7, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 24, 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 3.11.3, 3.10.4(u), 3.3.2 and 2.7.4 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, emergency stop switch, platform guards and restricted door openings until June 2, 2014, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-196).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Crosswinds Colony One Condo Assoc., filed June 10, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 25, 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 8.6.5.8 ASME A17.1, 2005 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a safety bulkhead on the bottom of the hydraulic jack until February 1, 2014, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-199).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Forestbrook I Assoc., filed June 10, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 25, 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 3.11.3 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations until June 30, 2015, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-201).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 6, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Rivergate Tower, filed June 13, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 25, 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 2.8.1 ASME A17.1, 2005 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that restricts the installation of electrical equipment and wiring because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-202).
- Department of Children and Families
- Family Safety and Preservation Program
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- On June 17, 2011, the Department received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for paragraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2001 FDA Food Code from Yogulala located in Cutler Bay, FL. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that each establishment have an approved plumbing system installed to transport water and wastewater. They are requesting to utilize holding tanks to provide potable water and to collect wastewater at the 3-compartment and handwashing sinks.
The Petition for this variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 26 on July 1, 2011. The Order for this Petition was signed on July 7, 2011, and 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 tanks for the handwash and three-compartment sinks are 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 is provided with hot and cold running water under pressure, soap, an approved hand drying device and a handwashing sign.
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
- a permanent waiver of subsection 11B-27.00212(14), F.A.C., from Crestview Police Department on behalf of certain officers. Subsection 11B-27.00212(14), F.A.C., requires officers to requalify with a firearm every two years on a course of fire mandated by Commission rule. The petition supports the requested waiver by stating that the officers did successfully complete the course of fire, however, the firearms instructor who supervised the requalification shoots was not CJSTC certified at the time. Petitioner states that the agency’s officers will suffer a substantial hardship if their certifications are rendered inactive as a result of this situation. Petitioner further states that it would violate the principles of fairness to fail to recognize that the officers affected by this situation did successfully complete the requirement simply because their instructor had not completed CJSTC firearms instructor certification prior to supervising the firearm requalifications.
- a permanent waiver of subsection 11B-27.00212(14), F.A.C., from Pembroke Pines Police Department on behalf of certain officers. Subsection 11B-27.00212(14), F.A.C., requires officers to requalify with a firearm every two years on a course of fire mandated by Commission rule. The petition supports the requested waiver by stating that the officers did successfully complete the course of fire, however, the firearms instructors who supervised the requalification shoots were not CJSTC certified at the time. Petitioner states that the agency’s officers will suffer a substantial hardship if their certifications are rendered inactive as a result of this situation. Petitioner further states that it would violate the principles of fairness to fail to recognize that the officers affected by this situation did successfully complete the requirement simply because their instructors had not completed CJSTC firearms instructor certification prior to supervising the firearm requalifications.
- a permanent waiver of subsection 11B-27.00212(14), F.A.C., from Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of certain officers. Subsection 11B-27.00212(14), F.A.C., requires officers to requalify with a firearm every two years on a course of fire mandated by Commission rule. The petition supports the requested waiver by stating that the officers did successfully complete the course of fire, however, the firearms instructor who supervised the requalification shoots was not CJSTC certified at the time. Petitioner states that the agency’s officers will suffer a substantial hardship if their certifications are rendered inactive as a result of this situation. Petitioner further states that it would violate the principles of fairness to fail to recognize that the officers affected by this situation did successfully complete the requirement simply because their instructor had not completed CJSTC firearms instructor certification prior to supervising the firearm requalifications.
- Water Management Districts
- South Florida Water Management District
- waiver from Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department, Application No. 09-0311-5, for utilization of Works or Lands of the District known as the C-9 Canal for a new shared-use trail, landscaping, shelters with appurtenances, signage and access control features (fencing, bollards, vehicular gates and guardrailing) within the south right of way of C-9 beginning at the Florida Turnpike and ending at Miami Gardens Drive, Sections (multiple), Township 51 & 52 South, Range 41 & 42 East, Miami-Dade County. The petition seeks relief from subsections 40E-6.011(4) and (6), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits the placement of permanent and/or semi-permanent above-ground structures within 40 feet of the top of canal bank within Works or Lands of the District, and paragraph 40E-6.221(2)(j), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits the placement of permanent and/or semi-permanent above-ground structures within designated equipment staging areas within Works or Lands of the District.
