7386567, 40D-4.091 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 7386567

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Division:

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Chapter:

INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMITS

Overview

RULE:

40D-4.091

Publications, Forms and Agreements Incorporated by Reference (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

To amend the District’s Environmental Resource Permit Information Manual, Part B, Basis of Review (BOR), to protect the nesting habitat of Bald Eagles. The species has been removed from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s list of wildlife species that are classified as threatened.

SUMMARY:

The BOR is incorporated by reference in District’s rules. The BOR currently requires an applicant to provide reasonable assurances that a regulated activity will not cause adverse secondary impacts to certain wetland and surface water systems. If adopted as proposed, the BOR will specifically include the upland habitat of Bald Eagles in the list of aquatic and wetland dependent species protected from secondary impacts under the District’s environmental resource permitting rules.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

373.044, 373.046, 373.113, 373.171, 373.414 FS.

LAW:

373.0361, 373.114, 373.171, 373.403, 373.413, 373.4135, 373.4136, 373.414, 373.4144, 373.416, 373.429, 373.441 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/17/2009 Vol. 35/28

COMMENTS:

From 7/17/2009 To 8/7/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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