NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Florida Building Commission

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

9N-3.002 Definitions.

9N-3.007 Product Approval by the Commission.

9N-3.008 Approval of Product Evaluation Entities, Product Validation

Entities, Testing Laboratories, Certification Agencies, Quality

Assurance Agencies and Accreditation Bodies.

9N-3.011 Forms.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This notice supersedes the notice published on July 16, 2010. The purpose of the rule development workshop is to implement section 39, chapter 2010-176, Laws of Florida, and create an expedited method of product approval for products certified to comply with the Florida Building Code and repeal means by which the Florida Building Commission approves evaluation entities in addition to those identified in statute. To update the forms/BCIS (Building Code Information System) to update the payment screens and to add provision for approval of product by DCA.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: State system of product approval.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 553.77(1)(i), 553.842(1), (8) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.842(1), (8) FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: August 10, 2010, 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission in accordance with its agenda.

PLACE: Crowne Plaza-Oceanfront hotel, 2605 N. A1A Highway, Melbourne, Florida 32903

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)922-6091. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE IS:

Mo Madani, Planning Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)921-2247 or at www.floridabuilding.org

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.