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Vessel Registration and Boating Safety
- Department of Health
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Accountancy
- Brian Sullivan, seeking a variance or waiver of paragraphs 61H1-27.0041(1)(b) and (c), Florida Administrative Code. Paragraph (1)(b) of the rule, lists the requirements for work experience supervision as the subjection of the applicant, during employment, to oversight, guidance and evaluation by a supervisor who had the right to control and direct the applicant as to the result to be accomplished by the work and also as to the means by which the result was to be accomplished. Paragraph (1)(c) of the rule, lists the requirements for work experience supervisor as a licensed certified public accountant in good standing with any regulating body or a chartered accountant recognized by the International Qualifications Appraisal Board (IQAB). Petitioner is also seeking a variance of waiver of subsection 61H1-27.0041(2), F.A.C., which requires that one year of work experience shall be held and understood to mean the rendition of services such as are customarily performed by full-time, regularly employed staff employees of a certified public accountant during the normal workweek as required by the employing certified public accountant, commencing after the completion of the educational requirements set forth in subsection 61H1-27.002(3), F.A.C.
- Department of Health
- Division of Environmental Health
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- Tampa Racquet Club Condo. 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 paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, 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 (VW 2011-230).
A copy of the Petition may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 11, 2011, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for Steiner Stone LLC. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.3, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators with firefighters’ emergency 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 (VW 2011-232).
A copy of the Petition may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 12, 2011, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for Columbia Hospital. 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 paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, 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 (VW 2011-233).
- Department of Health
- Board of Optometry
- that the Board of Optometry has issued an Order to Grant on the Petition for Waiver or Variance filed on April 12, 2011, by Ann Morgan Tarter, O.D. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 17, April 29, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition seeks a variance from Rule 64B13-4.001, F.A.C., with regard to the licensure requirement of Rule 64B13-4.001, F.A.C., that applicants submit scores on the national licensing exam taken no longer than 5 years prior to application. The Board considered the petition at its meeting held on June 8, 2011, by telephone conference. The Board’s Order, filed on July 5, 2011, approved to issue a waiver or variance in response to this petition because it would violate principles of fairness.
- that the Board of Optometry has issued an Order to Grant on the Petition for Waiver or Variance filed on May 5, 2011, by Lieta Diaz Padron, O.D. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 20, May 20, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition seeks a variance from Rule 64B13-4.002, F.A.C., with regard to an extension of time to allow a second retake due to the dates of the tests not being within the two year period by 13 days. The Board considered the petition at its meeting held on June 8, 2011, by telephone conference. The Board’s Order, filed on July 5, 2011, approved to issue a waiver or variance in response to this petition because it would violate principles of fairness to deny Petitioner a retake of the examination when the deadline was affected by the date the exam was scheduled.
- that the Board of Optometry has issued an Order to Grant on the Petition for Waiver or Variance filed on April 14, 2011, by Rachel de la Riva Marcy, O.D. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 17, April 29, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition seeks a variance from Rule 64B13-4.002, F.A.C., with regard to an extension of time to allow a second retake due to the dates of the tests not being within the two year period by only 12 days. The Board considered the petition at its meeting held on June 8, 2011, by telephone conference. The Board’s Order, filed on July 5, 2011, approved to issue a waiver or variance in response to this petition because it would violate principles of fairness to deny Petitioner a retake of the examination when the deadline was affected by the date the exam was scheduled.
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- On July 19, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Children’s Health Center, filed June 24, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 27, 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 3.11.3, 3.10.4(t) and 2.7.4 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, keyed stop switch and restricted door openings until August 1, 2012, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-216).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice: On July 19, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from UF Research & Academic Center, filed June 27, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 27, 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 2.20.4 and 2.24.2.1 ASME A17.1, 2005 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires the use of 9.5 mm steel rope and a metallic sheave because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-217).
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice: On July 19, 2011 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Fleur De Lis Condo Assoc., filed June 20, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, 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 3.11.3 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code, adopted by Rule 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations until June 1, 2016, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-213).
- Department of Health
- Board of Optometry
- that the Board of Optometry has issued an Order to Grant on the Amended Petition for Waiver or Variance filed on May 2, 2011, by Gary Leesue, O.D. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 19, May 13, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition seeks a variance from Rule 64B13-4.002, F.A.C., with regard to an extension of time to allow a second retake due to the dates of the tests not being within the two year period by one and one-half weeks. The Board considered the petition at its meeting held on June 8, 2011, by telephone conference. The Board’s Order, filed on July 5, 2011, approved to issue a waiver or variance in response to this petition because it would violate principles of fairness to deny the Petitioner to retake the examination.
