The Department of Environmental Protection announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: September 15, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room 611, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To receive testimony and public comment and take final action on adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 State Revolving Fund priority list for water pollution control loan projects under Chapter 62-503, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). Projects currently listed on the contingency portion of the FY 2010 priority list will be elevated to the fundable portion of the FY 2011 priority list, subject to the $10 million segment cap limit. New projects which have met program requirements will be ranked and added to the bottom of the FY 2011 fundable portion of the priority list. Some projects will qualify for additional subsidization in the form of principal forgiveness and/or special funding priority under provisions of the FY 2010 Federal Capitalization Grant Appropriation.
Pursuant to subsection 62-503.600(4), F.A.C., the Department’s funding commitment to projects currently assigned to the water pollution control loan priority list may be withdrawn at the hearing if a local government is delinquent in submitting documents as scheduled.
Prior to Department action at the hearing, all interested persons will have the opportunity to testify regarding the list and any proposed actions. The Department may adopt, modify, or deny the proposed actions at the hearing.
After the hearing, the Department will file the written Record of Final Agency Action. A copy of the Record of Final Agency Action will be made available to persons sponsoring the projects at issue and to any person submitting a timely written request. Such written requests must be submitted at the hearing or must be filed with: Department’s Bureau of Water Facilities Funding, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station #3505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first working day after the public hearing.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Gary Powell at the same address as shown above or phone (850)245-8358 or email: gary.powell@dep.state.fl.us.
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: Gary Powell as shown above. 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).
For more information, you may contact: Timothy Banks at the same address as shown above, or phone at (850)245-8360 or email: timothy.banks@dep.state.fl.us.