25973125, 73C-50.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Home

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services

Notice: 25973125

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Division:

Division of Community Development

Chapter:

Broadband Opportunity Program

Overview

RULE:

73C-50.001	Authority; Incorporation
73C-50.002	Definitions
73C-50.003	Application Requirements and Process
73C-50.004	Application Review
73C-50.005	Application Challenge Process
73C-50.006	Evaluation Criteria
73C-50.007	Grant Awards
73C-50.008	Reporting
73C-50.009	Grant Closeout

PURPOSE:

To implement sections 288.9961 and 288.9962, Florida Statutes, which establish the Florida Office of Broadband within the Department for the purpose of receiving, evaluating and awarding grants to applicants who seek to expand broadband internet service to unserved areas within the state of Florida.

SUBJECT:

These rules will provide potential applicants with the application forms and necessary information about the evaluation and scoring criteria that the Florida Office of Broadband will be utilizing in determining grant awards, and also provides the application challenge process as set forth in section 288.9962(6)(c).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

288.9961(5)(d), F.S.

LAW:

288.9961, 288.9962, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/15/2022 Vol. 48/116

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

288.9961(5)(d), F.S., 288.9961, 288.9962, F.S.

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=73C-50.001&PDate=6/15/2022&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.