- that the Board of Optometry has issued an Order to Grant on the Petition for Waiver or Variance filed on April 12, 2011, by Kristine-Hue T. Van, O.D. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 17, April 29, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition seeks a variance from Rule 64B13-4.002, F.A.C., with regard to an extension of time to allow a second retake due to the dates of the tests not being within the two year period by only 12 days. The Board considered the petition at its meeting held on June 8, 2011, by telephone conference. The Board’s Order, filed on July 5, 2011, approved to issue a waiver or variance in response to this petition because it would violate principles of fairness to deny Petitioner a retake of the examination when the deadline was affected by the date the exam was scheduled.
6. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Regional Planning Councils
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Marion County Sheriff's Office
- Department of Health
- Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- Regular business of the Board.
; Friday, August 19, 2011, 4:00 p.m., or shortly thereafter; Saturday, August 20, 2011, 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter
; The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809, (407)859-1500
- The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809, (407)859-1500
- Board of Trustees of The Internal Improvement Trust Fund
- Departmental
- The purpose is to receive public comment on the draft Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Management Plan.
A copy of the draft plan will be available for viewing starting July 29, 2011 at www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal. The Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Advisory Committee will be participating.
; Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
; University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami FL 33149
- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami FL 33149
- The purpose is for the members of the Advisory Committee to discuss the revision of the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Management Plan.
; Thursday, September 8, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
; University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Seminar Room, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149
- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Seminar Room, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149
- Regional Planning Councils
- South Florida Regional Planning Council
- To discuss the LEPC’s ongoing regional hazardous materials training and planning activities for FY 11-12.
; Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 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 Education
- Education Practices Commission
- The Hearing Panel of the Education Practices Commission will consider final agency action in matters dealing with the disciplining of certified educators.
; A Teacher Hearing Panel, August 4-5, 2011, 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard
; Senate Office Building (Room 401), 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-0455
- Senate Office Building (Room 401), 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-0455
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Enterprise Florida, Inc.
- This meeting will discuss on-going issues, developing issues and other matters.
; Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 12:00 Noon
; Renaissance Tampa International Plaza, 4200 Jim Walter Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607
- Renaissance Tampa International Plaza, 4200 Jim Walter Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Education
- University of South Florida
- Quarterly meeting of the CUTR Advisory Board.
; Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
; CUTR Building, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620
- CUTR Building, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620
- Regional Planning Councils
- West Florida Regional Planning Council
- General business of the Council and the above referenced Committee.
; Monday, August 15, 2011, 4:00 p.m.; Executive Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
; Crestview City Hall, 198 North Wilson Street, Crestview, FL
- Crestview City Hall, 198 North Wilson Street, Crestview, FL
- Department of Transportation
- Departmental
- FM Project: 238002-3-52, SR 436 at Robin Road – Turn Lane and Median Modifications. To correct a crash trend, the westbound directional median opening at Robin Road will be closed. The project will also extend the eastbound left turn lane at the signal serving the shopping plaza just east of Robin Road.
; August 18, 2011, Open House: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Presentation: 6:15 p.m.
; Altamonte Springs City Hall, 225 Newburyport Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Altamonte Springs City Hall, 225 Newburyport Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Department of Education
- Water Management Districts
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Public information meeting to discuss implementation of stormwater treatment projects along the western shores of Lake Isis and Lake Tulane in Highlands County, Florida.
; Thursday, August 18, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
; City of Avon Park, Council Chambers, 123 East Pine Street, Avon Park, Florida 33825
- City of Avon Park, Council Chambers, 123 East Pine Street, Avon Park, Florida 33825
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Treasure Coast Education and Research Development Authority
- Any business as the Authority may deem appropriate or as may come before the Authority; Committee Reports, Minutes, etc.
; August 11, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
; UF/IRREC, 219 S. Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
- UF/IRREC, 219 S. Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Marketing and Development
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation
- Regional Planning Councils
- Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
- Regular Quarterly Meeting of the Northeast Florida Regional Council Local Emergency Preparedness Committee. Notice is also given that one or more members of Boards of County Commissioners, City/Town Councils/Commissions and other entities covered under Chapter 286, Florida Statutes, may attend and/or speak at this meeting.
; Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
; Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Departmental
- Various topics related to the criminal justice community. Topics include, but not limited to, the Council’s strategic plan, discussion of HB 5401 as it relates to the statute table and the CJJIS Council, national criminal justice projects, electronic license plate enforcement and facial recognition.
