Section 40E-63.441 - Permit DurationPursuant to the EFA, Section 373.4592(4)(f)2., F.S., permit renewals issued pursuant to this part of Chapter 40E-63, F.A.C., are valid for a 5-year term, beginning 90 days after the effective date of this rule amendment. Subsequent permit renewals are effective for 5-year renewal cycles from the previous expiration date, unless:
(1) The permit is automatically inactivated at the expiration of the permittee's lease or contract (where the permittee is the lessee or equivalent) that authorized the permittee to control operations (and permit compliance) on the permitted land; or(2) The permit is otherwise modified by enforcement actions pursuant to subsection 40E-63.461(1), F.A.C.; or(3) The permit is otherwise renewed pursuant to subsection 40E-63.439(2), F.A.C.; or(4) A permit application for a new permit or a permit renewal has been filed by a permittee on a timely basis prior to the expiration date of a previously-issued permit, and the District has not completed review of the application, in which case the previously-issued permit will remain effective until final agency action is taken by the District on the application; or(5) A new permit has been issued within one year of the permit renewal cycle begin date. In that case, the new permit duration will be greater than five years, but no more than six years to align its expiration date with the expiration date of the basin's five-year renewal cycle.(6) Permit duration will not be affected by permit transfers or modifications of any kind.(7) All previously issued permits shall expire 90 days after the effective date of this part of Chapter 40E-63, F.A.C., unless a permit application for renewal or for a new permit has been received by the District within that period.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 40E-63.441
Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.4592 FS. Law Implemented 373.016, 373.085, 373.086, 373.451, 373.453, 373.4592(4)(f) FS.