Product Approval ... Program Oversight Committee (POC)
2005 ARCHIVE

All Applications must be Validated by the Cut-off Date in order to be considered at the next monthly commission meeting. See the following table for meeting dates and cut-off dates:

Cut Off Date

Meeting Date

Hotel

December - No Meeting

December - No Meeting

No Meeting

December 30

January 11, 12, 13

Orlando Adams Mark Hotel

February - No Meeting

February - No Meeting

No Meeting

Feburary 18

March 1, 2

Orlando Rosen Plaza Hotel

April 6

April 19, 20

Orlando Rosen Centre Hotel

May - No Meeting

May - No Meeting

No Meeting

June 1

June 13, 14, 15

Panama City Beach Marriott Bay Point Resort Village

July - No Meeting

July - No Meeting

No Meeting

August 17

August 29, 30, 31

Fontainebleu Hilton Hotel Miami Beach

September - No Meeting

September - No Meeting

No Meeting

October 5

October 17, 18, 19

Orlando Rosen Plaza Hotel

November - No Meeting

November - No Meeting

No Meeting

November 23

December 5, 6, 7

Orlando Rosen Centre Hotel


Product Approval Application Process

Submitting Product Applications for State approval is an entirely on-line process. The following organization registrations may access the on-line product application: 1) Product Manufacturers, 2) Engineers & Architects.

After registration, click on the Product Approval button on the left, and then click on "Product Application" tab at the top of the page. Complete your application online, attaching Adobe pdf files for all technical documents, as requested.

Each application goes through a series of status changes throughout the state product approval process. Please use the table below as a guide for the possible status changes per compliance method:

Compliance Method
1st Status after Payment
Validated*
Pending
Approval
Final Decision
If FBC requires changes:
Certification Mark or Listing
Validated (BCIS auto-validates)
No Validation Entity required
Pending FBC Approval
Approved or Denied
Re-Apply
Testing Report
Applied For
Validated (Requires Validation)
Pending FBC Approval
Approved or Denied
Re-Apply
Evaluation Report by an Approved Evaluation Entity
Applied For
Validated (Requires Validation)
Pending FBC Approval
Approved or Denied
Re-Apply
Evaluation Report by an Architect or Engineer*
Applied For
Validated (Requires Validation)
Pending FBC Approval
Approved or Denied
Re-Apply


Mail Signed and Sealed Letter to DCA

*All applications using Evaluation by an Architect or Engineer method must send in a signed and sealed copy of the letter AND the online payment receipt showing the FL number. Please send both of these items to:

Arnold & Associates
1711 West 38th Place, Unit 1207
Hialeah, Florida 33012-7077
Tel: (305) 362-7575

After Payment is Made Applications are under Product Search

After payment, the application may be accessed from the Product Search tab. Search by Product Manufacturer name or by specific FL # .

Certificate of Independence

Important Notice: For both Evaluation Methods and the Testing Method, applicants must attach a "Certification of Independence" to their application. Please DO NOT mail these into DCA staff. These need to be attached to the application in PDF format at either the Test or Evaluation Report or Installation Instructions attach points.

Other Product Approval Links

Product Approval System

Product Approval Program Oversight Committee Minutes

Product Approval Application Process

Product Approval Process Flowcharts

Product Approval Upload Helpful Hints


Archive / History



*In 2001, the Product Approval / Prototype Building / Manufactured Building Program Oversight Committee were previously called the Product Approval Ad Hoc and the Manufactured/Prototype Ad Hoc Committees.

 
 
   

 


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