; Thursday, August 25, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
; Florida Department of Law Enforcement Headquarters, 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement Headquarters, 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL
- Department of Health
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- The General Business of The Florida PDMP Foundation, Inc.
The Florida PDMP Foundation, Inc.,; August 11, 18, 25, 2011; September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011; October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2011; November 3, 10, 17, 2011; December 1, 8, 15, 2011, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET)
; Conference Call: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 3662527158#
- Conference Call: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 3662527158#
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Departmental
- The Health Information Exchange Coordinating Committee will review and discuss strategies to increase electronic health record adoption and health information exchange in Florida.
; August 19, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
; Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Water Management Districts
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Governing Board Meeting: Consider SWFWMD business and administrative matters including discussion of the salary and benefits analysis and executive director recruitment. Some Board members may participate in the meeting via communications media technology.
; Thursday, August 11, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
; SWFWMD Tampa Service Office, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637
- SWFWMD Tampa Service Office, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637
- Governing Board Meeting: Consider SWFWMD business and administrative matters including discussion of the salary and benefits analysis and executive director recruitment. Some Board members may participate in the meeting via communications media technology.
; Monday, August 8, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
; SWFWMD Tampa Service Office, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637
- SWFWMD Tampa Service Office, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637
- Department of Financial Services
- OIR – Insurance Regulation
- The Final Public Hearing on the adoption of proposed amendments to Rule 69O-137.001, Florida Administrative Code, published on May 6, 2010 in Vol. 37, No. 18, of the Florida Administrative Weekly has been changed from August 2, 2011 to August 16, 2011.
; August 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m., during a regular meeting of the Financial Services Commission
; Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
- Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
- Department of Management Services
- State Retirement Commission
- To conduct hearings pursuant to Section 121.23, Florida Statutes, and to consider other matters related to the business of the Commission.
; August 19, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
; Embassy Suites-Fort Lauderdale, 1100 S.E. 17th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
- Embassy Suites-Fort Lauderdale, 1100 S.E. 17th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
- Water Management Districts
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Department of Transportation
- Departmental
- This is a monthly meeting of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board for the purpose of reviewing penalties imposed upon any vehicle or persons under the provisions of Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, relating to weights imposed on the highway by the axles and wheels of motor vehicles, to special fuel and motor fuel tax compliance, or to violations of safety regulations.
; August 11, 2011, 8:30 am.
; Florida Department of Transportation, Burns Building Auditorium, 605 Suwannee St., Tallahassee, FL 32301
- Florida Department of Transportation, Burns Building Auditorium, 605 Suwannee St., Tallahassee, FL 32301
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
- Applications for license; disciplinary actions; applications for approval of change in ownership or control of existing licenses; reports by staff; approval of minutes of prior meetings.
; September 1, 2011, November 3, 2011, All meetings will commence at 10:00 a.m.
; To hear the conference call you may call (850)413-1591, Conference ID 386372. The public may also participate in these teleconference meetings by attendance at the Alexander Building, Suite 230, 2020 Capital Circle S.E., Tallahassee, FL, where Board staff will have a speaker phone connected to the teleconference by which the public can hear and address the Board.
- To hear the conference call you may call (850)413-1591, Conference ID 386372. The public may also participate in these teleconference meetings by attendance at the Alexander Building, Suite 230, 2020 Capital Circle S.E., Tallahassee, FL, where Board staff will have a speaker phone connected to the teleconference by which the public can hear and address the Board.
- Department of Health
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Clay Soil and Water Conservation District
- Department of Management Services
- Division of Communications
- To discuss operational matters of the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System.
; August 9, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
; Neil Kirkman Building (Department of Highway Safety), 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Conference Room B333, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Call-In-Number is (850)245-5733
- Neil Kirkman Building (Department of Highway Safety), 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Conference Room B333, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Call-In-Number is (850)245-5733
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Southwood Shared Resource Center
- Regular monthly meeting of the SSRC Board of Trustees.
; Monday, August 8, 2011, 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. or until Board business is concluded
; Turlington Building, Room 1721, 325 W. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL
- Turlington Building, Room 1721, 325 W. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL
- Department of Management Services
- Division of Communications
- To discuss operational matters of the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System.
; August 23, 2011, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
; Betty Easley Conference Center, Room 152, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Call-In-Number is (850)245-5733
- Betty Easley Conference Center, Room 152, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Call-In-Number is (850)245-5733
- Regional Planning Councils
- North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
- To conduct the regular business of the North Central Florida (District 3) Local Emergency Planning Committee.
