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Notice: 19648337

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

PERMITS

Overview

RULE:

62-4.600

Public Notice of Pollution

PURPOSE:

The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is developing procedural rules to implement the Public Notice of Pollution Act (the Act), Section 403.077, F.S., which was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 2017 (SB 1018 and Chapter 2017-95, Laws of Florida).  The Act requires owners and operators of installations to notify the Department of reportable pollution releases within 24 hours of discovery.  The Department’s rulemaking will include the adoption of a form and directions on how to electronically submit the notices to the Department.

SUBJECT:

The Public Notice of Pollution Act, passed in 2017, requires owners and operators of installations to notify the Department of reportable pollution releases within 24 hours of discovery.  The Act further requires the Department to post all notices it receives on its website within 24 hours of receipt and to create an electronic mailing list to allow interested persons to receive announcements of any such notices.  The Department is developing procedural rules to implement the Act.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.077 FS.

LAW:

403.077 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/1/2017 Vol. 43/212

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.077 FS., 403.077 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-4.600&PDate=11/1/2017&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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