The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: July 26, 2011, 9:30 a.m. (ET)
PLACE: Conference Room 609, Bob Martinez Bldg., 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL; Toll Free Teleconference Call: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 2458486
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Revisions to most of the sections of Chapter 62-344, F.A.C., “Delegation of the Environmental Resource Program to Local Governments,” are required to conform to amendments made to Section 373.441, F.S., in 2010. The substantive changes will provide that the Department is now the sole agency who can delegate, in whole or in part, Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) program responsibilities under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S., to a county, municipality, or local pollution control program (local governments). Previously the ERP program also could be delegated to a local government by a water management district (WMD). Section 373.441(1), F.S., also requires that Chapter 62-344, F.A.C., include provisions for a local government to petition the Governor and Cabinet for review of a delegation request that is not approved or denied within one year of being initiated. Rule 62-344.900, F.A.C., also is proposed to be repealed to delete an unnecessary form for a local government to use to verify comprehensive plan consistency.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mary VanTassel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources, MS #2500, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, (850)245-8486 or e-mail: Mary.VanTassel@dep.state.fl.us.
Further information and updates on this proposed rule also may be obtained from the Department’s website at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/rules_dr.htm#erp (OGC No. 10-2686).
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mary VanTassel at (850)245-8486. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Douglas Fry at telephone (850)245-8480 or e-mail: Doug.Fry@dep.state.fl.us.