; August 11, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
; Florida Gas, 5030 U.S. Highway 129, Trenton, Florida
- Florida Gas, 5030 U.S. Highway 129, Trenton, Florida
- To conduct the regular business of the North Central Florida Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team Policy Board.
; August 11, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
; Florida Gas, 5030 U.S. Highway 129, Trenton, Florida
- Florida Gas, 5030 U.S. Highway 129, Trenton, Florida
- Regional Utility Authorities
- Tampa Bay Water - A Regional Water Supply Authority
- Regular Board Meeting, and a private Attorney/Client briefing session between the Tampa Bay Water Board of Directors and legal counsel pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, to discuss possible litigation expenditures and/or settlement negotiations in Tampa Bay Water v. HDR Engineering, Inc., et al. Attorney/Client Briefing Attendees: Board of Directors of Tampa Bay Water, General Manager Gerald Seeber, General Counsel Richard Lotspeich, Richard Harrison, Esquire, Dave Forziano, Esquire, and a certified court reporter.
; Monday, August 15, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
; Tampa Bay Water’s Administrative Offices, 2575 Enterprise Road, Clearwater, Florida 33763
- Tampa Bay Water’s Administrative Offices, 2575 Enterprise Road, Clearwater, Florida 33763
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Departmental
- To receive public comments on draft dissolved oxygen and/or nutrient total maximum daily load (TMDL) reports for impaired lakes in the Kissimmee River Basin, to be adopted in Rule 62-304.515, F.A.C. The TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop include nutrient TMDLs for Lake Holden (WBID 3168H), Lake Cypress (WBID 3180A), Lake Kissimmee (WBID 3183B), and Lake Marian (WBID 3184), and dissolved oxygen and nutrient TMDLs for Lake Jackson (WBID 3183G). The draft TMDL documents for these impaired waters will be placed on the Department’s TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/) by July 29, 2011 and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via e-mail distribution. The Department will accept written comments on the draft TMDLs through August 29, 2011. Written comments should be directed to: Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Environmental Administrator, Watershed Evaluation and TMDL Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Mail Station 3555, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or via email at: jan.mandrup-poulsen@dep.state.fl.us. This rulemaking has been given OGC case number 11-0653.
; Thursday, August 18, 2011, 9:30 a.m.
; 1 Courthouse Square, Commission Chamber Room #4100, Kissimmee, FL
- 1 Courthouse Square, Commission Chamber Room #4100, Kissimmee, FL
- Department of Management Services
- Agency for Workforce Innovation
- Public Service Commission
- Departmental
- Docket No.100437-EI – Examination of the outage and replacement fuel/power costs associated with the CR3 steam generator replacement project, by Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
The purpose of the conference is to discuss the scope of the docket and the case schedule. One or more of the Commissioners of the Florida Public Service Commission may attend and participate in this conference. For questions, contact Commission staff, Lisa Bennett at (850)413-6230.
Emergency Cancellation of STATUS CONFERENCE: If a named storm or other disaster requires cancellation of the conference, Commission staff will attempt to give timely direct notice to the parties. Notice of cancellation of the conference will also be provided on the Commission’s website (http://www.psc.state.fl.us/) under the Hot Topics link found on the home page. Cancellation can also be confirmed by calling the Office of the General Counsel at (850)413-6199.
; Monday, August 8, 2011, 9:30 a.m.
; Commission Hearing Room 148, Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida
- Commission Hearing Room 148, Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- General board and business meeting.
; September 1, 2011, 8:00 a.m.
; Casa Monica Hotel, 95 Cordova Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904)827-1888
- Casa Monica Hotel, 95 Cordova Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904)827-1888
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Medical Examiners Commission
- Medical Examiners Commission Meeting.
; Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
; Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center, 4211 North Lois Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33614, (813)878-7300
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center, 4211 North Lois Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33614, (813)878-7300
- Department of Education
- State Board of Education
- The Charter School Appeal Commission will hear the termination of The Learning Place Academy Charter School vs. The School Board of Lee County.
