18564071, 73C-26.022 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 18564071

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Division:

Division of Community Development

Chapter:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

Overview

RULE:

73C-26.022	Energy Assistance Benefits and Energy Payments
73C-26.023	Client Eligibility and Appeals Process
73C-26.024	Energy Payments (Repealed)
73C-26.025	Hearings (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

Chapter 73C-26, F.A.C., sets forth procedures for the Department’s administration of the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Act (“Act”) pursuant to Section 409.508, Florida Statutes.  The Department seeks to streamline and clarify the process for eligible households seeking funds under this Act through rule amendment and rule repeal.  Specifically, the Department will insert the information pertaining to energy payments contained in Rule 73C-26.024, F.A.C., into Rule 73C-26.022, F.A.C., concerning energy benefits.  The Department seeks to amend Rule 73C-26.024, F.A.C., pertaining to eligiblity to include the information contained in Rule 73C-26.025, F.A.C., regarding appeal rights.  Rules 73C-26.024 and .025, F.A.C., will be repealed.  
In addition, the Department seeks to delete paragraph (5)(f) of Rule 73C-26.023, F.A.C., in order to consider all households according to the same income factors for establishing eligibility.

SUBJECT:

The amended and/or revised rules address the procedures governing the applications for participation under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.508, FS

LAW:

409.508, FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/3/2017 Vol. 43/23

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

409.508, FS, 409.508, FS

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=73C-26.022&PDate=2/3/2017&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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