Notice of Development of Rulemaking

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-40.051: Standard General Permit Authorization
40E-40.061: Delegation of Authority Pertaining to General Environmental Resource Permits, General Surface Water Management Permits and Associated Sovereign Submerged Lands Authorizations
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To include Regulatory Manager as one of those delegated or appointed by the Governing Board to review and take final agency action on all general environmental resource and surface water management permits applications issued under Chapters 40E-1, 40E-40 and 40E-400, F.A.C., and associated Sovereign Submerged Lands authorizations.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Standard General Permits and associated Sovereign Submerged Lands Authorizations.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.53(1), 373.044, 373.113, 373.118 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.53, 373.016, 373.103(2), 373.103(6), 373.118, 373.427 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: Clerk of the South Florida Water Management District, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 2087 or (561)682-2087. 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: Anita R. Bain, Division Director, Natural Resource Management Division, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6866 or (561)682-6866, email: abain@sfwmd.gov. For procedural questions, contact Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045 ext. 6299 or (561)682-6299, email: jsluth@sfwmd.gov.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

40E-40.051 Standard General Permit Authorization.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) For applications for standard general permits, the Governing Board delegates to and appoints the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Environmental Resources Regulation Department Director, Environmental Resources Regulation Department Deputy Director, Natural Resource Management Division Director, Surface Water Management Division Director, Regulatory Managers and Service Center Directors, as its agents for the purposes of reviewing and issuing these permits.

(5) No change.

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113 FS. Law Implemented 373.103(2), 373.103(6), 373.427 FS. History–New 10-3-95, Amended 4-1-96, 5-28-00,________.

 

40E-40.061 Delegation of Authority Pertaining to General Environmental Resource Permits, General Surface Water Management Permits and Associated Sovereign Submerged Lands Authorizations.

(1) The Governing Board delegates to and appoints the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Environmental Resources Regulation Department Director, Environmental Resources Regulation Department Deputy Director, Natural Resource Management Division Director, Surface Water Management Division Director, Regulatory Managers and Service Center Directors, as its agents to review and take final action on all general environmental resource and surface water management permit applications issued under Chapter 40E-40, F.A.C. However, staff recommendations for denial of general permit applications shall be considered by the Governing Board.

(2) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, pursuant to Rule 18-21.0051, F.A.C., has delegated to the Governing Board the authority to review and take final agency action on certain applications to use sovereign submerged lands. Rule 18-21.0051, F.A.C., also provides that the Governing Board may delegate review and decision-making authority to District staff. Therefore, the Governing Board further delegates this authority to the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Regulation Department Director, Regulation Department Deputy Director, Natural Resource Management Division Director, Surface Water Management Division Director, Regulatory Managers and Service Center Directors, when an application to use sovereign submerged lands involves an activity which is to be reviewed pursuant to the general permit procedures of Chapters 40E-1, 40E-40, or 40E-400, F.A.C.

Specific Authority 120.53(1), 373.044, 373.113, 373.118 FS. Law Implemented 120.53, 373.016, 373.118 FS. History–New 4-1-96, Formerly 40E-1.6015, Amended 5-28-00,________.