; August 19, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – completion
; Florida Department of Education, 325 W. Gaines Street, Conference Room 1721-25, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
- Florida Department of Education, 325 W. Gaines Street, Conference Room 1721-25, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
- Regional Planning Councils
- Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- QCAusa
- This meeting is being held to notify local governments, affected property owners, tenants and other members of the public about the PD&E study. This meeting will provide an opportunity to review the proposed study, ask questions and submit comments concerning the upcoming project. Maps, drawings and other project information will be on display. The meeting will be an open-house format with project team representatives available to address your questions and explain the proposed improvements. There will be no formal presentation. Pensacola Bay Bridge Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study Financial Project Identification: 409334-1.; August 11, 2011, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (CST)
; Pensacola Civic Center, 201 East Gregory Street, 2nd Floor Room C1 and C2, Pensacola, FL 33914
- Pensacola Civic Center, 201 East Gregory Street, 2nd Floor Room C1 and C2, Pensacola, FL 33914
- Department of Health
- Regional Planning Councils
- Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
- West Florida Regional Planning Council
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- MRGMiami
- FDOT District Six has begun a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for the Golden Glades Interchange from SR 826/Palmetto Expressway eastbound to I-95 northbound. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate options for a direct connection from SR 826/Palmetto Expressway eastbound to I-95 northbound in order to improve mobility and reduce travel delay. The project will also identify interim improvements for the Golden Glades Interchange and evaluate connecting a potential managed lanes system for SR 826/Palmetto Expressway to the existing 95 Express managed lanes system to be developed as integral components of an Ultimate Master Plan to be established for this interchange. This Public Kick-Off Meeting is being held to give interested persons an opportunity to provide input on the future transportation improvements within the Golden Glades Interchange.
; Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
; Trinity Church, Hospitality Suite, 17801 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169
- Trinity Church, Hospitality Suite, 17801 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169
- Department of Community Affairs
- Division of Housing and Community Development
- Monday, August 8, 2011
1:00 p.m. Florida Building Code System Assessment Workshop III
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
9:00 a.m. Plenary session meeting of the Florida Building Commission
Review and Approve Agenda
Review and Approve the June 7, 2011 Meeting Minutes and Facilitator’s Report; and, the July 11, 2011 Conference Call Meeting Summary Report
Chair’s Discussion Issues and Recommendations
Update of the Commission Workplan
Consider Accessibility Waiver Applications:
Warging Enterprises LLC, 25340 West Newberry Road, Newberry, FL
Kalex Construction & Development, 6840 N.W. 77th Court, Miami, FL
The Gallery, 701 E. New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, FL
Ocean Breeze Hotel, 6600 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Engineering Building II, 3820 USF Alumni Drive, Tampa, FL
Barry University Health and Sports Center Bleacher Renovation, 11300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL
Science Classroom Complex, FIU, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, FL
Chi Omega Sorority House, 601 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL
Amnesia, 136 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Madewell, 714 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL
Liquor Lofts, 1717 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL
Dmitri’s Artisan Sandwiches, 790 South Atlantic Avenue, Ormond Beach, FL
Sherbrooke Apartments, Inc., 901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Consider Applications for Product and Entity Approval and Consider Revocations
Consider Applications for Accreditor and Course Approval
Consider Binding Interpretations:
Consider Petitions for Declaratory Statement:
Second Hearing- (None)
First Hearing- (None)
Consider other Legal and Legislative Issues
Consider Committee Reports and Recommendations:
Building Code System Assessment Workshops III
Education POC
Product Approval POC
Rule Adoption Hearing Rule 9N-1, 2010, F.A.C., Florida Building Code
Rule Adoption Hearing Rule 9N-4, 2012, F.A.C., Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction (If requested)
Consider Next Steps for Adoption and Publication of the Codes and Authorization for Secretary Buzzett to Sign Contracts on Behalf of the Commission
Commission Member Comments and Issues
General Public Comment
Adjourn Plenary Session
; August 8, 2011, 1:00 p.m. – completion; August 9, 2011, 9:00 a.m.; Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, (407)996-9840
- Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, (407)996-9840
- Department of Management Services
- Agency for Workforce Innovation
- Regular recurring meeting to review project status and act on any decisions required of the Committee.
; Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
; Caldwell Building, Conference Room B49, 107 E. Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; or by conference call dial in number: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 7532872126#
- Caldwell Building, Conference Room B49, 107 E. Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; or by conference call dial in number: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 7532872126#
- Regular recurring meeting to review project status and act on any decisions required of the Committee.
; Friday, August 12, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
; Caldwell Building, Conference Room B-049, 107 E. Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; Conference Call: 1(888) 808-6959, Conference Code: 9997256#
- Caldwell Building, Conference Room B-049, 107 E. Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; Conference Call: 1(888) 808-6959, Conference Code: 9997256#
- Water Management Districts
- South Florida Water Management District
- Governing Board to discuss and consider District business, including regulatory and non-regulatory matters, and may include an amendment to the District’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget to revise revenues and expenditures.
