FAR Daily Brief
Some emission changes get easier
Out of 48 items, the only proposal with broad small-business impact hits DEP air permits. Rule 62-210.300 would let some low-impact equipment changes move on advance notice instead of a full permit revision; comments close May 28.
Top signal · Permit Process Eased
Rule 62-210.300 · Permits Required
May 7, 2026 · Volume 52, Number 89 · 10-min read
The one thing If you hold a DEP air permit, list planned equipment restarts or swaps and compare them to Rule 62-210.300 before May 28. Does this hit you? Today’s issue lands hardest if you’re:
‣ You hold environmental permits
‣ An electric utility, communications provider, or emergency contractor
Safe to skip If you don't operate under a Florida permit or chase state bids, today is safe to close.First, the damage No new fees were posted today, but air-permitted facilities could avoid a full permit-revision filing for some low-impact changes under Rule 62-210.300. Most of the rest was 29 workshops and 2 bid notices, which signals future rulemaking more than immediate paperwork. No emergency rules. No new license categories. No posted fee increases. Dates to mark ✎ May 28, 2026 — Comment deadline — 3 proposed rules ★ 3:00 PM local time, Thursday, June 4, 2026 — Bid due — PL00508 Division of Student Life Space Master Plan ★ Questions deadline: May 26, 2026, 1:30 p.m., EDT; Bid submissions due: June 9, 2026, 1:30 p.m., EDT — Bid due — Sea Ranch Right-Turn Lane from West of Old Dixie Highway… $ within 30 days of this notice — Grant closes — Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan potential… Today's lead The one to read first
Featured Rule 62-210.300
Permits Required
Department of Environmental Protection
Minor air-permitted facilities can file advance notice, not a full permit revision, for some changes with no emission increase. Restarting equipment may avoid review. Comments by May 28, 2026.
Why it matters This hits Florida facilities with DEP air permits, especially asphalt plants, concrete batch plants, fuel terminals, printers, metal finishers, crushers, and other manufacturers. If a change does not raise emissions or add pollutants, they may get faster approval through advance notice instead of a full permit revision. Comment deadline: May 28, 2026. Ask AskObi: “AskObi.org can help determine whether these permit-change and reactivation revisions alter your rights or duties under Florida’s air permitting statutes in Chapter 403, F.S.” — plain-English answer in under 10 seconds at AskObi.com.
Comment by May 28, 2026
Signal beneath the surface
DEP is carving out a new middle tier for air-permitted businesses — manufacturers, asphalt plants, concrete batch plants, fuel terminals, and other facilities close to major-emitter limits. The message: if you’re near those thresholds, expect easier approval for some low-impact changes, but more formal tracking and annual emissions reporting so DEP can watch you more closely.
Same agency, one day More from Department of Environmental Protection 3 2 more from Department of Environmental Protection today, on top of the ones featured above. Comment by May 28, 2026. Skip if you don't hold environmental permits.
Rule 62-210.200
Definitions
Manufacturers and other air-permitted facilities near major-source emission limits get a new SM-80 category. That can change your air permit classification and reporting. Comments due May 28, 2026.
Rule 62-210.370
Emissions Computation and Reporting
Plants and other air-permitted businesses newly tagged SM-80 must file annual operating reports, even if they are not major sources. Comments by May 28, 2026.
Quick scan Meetings, bids, and opportunities
Rule Hearing Department of Children and Families
Public hearing on proposed Rules 65C-22.001 and 65C-22.010
May 15, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., EST — Child care operators can challenge proposed licensing and enforcement changes at DCF’s May 15, 9:30 a.m. hearing.
Rule Hearing Department of Children and Families
Public hearing on proposed Rules 65C-20.008 and 65C-20.012
May 15, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., EST — DCF hears comments May 15, 9 a.m., on child care application and enforcement rule changes affecting regulated providers.
Department of Children and Families — 3 meetings Public hearing on proposed Rule Chapter 65C-46 residential care standards — Rule Hearing · Department of Children and Families · May 15 Florida Department of Transportation — 2 meetings Public meeting on S.R. 704/Royal Palm Way resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation project — Florida Department of Transportation · Thursday Construction open house for S.R. A1A/Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway over Sebastian Inlet Bridge… — Florida Department of Transportation · Tuesday Construction Industry Licensing Board — 2 meetings Continuing Education and Exams Committee meeting — Construction Industry Licensing Board · Thursday Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund meeting — Construction Industry Licensing Board · Thursday Florida Department of Health — 2 meetings Diabetes Advisory Council 2027 Legislative Report Planning workgroup meeting on coordinated… — Florida Department of Health · May 5 Diabetes Advisory Council quarterly meeting — Florida Department of Health · May 19 ElderSource — 2 meetings Planning and Programs Committee meeting — ElderSource · May 14 AAA Board of Directors meeting — ElderSource · May 20 Workshop on Rule 12A-1.097 public use forms for amusement machine registration — Department of Revenue · Thursday May 2026 claims-paying capacity estimates and other advisory council business — Hurricane Prep · Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council · May 21 FVF budget meeting — Florida Veterans Foundation · May 20 Southwest Florida Regional Damage Prevention Council meeting — Sunshine State One Call of Florida · Wednesday Virtual workshops on potential cownose ray harvest regulations — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission · Thursday General meeting on CRDF dissolution, merger with CRAFT, citrus box tax assessment, and board matters — Citrus Research and Development Foundation · June 10 Board and committee meetings of the Okaloosa-Walton TPO — Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization · May 21 Board and advisory committee meetings of the Bay County TPO — Bay County Transportation Planning Organization · May 27 Council business of the Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control — Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control · May 27 State Board agenda including school safety, scholarships, higher education, CTE, child attendance… — State Board of Education · May 14 Non-mandatory pre-reply conference for ITN FDLE-ITN-2624 Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft… — Florida Department of Law Enforcement · May 19 Audit, Accountability, and Governance Committee meeting — Space Florida · May 18 Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee quarterly meeting — Department of Elder Affairs · Tuesday Pinellas Council business / West Coast Office meeting — Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program · May 14 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases (PSPOND) Policy Committee… — Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention · June 9 Regular business meeting of the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet — Florida Children and Youth Cabinet · Tuesday Board of Directors meeting — Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida · May 22 Board of Governors and committee meetings — Citizens Property Insurance Corporation · Tuesday
Grant Department of Environmental Protection · Apply by within 30 days of this notice
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan potential for Cooper City wastewater treatment plant headworks facility (WW06251)
DEP announced that Cooper City's wastewater treatment plant headworks facility project may qualify for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan using federal or state funds. The agency also issued a Florida Categorical Exclusion Notice and will accept public comments on environmental impacts for 30 days.
