NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 23, 2009, the Department of Health, Bureau of Community Environmental Health, received a petition for Temporary Variance of Teri L. Donaldson on behalf of Stericycle, Inc. has been granted. The Petition for Temporary Variance and an amended Petition for Temporary Variance was received by the Department on August 27, 2009 and September 2, 2009, respectively. Notice of the Petitions was published by the Department of Health in the Florida Administrative Weekly, Vol. 35, No. 37. The Petitioner sought a temporary variance from subsection 64E-16.005(1) and paragraph 64E-16.005(1)(b), F.A.C. The basis of the approval is financial hardship to Petitioner for compliance with the requirement set forth in subsection 64E-16.005(1) and paragraph 64E-16.005(1)(b), F.A.C., requiring labeling of sharps containers. Petitioner has offered an alternative method that the department has determined meets the intent of subsection 64E-16.005(1) and paragraph 64E-16.005(1)(b), F.A.C. and the underlying requirements of the statute.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Gina Vallone-Hood, Bureau of Community Environmental Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Gina_Vallone@doh.state.fl.us, (850)245-4273.