; August 10, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
Workshop Meeting
PLACE: SFWMD Headquarters, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
Audit & Finance Committee Meeting
DATE AND TIME: August 11, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: SFWMD Headquarters, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
Regular Business Meeting
DATE AND TIME: August 11, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
; SFWMD Headquarters, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
All or part of these meetings may be conducted as a teleconference in order to permit maximum participation by Governing Board members. The Governing Board may take official action at the meeting on any item appearing on the agenda and on any item that is added to the agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes. If Workshop items are not discussed on 8/10, the items may be discussed on 8/11.
- SFWMD Headquarters, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
All or part of these meetings may be conducted as a teleconference in order to permit maximum participation by Governing Board members. The Governing Board may take official action at the meeting on any item appearing on the agenda and on any item that is added to the agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes. If Workshop items are not discussed on 8/10, the items may be discussed on 8/11.
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Departmental
- This is a meeting of the Assisted Living Workgroup to which all interested parties are invited. The purpose is to conduct a meeting of the Assisted Living Workgroup members for examination of the regulation and oversight of assisted living in Florida and develop recommendations to improve the state’s ability to monitor quality and safety in assisted living and ensure the well-being of their residents.
; August 8, 2011, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
; Agency for Health Care Administration, Conference Room “A”, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Any person interested in participating by telephone may dial: 1(888)808-6959, Pass Code: 8509223803#. 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, Conference Room “A”, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Any person interested in participating by telephone may dial: 1(888)808-6959, Pass Code: 8509223803#. If you have any difficulty accessing the teleconference, please call the Florida Center’s main number at (850)412-3730
- Executive Office of the Governor
- Departmental
- Regular scheduled meeting of the Governor and Cabinet to act on all executive branch matters provided by law and to act on any agendas submitted for their consideration. The Governor and Cabinet will proceed through each agenda, item by item.
The State Board of Administration will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda, which may include such matters as Executive Director’s reports; approval of fiscal sufficiency of state bond issues; approval of sale of local bonds at an interest rate in excess of statutory interest rate limitation; reports on investment performance; designation of banks as depositories for state funds; adoption of rules and regulations; investment of state funds pursuant to Chapter 215, F.S.; and consideration of other matters within its authority pursuant to Chapters 215 and 344, F.S., and Section 16 of Article IX of the Florida Constitution of 1885, as continued by subsection 9(c) of Article XII of the Florida Constitution of 1968.
The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda, which will deal with the issuance of State bonds, arbitrage compliance and related matters.
The Financial Services Commission will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include, but not be limited to; matters relating to rulemaking for all activities of the Office of Insurance Regulation concerning insurers and other risk bearing entities, including licensing, rates, policy forms, market conduct, claims, adjusters, issuance of certificates of authority, solvency, viatical settlements, premium financing, and administrative supervision, as provided under the Insurance Code or Chapter 636, F.S., and matters related to rulemaking for all activities of the Office of Financial Regulation relating to the regulation of banks, credit unions, other financial institutions, finance companies, retail installment sales providers, title loan lenders, collection agencies, mortgage brokers, mortgage lenders, certified capital companies, money services businesses, and the securities industry.
The Agency for Enterprise Information Technology will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include, but not be limited to, the presentation and approval of the Agency’s Annual Operational Work Plan as well as matters relating to rulemaking for all activities of the Agency.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include the administration of the Department as well as actions taken to further the Department’s mission of providing assistance to veterans and their dependents, pursuant to Section 292.05, F.S.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda, which may include such matters as approval of agency policies, taking agency action with regard to administrative procedure matters, and considering other matters within its authority pursuant to Florida Statutes.
The Department of Law Enforcement will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include but not be limited to such matters as transfer of agency funds or positions, formulation of Departmental Rules, administrative procedure matters, submittal of reports as required, enter into contracts as authorized and to consider other matters within its authority pursuant to Chapters 20, 23, 120 and 943, F.S.
The Department of Revenue will act on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include approval of rules, legislative concept proposals, contracts over $100,000, Departmental budgets, administrative procedure matters, and consideration of other matters within its authority.
The Administration Commission will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda which may include such matters as to create or transfer agency funds or positions, approve Career Service rules, administrative procedure matters, environmental matters arising under Chapter 380, F.S., comprehensive planning issues pursuant to Section 163.3184, F.S., determine sheriffs’ budget matters, and consider other matters within its authority pursuant to various statutes including Chapters 110, 215 and 216, F.S.
The Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission will take action on matters duly presented on its agenda including appeals of local government development orders in areas of critical state concern or of developments of regional impact under Section 380.07, F.S.; and review of water management matters under Chapter 373, F.S. The Commission will also review Department of Environmental Protection’s rules and orders which, prior to July 1, 1993, the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the head of the Department of Natural Resources, had authority to issue or promulgate.
The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund will take action on matters for which it is responsible pursuant to law (including duties pursuant to Title 18 of the Florida Statutes and Title 18 of the Florida Administrative Code) and that are duly presented on its agenda, which may include such matters as aquacultural issues as presented by the Division of Aquaculture in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; mineral leases or sales; state or sovereign land leases, sales, exchanges, dedications, and easements; conservation and preservation lands and other land purchases; land planning matters and other matters within its authority.
The Department of Environmental Protection will present for consideration those matters required by law to be reviewed by the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Siting Board, which may include, but are not limited to siting of power plants and electric and natural gas transmission lines.
; August 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m.; Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
- Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
- Department of Children and Families
- Refugee Services
- The purpose of the Miami-Dade 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.
; Friday, August 12, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
; Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus, 500 N.E. 2nd Ave., Bldg. 3208, Room #9, Miami, FL 33132
- Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus, 500 N.E. 2nd Ave., Bldg. 3208, Room #9, Miami, FL 33132
- The purpose of the Orlando 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, August 10, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
; Lutheran Service Florida, Inc., 427 N. Magnolia Avenue, 2nd Floor, Orlando, FL 32801
- Lutheran Service Florida, Inc., 427 N. Magnolia Avenue, 2nd Floor, Orlando, FL 32801
7. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat
- Water Management Districts
- South Florida Water Management District
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes
- Cheryl R. Kraus, Esq., on behalf of Lugano Village Association, Inc., Docket No. 2011035408, on July 14, 2011.
; Whether Lugano Village Association, Inc. is a condominium association under Section 718.103(2), Florida Statutes.
- Harry Cohn, President, In re: Lamplighter Village Home Owners Association, Inc. and Susan N. Leahy, President, In re: L.V. Manufactured Homeowners Association, Inc. Docket No. 2011035222, on June 30, 2011.
; Whether two mobile homeowner associations in Lamplighter Village would lose their rights of first refusal to purchase phases of the mobile home park if they merged under Sections 723.075 and 723.076, Florida Statutes, and under in re: Pet. Dcl. Stmt., 723 Homeowners Association at Strawberry Ridge, Inc., Docket No. DS1999075, DS 99-009, BPR-99-04132 (July 26, 1999).
- Department of Community Affairs
- Florida Building Commission
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Maron B. Calderwood May, VMD, PhD, on June 2, 2011.
; The petition seeks the Board’s interpretation of Sections 474.202(9), (11) and (13), and 474.203(1), (2), and (4), F.S., concerning whether a diagnostic veterinary pathologist working in a private veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Florida must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Florida.
- Department of Health
- Board of Dentistry
- Division of Medical Quality Assurance
8. Notice of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding the Validity of R
- Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Division of Driver Licenses
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Health Facility and Agency Licensing
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Health Facility and Agency Licensing
- Department of Revenue
- Departmental
- Rob Turner, as Hillsborough County Property Appraiser and Roger A. Suggs, as Clay County Property Appraiser, Florida Association of Property Appraisers, Et AL. (Intervenors) vs. Department of Revenue and Florida United Tax Managers Association (FUTMA) and Sara E. Cucchi (Intervenors); Case No.: 11-0677RU; Invalid
- Ed Crapo, as Property Appraiser of Alachua County, Florida, Ervin A. Higgs, as Property Appraiser of Monroe County, Florida, Et AL., Timothy “Pete” Smith, as Property Appraiser of Okaloosa County, Florida vs. Lisa Echeverri, Executive Director of the Department of Revenue and Florida United Tax Managers Association (FUTMA) and Sara E. Cucchi (Intervenors); Case No.: 11-1080RU; Invalid
- Department of Financial Services
9. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing
- Regional Planning Councils
- Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Department of Community Affairs
- Division of Emergency Management
- Department of Military Affairs
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Division of Administration
- Department of Education
- Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- School Districts
10. Miscellaneous
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Health
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Medicine
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- Board of Medicine
- Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support
- Board of Pharmacy
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Division of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Health
- Department of Community Affairs
- Division of Emergency Management
- Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Division of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Financial Services
- FSC - Financial Institution Regulation
- Department of Environmental Protection