Pursuant 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.
