The Department of Environmental Protection announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: December 8, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Tallahassee City Commission Chambers, 300 S. Adams St., Tallahassee, FL 32301
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Department will bring before the Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) to approve for adoption its proposed revisions to Chapter 62-302 (Surface Water Quality Standards) and Chapter 62-303 (Identification of Impaired Surface Waters), F.A.C., which contain numeric nutrient standards for lakes, flowing waters (streams), springs, and estuary specific criteria for several Florida estuaries, including Clearwater Harbor, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest Florida, Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys. The Department’s rules, if approved by the ERC, ratified by the Florida Legislature, and approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), are intended to replace USEPA’s numeric nutrient criteria that were promulgated for Florida’s lakes and flowing waters last November.
The Department will also request adoption of rules that the Department is proposing to repeal as duplicative, unnecessarily burdensome or no longer necessary pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders 11-01 and 11-72. The Department will seek approval of the ERC to repeal the following rules: 62-204.240; 62-204.260; 62-212.600; 62-212.710; 62-252.500; 62-252.900; 62-285.420; 62-296.407; 62-296.411; 62-296.413; 62-702.300; 62-702.400; 62-702.570; and 62-702.600.
The Department will also brief the ERC on its forthcoming proposal to repeal Rule 62-296.341, F.A.C. to eliminate an unnecessary permitting requirement that was initially promulgated to satisfy federal regional haze regulations, but was later rejected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a means to satisfy such regulations. Thus, the rule section is no longer necessary to serve its original purpose. The Department will also brief the ERC on its proposed revisions to Rule 62-210.200, F.A.C., Rule 62-212.300, F.A.C., and Rule 62-212.400, F.A.C. to establish PM2.5 as an air pollutant with a significant emissions rate, thereby making industrial facilities that emit PM2.5 potentially subject to preconstruction review for major stationary sources. The proposed amendments are consistent with federal regulation, policy, and guidance, and they do not impose any requirements beyond or in addition to the minimum federal program.
The Department will present a briefing to the Commission on proposed changes to Chapter 62-701, F.S., Solid Waste Management Facilities. These changes will primarily reduce regulatory burdens and should impose no additional costs on the public. The Department intends to bring the proposed changes before the Commission on January 19 for approval.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kay Buchanan at (850)245-2293, by email: kay.buchanan@dep.state.fl.us.
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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kay Buchanan (850)245-2293, by email: kay.buchanan@dep.state.fl.us. 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).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
For more information, you may contact: Kay Buchanan (850)245-2293.