Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Division of Law Enforcement
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62N-16.012: Discharge Cleanup Organization; Approval
62N-16.027: Form: Request for Reimbursement for Damage
62N-16.033: Terminal Facility Discharge Contingency Plan
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this amendment is to make the appropriate changes to Chapter 62N-16, F.A.C. Pursuant to Section 120.55(1)(a)4., F.S., the Form: Application for Approval as a Discharge Cleanup Organization will be incorporated into subsection 62N-16.012(1), F.A.C., and the reference to Rule 62N-16.026, F.A.C., will be removed since this rule number has been repealed. Also the reference to Section 376.06, F.S., in Rule 62N-16.012, F.A.C., will be removed since this statute number no longer exists. Furthermore Rule 62N-16.027, F.A.C., which is labeled the Form: Request for Reimbursement for Damage, will be repealed since Rule 62N-16.020, F.A.C., the rule number to which the form applies to no longer exists. Finally, subsection 62N-16.033(4), F.A.C., will be repealed. This is due to the fact that Rule 62N-16.036, F.A.C., Vessel Spill Contingency Plan, which is the contingency plan referenced in subsection 62N-16.033(4), F.A.C., no longer exists.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The rule amendments will do the following: incorporate the appropriate form into the rule, remove references that are no longer exist and repeal certain rule numbers that are no longer valid.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 376.07 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 376.065, 376.07, 376.09 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Phil Wieczynski, Division of Law Enforcement, Bureau of Emergency Response, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 600, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000, (850)245-2010, e-mail: Phil.Wieczynski@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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Phil Wieczynski at the address/phone above.

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