The Department of Transportation hereby gives notice:
That on December 8, 2011, the Department entered an Order Granting Waiver from Section 4.5.2, of the Utilities Accommodation Manual, incorporated by reference in Rule 14-46.001, F.A.C., (Section 4.5.2). On September 12, 2011, Ramco Duval TRS, LLC (Ramco) filed a petition seeking a permanent waiver of Section 4.5.2 which requires mitigation for trees or shrubs irreparably damaged or destroyed during utility work on the right of way. Notice of the Petition for Waiver was published in the September 23, 2011, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly. Ramco has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying Section 4.5.2 can be achieved by providing mitigation for the removal of trees to the City of Jacksonville.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Deanna R. Hurt, Assistant General Counsel and Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, 605 Suwannee Street, M.S. #58, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458, email: deanna.hurt@dot.state.fl.us.