RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-285.420: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Reduction
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The department is initiating rulemaking to adopt measures to reduce long-duration diesel engine idling. The department proposes to create new rule Chapter 62-285, F.A.C., Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, and develop new Rule 62-285.420, F.A.C., Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Reduction, to accomplish this purpose. The effect of the rule would be to reduce emissions from long-duration diesel engine idling. The department will not be offering any rule proposals at the August 23 workshop. The purpose of this first workshop is to provide an opportunity for interested persons to provide comments and recommendations to the department at the outset of the proposed rule development project. Written comments may be submitted to the contact person listed below.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Pollution abatement from heavy-duty diesel vehicles.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.031, 403.061 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: August 23, 2007, 10:30 a.m.
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Carr Building, Room 170, 3800 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida
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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ms. Lynn Scearce at (850)921-9551. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, (800)955-8771 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ms. Sandy Bowman at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 5510, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or sandy.bowman@dep.state.fl.us, phone (850)921-9583

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.