Florida Administrative Register Volume 40, Number 216, November 5, 2014 Section I Section II Notice of Development of Proposed Rules Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking COMMISSION ON ETHICS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS RULE NOS.: RULE TITLES: Southwest Florida Water Management District 34-12.200 Registration Requirements RULE NO.: RULE TITLE: 34-12.210 Effective Date of Registration 40D-8.624 Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes 34-12.330 Annual Renewals PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose is to amend Rule 40D- 34-12.400 Compensation Reporting Requirements 34-12.405 Penalties for Late Filing 8.624, F.A.C., to delete the previously adopted guidance levels, 34-12.420 Notification of Compensation Reporting and adopt new minimum and guidance levels for Lakes Hanna, Deadlines Keene, and Kell located in Hillsborough County. PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed new SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Establish guidance rules is to update information regarding lobbyist registration via and minimum levels for Lakes Hanna, Keene and Kell pursuant electronic means, lobbyist renewal of registrations via to Section 373.042, F.S. electronic means, to provide the name and location of the RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 electronic database to be used for filing executive branch FS. quarterly compensation reports, to update information LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.036, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086, pertaining to penalties for late filing executive branch quarterly 373.709 FS. compensation reports, and to update and re-adopt the forms IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED adopted by reference in Chapter 34-12, F.A.C., to address UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE changes necessary to comport with the new electronic database. DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN SUMMARY: This rulemaking amends Rule 34-12.200, F.A.C., THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE to add references to and the location of the Lobbyist REGISTER. Registration and Compensation Reporting system enabling Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities lobbyists to register via electronic means and to update and Act, any person requiring special accommodations to readopt CE Form 20 – Executive Branch Lobbying Registration participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the Form; amends Rule 34-12.210, F.A.C., to add references to and agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by the location of the Lobbyist Registration and Compensation contacting: SWFWMD Human Resources Director, (352)796- Reporting system enabling lobbyists to register via electronic 7211, ext. 4702, 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4702 or email: means and to update information regarding the effective date of [email protected]. If you are hearing or registration; amends Rule 34-12.330, F.A.C., to add references speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida to and the location of the Lobbyist Registration and Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 Compensation Reporting system enabling lobbyists to renew (Voice). registrations via electronic means and to update and readopt the THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE CE Form 20-R-Executive Branch Lobbyist Registration PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF Renewal Form; amends Rule 34-12.400, F.A.C., to add THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kim references to and the location of the Lobbyist Registration and Dionisio, SWFWMD, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, Compensation Reporting system to be used for the electronic FL 33637-6759, (813)985-7481 (ext. 4664) or filing of Executive Branch Quarterly Compensation reports; [email protected] (OGC #2014016) amends Rule 34-12.405, F.A.C., to amend and update the THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE provisions governing the timeliness of Executive Branch DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM Quarterly Compensation report filings; and amends Rule 34- THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE. 12.420, F.A.C., to update information concerning the notice provided to firms regarding dates for filing Executive Branch Quarterly Compensation reports. 