RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-296.341: Regional Haze – Reasonable Progress
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule development involves amendments to rule Chapter 62-296, F.A.C., to implement the reasonable progress portion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regional haze regulations. Pursuant to these regulations, the department is required to ensure that certain sources of visibility-impairing pollutants in Florida limit their emissions such that reasonable progress is made toward the goal of achieving natural visibility conditions in federal Class I areas. New Rule 62-296.341, F.A.C., is created to set forth procedural requirements by which reasonable progress determinations will be made for affected sources. There is no draft rule language available at this time; however, it is expected the department will post draft rule language at the following web site by June 6, 2007: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/Air/rules/regulatory.htm.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed new rule section addresses air permitting and control technology requirements for sources subject to the reasonable progress portion of EPA’s regional haze regulations.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.031, 403.061, 403.087 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 14, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, Florida
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: Ms. Lynn Scearce, (850)921-9551. 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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mr. Tom Rogers, (850)921-9554 or tom.rogers@dep.state.fl.us

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