NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 21, 2010, the Department of Environmental Protection has issued an order.
On February 23, 2010, the Department received a petition from Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (Mosaic) requested a variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from the requirements of paragraphs 62C-16.0051(2)(a), (10)(b) and (e) and (12)(b)2., F.A.C., to allow the Department to modify the maximum slope, percent vegetative cover, use of all indigenous species, and the reclamation schedule requirements so that Mosaic may reclaim upland portions of the Payne Creek Mine to a beneficial final land use as a golf course and associated infrastructure. Notice of receipt of this petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly, Vol. 36, No. 10, dated March 12, 2010. No public comment was received. On May 21, 2010, the Department entered a final order (OGC File No.: 10-0922) granting a variance to Mosaic from the requirements of paragraphs 62C-16.0051(2)(a), (10)(b) and (e) and (12)(b)2., F.A.C., provided specific conditions were met.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Orlando Rivera, PWS, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining and Minerals Regulation, 2051 East Dirac Drive, MS #715, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-3760, (850)488-8217.