Materials to include in an application for an individual
permit are described below. Applicants are encouraged to have a pre-application
meeting or discussion with Agency staff prior to submitting the
application.
(1) The application shall
be made on Form
62-330.060(1),
"Application for Individual and Conceptual Approval Environmental Resource
Permit, State 404 Program Permit, and Authorization to Use State-Owned
Submerged Lands" (December 22, 2020), including the information required in the
applicable Sections A, B, C, D, G, H, and I, incorporated by reference in
subsection
62-330.060(1),
F.A.C. (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12036);
or by use of the applicable Agency's equivalent e-application form.
(2) All activities which the applicant plans
to undertake which are reasonably related to the same project shall be included
in the same permit application. Projects that will take longer than the maximum
duration allowed under federal law to complete shall follow the long-term
conceptual planning process in 404 Handbook section 5.3.2. Subsequent state 404
permits to complete the project shall undergo an expedited review process
pursuant to subsections
62-331.052(1)
and
62-331.060(8),
F.A.C., provided there are no material changes in the scope of the project as
originally proposed, site and surrounding environmental conditions have not
changed, and the applicant does not have a history of noncompliance with the
existing permit.
(3) An application
for a permit to complete a project that a permittee is unable to complete
within the original duration of the permit shall undergo an expedited review
process pursuant to subsections
62-331.052(1)
and
62-331.060(8),
F.A.C., provided there are no material changes in the scope of the project as
originally proposed, site and surrounding environmental conditions have not
changed, and the applicant does not have a history of noncompliance with the
existing permit.
(4) In addition to
the information described in subsection (1), above, the applicant will be
required to provide additional information as necessary to assist in the
evaluation of the application. Such additional information may include
environmental data and information on alternate methods and sites as necessary
for the preparation of the required environmental documentation. Further, such
additional information shall include data and information necessary for
purposes of reviewing impacts to state and federal listed species, including
compliance with any applicable requirements resulting from consultation with,
or technical assistance by, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Commission, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Marine
Fisheries Service for purposes of the State 404 Program.
