RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
62-780.100: Referenced Guidelines
62-780.600: Site Assessment
62-780.610: Fate and Transport Model and Statistical Method Requirements
62-780.650: Risk Assessment
62-780.680: No Further Action and No Further Action with Controls
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rulemaking is to respond to a Petition to Initiate Rulemaking filed by Associated Industries of Florida pursuant to Section 120.54(7), F.S. The effect of initiating rulemaking will be to begin the necessary dialogue among various interested stakeholders to discuss proposed amendments to the rules governing the Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) process at contaminated sites in Florida.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject areas to be addressed include the FDEP’s RBCA guidance documents, in particular the “Technical Report: Development of Cleanup Target Levels (CTLs) for Chapter 62-777, F.A.C. (February 2005)”. Additional subject areas to be addressed include the site assessment process, fate and transport modeling and statistical methods, the risk assessment process including the criteria for allowing the use of probabilistic risk assessment, and the criteria for achieving the “No Further Action” status at contaminated sites (with or without controls).
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 376.30701, 403.0877 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 376.30701, 403.0877 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Brian Dougherty at (850)245-7503 or brian.dougherty@dep.state.fl.us

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.