28308303, 62-709.201 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 28308303

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

CRITERIA FOR ORGANICS PROCESSING AND RECYCLING FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

62-709.201	Definitions
62-709.300	General Provisions
62-709.305	Exemptions
62-709.320	General Provisions for Registrations
62-709.330	Specific Criteria for Registration of Yard Trash Processing Facilities
62-709.350	Specific Criteria for Registration of Facilities Composting Vegetative Wastes, Animal Byproducts or Manure, or Blending Manure
62-709.460	Special Permitting Criteria for Solid Waste Organics Recycling Pilot Projects
62-709.470	General Provisions for Permits
62-709.500	Design Criteria for Permitted Facilities
62-709.510	Operation Criteria for Permitted Facilities
62-709.530	Testing, Recording and Reporting Requirements
62-709.550	Classification of Compost
62-709.600	Criteria for the Use of Compost
62-709.901	Forms

PURPOSE:

The Department published a Notice of Rule Development for Chapter 62-709, F.A.C., on October 1, 2019, in Volume 45/191 of the Florida Administrative Register. Due to the time that has passed since the initial Notice of Rule Development, the Department is providing this second Notice of Rule Development. The purpose and effect of this proposed rule development is to revise Chapter 62-709, F.A.C., to include changes to the current definitions, to revise the permit and registration requirements, to update and provide an option for electronic submittal of the required application and annual report forms, to revise metal limits for finished compost, to add general provisions for permits, and to provide clarification to current rule language.

SUBJECT:

The subject matter to be addressed in this rulemaking includes amending exemptions from permit and registration requirements, establishing additional operation criteria for registered facilities, clarifying requirements for composting sargassum seaweed, establishing criteria for the anaerobic digestion of solid waste, and revising the heavy metal concentrations used in the classification of compost pursuant to s. 403.7043, F.S.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.704, 403.7043, FS.

LAW:

403.7043, 403.707, FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/17/2024 Vol. 50/139

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.061, 403.704, 403.7043, FS., 403.7043, 403.707, 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=62-709.201&PDate=7/17/2024&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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