Bid University of Florida · Due 3:00 PM local time, Thursday, June 4, 2026
PL00508 Division of Student Life Space Master Plan
Architects and planning firms have until June 4, 3 p.m., to pursue UF’s Student Life master plan.
Bid Pasco County Board of County Commissioners · Due Questions deadline: May 26, 2026, 1:30 p.m., EDT; Bid submissions due: June 9, 2026, 1:30 p.m., EDT
Sea Ranch Right-Turn Lane from West of Old Dixie Highway to US 19
Road contractors bidding Pasco’s Sea Ranch turn-lane job must ask questions by May 26 and submit bids by June 9.
Rule exemptions requested 1 Variance from trust fund agreement wording requirements for the Nokuse Plantation Mitigation Bank… — Department of Environmental Protection — Mitigation-bank operators should note DEP waived standard trust-fund wording for Nokuse Plantation after finding the alternative still protected the state. Mental Health Services Program - Purpose and Scope — Rule 33-404.101 · Department of Corrections Provision of Mental Health Services — Rule 33-404.102 · Department of Corrections Mental Health Services - Definitions — Rule 33-404.103 · Department of Corrections Disciplinary Guidelines; Range of Penalties; Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances — Rule 64B16-30.001 · Department of Health
Coming Rule 6A-1.09953 · Department of Education
Statewide Uniform Weighted Grading System in Honors and Articulated Accelerated Courses
The Department is developing a rule to implement 2026 statutory changes in s. 1003.437, F.S., requiring a statewide uniform weighted grading system for honors courses and articulated acceleration mechanisms. This matters to school districts and students because it would standardize weighted grading for these course types statewide.
Coming Rule 6A-6.0251 · Department of Education
Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors and Anaphylaxis Policy
The Department is developing amendments to align the rule with 2026 statutory changes allowing students in public and private schools to carry and self-administer any FDA-approved epinephrine delivery device, not just auto-injectors. Additional revisions for consistency and clarity may also be considered.
Coming Rule 6A-6.03028 · Department of Education
Provision of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Development of Individual Educational Plans for Students with Disabilities
The Department is developing amendments to align the rule with 2026 changes to s. 1003.5716, F.S., requiring parents to be notified when a scheduled related service was missed and to receive a plan to make up that service. Other changes may also be considered.
Coming Rule 6A-6.0530 · Department of Education
Summer Bridge Program
The Department is developing amendments to expand Summer Bridge Program eligibility based on anticipated House Bill 1279 changes, including students scoring below the 25th percentile on the final PM3 screening. The rule would also remove parental notification about New Worlds Scholarship Account eligibility because no new scholarships are being funded.
Coming Rule 64B16-28.750 · Department of Health
Class III Institutional Pharmacies.
The Board is developing an amendment to remove unnecessary language from the rule governing Class III institutional pharmacies. This is an early-stage cleanup of the rule text.
Department of State
Index of Administrative Rules Filed with the Secretary of State
This notice lists the Florida administrative rules filed with the Office of the Secretary of State between 3:00 p.m. on April 30, 2026, and 3:00 p.m. on May 6, 2026. It provides rule numbers, filing dates, and effective dates for each filed rule.
Department of State
List of Rules Awaiting Legislative Approval
This notice lists rules that have been filed but are still awaiting legislative approval under Sections 120.541(3), 373.139(7), and/or 373.1391(6), Florida Statutes. It includes the rule numbers and file dates, with effective dates not yet assigned.
Department of Environmental Protection
Notice of Availability – Florida Categorical Exclusion Notice for Cooper City wastewater treatment plant project (WW06251)
DEP determined that Cooper City's proposed headworks facility project at the wastewater treatment plant is not expected to cause significant environmental impacts or floodplain impacts. The project may qualify for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan, and DEP will accept public comments on environmental impacts within 30 days of the notice.
One question to sit with
If your site has a DEP air permit and you plan to restart, swap, or modify equipment, check Rule 62-210.300 before May 28. It could decide whether you send advance notice or file a full permit revision.
Back tomorrow morning with whatever Tallahassee drops next.
FAR Daily Brief · May 7, 2026
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