NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION BY
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Notice is given that the District has granted an exemption pursuant to Rule 62-330.051 (3)(g), Florida Administrative Code, for activities in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area on Scrub Island Road known as “Chassa Low Water Crossings”. The project is located in Hernando County, Section 34, Township 21 South, Range 17 East. The application for verification of an exemption was received from Katherine Burke, whose address is Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street MS 5B-4, Tallahassee, FL 32399. The Exemption File No. is 841199. The file(s) pertaining to the project referred to above is available for inspection Monday through Friday except for legal holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 7601 US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 33637-6759.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Any person whose substantial interests are affected by the District’s action regarding this matter may
request an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), of the Uniform Rules of Procedure. A request for hearing must (1) explain how the substantial interests of each person requesting the hearing will be affected by the District’s action, or proposed action; (2) state all material facts disputed by each person requesting the hearing or state that there are no disputed facts; and (3) otherwise comply with Chapter 28106, F.A.C. A request for hearing must be filed with and received by the Agency Clerk of the District at the District’s Tampa address, 7601 US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 33637-6759 within 21 days of publication of this notice. Failure to file a request for hearing within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to request a hearing under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the District’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice of agency action. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District in this matter have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above. Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., to settle an administrative dispute regarding the District’s action in this matter is not available prior to the filing of a request for hearing.
Published: April 1, 2022
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