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Notice: 13859862

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

Chapter:

FERTILIZER

Overview

RULE:

5E-1.024	Commercial Fertilizer Tests
5E-1.027	Investigational Allowances
5E-1.028	Matching Criteria

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rulemaking is to provide notice of the form (FDACS-13409 Rev. 10/13) incorporated by reference in the rule, update the assays and fees for commercial fertilizer testing, establish certain investigational allowances for fertilizer deficiencies in rule and a date by which such allowances are effective and other allowances are repealed, and establish matching criteria for referee fertilizer analysis in rule in accordance with Chapter 2013-226, s. 14, 15 and 16, Laws of Florida amending s. 576.051, 576.061 and s. 576.181, Florida Statutes.   The effect of this rulemaking will be to provide notice of the form incorporated by reference in the rule and bring the form into compliance with Section 120.55(1)(a)4., Florida Statutes, to revise assays and fees to match those in the new Laboratory Information Management System,  to establish  certain investigational allowances for fertilizer deficiencies in rule including the revisions recently made by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) for higher percent  available phosphate and soluble potash guarantees and establish the date by which such allowances are effective and other allowances are repealed, and establish matching criteria for referee fertilizer analysis determinations in rule that provide for more statistically defensible determinations for low nutrient guarantees in accordance with Chapter 2013-226, s. 14, 15 and 16, Laws of Florida amending s. 576.051, 576.061 and s. 576.181, Florida Statutes.

SUMMARY:

This rulemaking is to provide notice of a form, update assays and fees for commercial fertilizer tests, establish certain investigational allowances for fertilizer deficiencies in rule that were previously in Chapter 576 FS and a date by which such allowances are effective and establish matching criteria for referee fertilizer analysis in rule that were previously defined in Chapter 576 FS.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

576.051, 576.061 and 576.181, FS.

LAW:

576.051, 576.061 and 576.181, FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/22/2013 Vol. 39/228

COMMENTS:

From 11/22/2013 To 12/13/2013 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-03361 COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER COLLECTION FORM

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