NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 10, 2012, the Department of Health, received a petition for Variance from Florida Administrative Code Rule 64E-16.004(2)(a) and 16E-.002(15), from Teri Donaldson, Petitioner, on behalf of Stericycle, Inc. These rules prescribe that packages of biomedical waste shall remain sealed until treatment and define packages as any material that completely envelops biomedical waste, including red bags, sharps containers, and outer containers. The Petitioner requests a variance from the rules to allow the Petitioner to open packages of biomedical waste and consolidate and transfer the biomedical waste into large outer containers for transportation to another permitted storage or treatment facility. Comments on this petition should be filed with Althea Gaines, Agency Clerk, Department of Health, Office of General Counsel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1703, within 14 days of publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Penny Barwick, Bureau of Environmental Health, Facility Programs Section, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1710, or by calling (850) 245-4277.