NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Florida Building Commission

RULE CHAPTER NO.:

RULE CHAPTER TITLE:

9B-72

Product Approval.

   
RULE NO.

RULE TITLE:

9B-72.070

Product Evaluation and Quality Assurance for Optional Statewide Approval.

9B-72.080 Product Validation by Approved Validation Entity for Optional Statewide Approval.
9B-72.090

Product Approval by the Commission.

9B-72.100

Approval of Product Evaluation Entities, Product Validation Entities, Testing Laboratories, Certification Agencies, Quality Assurance Agencies and Accreditation Bodies.

9B-72.130 Forms
9B-72.160

Revocation or Modification of Product Approvals and Entity Certifications.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To review the rule in light of legislative change, experience with the system, and the efforts of the Product Approval Validation Workgroup. To further discuss generally and specifically with regard to fees for implementation.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The process for State approval of construction products.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.842(1), (5)-(7), (14) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.842(1), (5)-(7), (8), (14) FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

TIME AND DATE: 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission in accordance with its agenda, March 28, 2007.

PLACE: Casa Monica, 95 Cordova Street , Saint Augustine , Florida 32084

Any person requiring special accommodations at the hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Sadowski Building , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824, at least seven days before the date of the workshop. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department of Community Affairs using the Florida Dual Party Relay System, which can be reached at 1(800) 955-8770 (voice) or 1(800) 955-9771 (TDD).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824.

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