4887 Florida Administrative Register Volume 40, Number 216, November 5, 2014 SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED 34-12.210 Effective Date of Registration. REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE A lobbyist’s registration to lobby a particular agency in on RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not behalf of a particular client shall be effective upon completion have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase of the registration process provided by the Lobbyist directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in Registration and Compensation Reporting system available at the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the www.floridalobbyist.gov or receipt by the Commission or other rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency. office established to administer lobbyist registration of the Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a completed registration form identified prescribed in Rule 34- statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal 12.200300, F.A.C., submission of a statement signed by the for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing principal or principal’s representative providing that the within 21 days of this notice. registrant is authorized to represent the principal, and payment RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 112.322(9), 112.3215, of the annual lobbyist registration fee., or, if If the lobbyist 112.32155 FS. already has registered to lobby another agency in behalf of a LAW IMPLEMENTED: 112.3215 and 112.32155 FS. client and has paid the annual fee, receipt of an updated IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS registration form describing the additional agency or agencies, NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND as appropriate. ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR. Rulemaking Authority 112.3215, 112.322(9), 120.53 FS. Law THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE Implemented 112.3215 FS. History–New 10-12-89, Amended 10-6- 91, 7-5-92, 12-6-92,__________. PROPOSED RULE IS: Caroline Klancke, Attorney, Commission on Ethics 34-12.330 Annual Renewals. (1) Each lobbyist must renew his or her registration to THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS: lobby an agency on behalf of a principal on a calendar year basis by electronic means at www.floridalobbyist.gov or by filing a 34-12.200 Lobbyist Registration Requirements. CE Form 20-R, Lobbyist Renewal Form, and payment of the (1) A person who is a “lobbyist” as defined in Section annual registration fee of $25.00 for each principal represented. 112.3215(1)(h), F.S., and this rule chapter may not lobby an Prior to January 1 of each year, the Commission will mail to agency until he or she has registered as a lobbyist with the each currently registered lobbyist CE Form 20-R, together with Commission. Registration shall may be made by electronic a notice which states that the lobbyist must renew his or her means at www.floridalobbyist.gov or on CE Form 20, registration of those principals the lobbyist continues to Executive Branch Lobbyist Registration., which Registration represent before agencies of the executive branch by filing the shall requires the registrant to disclose, under oath, the form and paying the annual registration fee. following: (2) CE Form 20-R, Executive Branch Lobbyist Renewal, (a) through (f) No change. effective 1/2015 1/2013 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/ (2) through (6) No change. reference.asp?No=Ref-_____02093 or by electronic means via (7) Registration by electronic means may be made via the the Lobbyist Registration and Compensation Reporting system Lobbyist Registration and Compensation Reporting system available at www.floridalobbyist.gov. To be utilized by available at www.floridalobbyist.gov or by using CE Form 20, lobbyists to renew their annual registration as an Executive Executive Branch Lobbyist Registration, Effective 1/2015 Branch lobbyist. The CE Fform 20-R is generated by the 1/2013 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No= Lobbyist Registration Office and mailed to registered lobbyists Ref____02092. To be utilized by lobbyists to register as an prior to January 1 of each year. Examples of the form may be Executive Branch lobbyist. The CE Form 20 This form and obtained without cost from the Lobbyist Registration Office, instructions may be obtained without cost from the Lobbyist 111 West Madison Street, Room G-68, Tallahassee, Florida Registration Office, 111 West Madison Street, Room G-68, 32399, Telephone (850)922-4990. Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Telephone (850)922-4990, or Rulemaking Authority 112.3215, 112.322(9) FS. Law Implemented downloaded at: www.leg.state.fl.us/Lobbyist. 112.3215 FS. History–New 10-12-89, Amended 10-6-91, 7-5-92, 12- Rulemaking Authority 112.3215, 112.322(9) FS. Law Implemented 6-92, 1-1-97, 11-24-97, 1-1-02, 6-15-06, 8-18-10, 1-1-13,__________. 112.3215 FS. History–New 10-12-89, Amended 12-6-92, 6-15-06, 8- 18-10, 8-18-10, 1-1-13,__________. 4888 Florida Administrative Register Volume 40, Number 216, November 5, 2014 34-12.400 Compensation Reporting Requirements. NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: (1) through (6) No change. Caroline Klancke, Attorney, Commission on Ethics (7) CE Form 24, Executive Branch Quarterly NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE Compensation Report. Effective 6/2006. CE Form 24 must be PROPOSED RULE: Virlindia Doss, Executive Director, created and submitted through the Lobbyist Registration and Commission on Ethics Compensation Reporting system Lobbyist Registration DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY Office’s Electronic Filing System, not later than 11:59 p.m. HEAD: November 4, 2014 Eastern on the date of the filing deadline.