NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
RULE NO.: RULE
TITLE:
9B-72.100 Approval
of Product Evaluation Entities, Product Validation Entities,
Testing
Laboratories, Certification Agencies, Quality Assurance Agencies and Accreditation
Bodies.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To adopt criteria by which the Florida
Building Commission shall approve evaluation entities for the State system of
product approval.
SUMMARY: Adds criteria by which the Commission will
approve additional evaluation entities and adds the International Association
of Plumbing and Mechnical Officials as an approved evaluation entity.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT
OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: (If one
has been
prepared)
Any person who
wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated regulatory
costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do
so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC
AUTHORITY: 553.842(8)(a) FS.
LAW
IMPLEMENTED: 553.842(8)(a) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN
21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL
BE HELD AT THE DATE,
TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED,
THIS HEARING WILL
NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: September 21, 2009; 10:00 a.m. – hearing to
be held via teleconference, the information for which will be provided by
meeting notice for a meeting of the Florida Building Commission.
PLACE: Public point of access -
Any person requiring
special accommodation at the hearing because of a disability or physical
impairment should contact Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator,
Department of Community Affairs,
THE PERSON TO BE
CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULES IS:
Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community
Affairs,
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
9B-72.100
Approval of Product Evaluation Entities, Product
Validation Entities, Testing Laboratories, Certification Agencies, Quality
Assurance Agencies and Accreditation Bodies.
(1) Approved Product Evaluation Entities.
Approval by the Commission is limited to the scope established by Section
553.842, F.S.
(a) The following entities are approved evaluation entities:
1. The National Evaluation Service (NES);
2. The International Conference of Building Officials Evaluation
Services (ICBO ES);
3. The Building Officials and Code Administrators International
Evaluation Services (BOCA ESI); 4. The
Southern Building Code Congress International Evaluation Services (PST ESI);
5. The and
6. The International Code Council, International Evaluation Services
(IES); and.
7.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Evaluation
Service (IAMPO.
(b) Architects and engineers licensed in this state are also approved to
conduct product evaluation.
(c) Evaluation entities and certification agencies accredited as
meeting the requiremnets of ISO/IEC Guide 65, other than architects and
engineers registered in this state, shall apply to the Commission for approval
as an evaluation entity by submitting
correspondence to the Commission substantiating accreditation and
independence. Upon approval by the
Commission, subparagraph 9B-72.100(1)(a) above shall be amended to include the
applicant as an evalution entity. by filing an application in accordance
with subsections 9B-72.130(1) and 9B-72.090(3), F.A.C., including a Certificate
of Independence in accordance with Rule 9B-72.110, F.A.C., and submitting fees
pursuant to subsection 9B-72.090(2), F.A.C.
(2) through (6) No change.
Specific Authority 553.842(8)(a)(9)
FS. Law Implemented 553.842(8)(a)(9)
FS. History – New 5-5-02, Amended 9-4-03, 3-9-04, 11-22-06, 4-10-08, .
NAME OF PERSON
ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Ila Jones,
Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs,
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD
WHO APPROVED THE RULE:
DATE PROPOSED RULE
APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 12, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF
PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW:
July 2, 2009