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40 f Patrick S. Walther, P.E. September 18, 1998 Page 2 f Additionally, any person whose substantial interests are affected by any decision of the Department on the application has the right to request an administrative hearing in accordance with the provisions of sections 120.569 and 120.57 of lie 'Florida Statutes. Should you desire an t administrative hearing, your request must comply with the provisions of rule 62-103.155(2) of the Florida Administrative Code, as indicated below. Send requests for hearings to the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station l 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. The Department must receive the request within fourteen days after Your receipt of this notice. I When the Department receives an adequate and timely filed request for hearing, the t' Department will request the assignment of a hearing officer. Likewise, when the Florida land and Adjudicatory Commission receives an adequate and timely petition, the Commission will request the assignment of a hearing officer. Once a hearing officer is requested, the referring agency will take no further action with respect to the proceeding except as a party litigant, as long as the Division of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction over the formal proceeding. _ Rule 62-103.155(2) of the Florida Administrative Code requires that a petition or request for hearing contain the following information: (a) The name, address, and telephone number of each petitioner, the applicant's name and address, the Department file number, and the county in which the proposed project would be located; (b) A statement of how and when each petitioner received notice of the Department's action or proposed action; (c) A statement of how each petitioner's substantial interests are affected by the Department's action or proposed action; (d) A statement of the material facts disputed by the petitioner, if any; (e) A statement of facts that the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the Department's action or proposed action; (f) A statement of which rules or statutes that the petitioner contends require reversal of modification of the Department's action or proposed action; and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action that the petitioner wants the Department to take. A person may request an extension of time to petition for an administrative hearing. The person filing the request for extension must do so within the time limits for filing a petition described above and serve all parties with the request. The request must state why an extension is needed. The Department will ,grant an extension only when good cause is shown. If a petition or request for extension of time is filed, further order of the Department becomes necessary to effectuate this notice. Accordingly, Ute Department's final action may be different from Ute position taken by it in this notice. Actions undertaken by yettt under this permit, pending the lapse of time allowed for the filing of such a request for hearing, may be subject to modification,. removal, or restoration.. I