To adopt firesafety standards for tunnels to accommodate the state-owned tunnel to be built in Miami-Dade County.

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69A-3.012: Standards of the National Fire Protection Association and Other Standards Adopted
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To adopt firesafety standards for tunnels to accommodate the state-owned tunnel to be built in Miami-Dade County.
SUMMARY: A tunnel is to be built in Miami, Florida, under a portion of Biscayne Bay, linking the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County with the Port of Miami. The tunnel will be state owned property; therefore, the State Fire Marshal is the authority having jurisdiction. The rule adopts NFPA 502, 2001 (the latest edition) entitled “Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways.”
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 633.01(1), 633.022 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.01(1), 633.022 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):
TIME AND DATE: January 16, 2007, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: Third Floor Conference Room, The Atrium Building, 325 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, Florida
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Millicent King, [phone]. 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 IS: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau Fire Prevention, Division of State Fire Marshal, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0342. Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

69A-3.012 Standards of the National Fire Protection Association and Other Standards Adopted.

(1) Except as specifically modified by statute or by the State Fire Marshal’s rules, the Florida specific edition of NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code®, 2003 edition and the Florida specific edition of NFPA 1, the Uniform Fire Code, 2003 edition, as adopted within Rule Chapter 69A-60, F.A.C., the 2004 edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of the uniform fire safety standards adopted by rule by the State Fire Marshal and are applicable to those buildings and structures specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of Section 633.022, F.S. In addition, the following standards, except as specifically modified in the rule chapters in Rule Title 69A, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and shall take effect on the effective date of this rule, as a part of the uniform fire safety standards adopted by rule by the State Fire Marshal and are applicable to those buildings and structures specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of Section 633.022, F.S.:

All references listed above NFPA 502: No change.

NFPA 502 –2001, Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways

All references listed below NFPA 502: No change.

(2) through (5) No change.

Specific Authority 633.01(1), 633.022 FS. Law Implemented 633.01, 633.022 FS. History–New 5-14-86, Amended 2-12-87, 4-8-90, 10-30-91, 4-3-95, 11-27-01, Formerly 4A-3.012, Amended 8-7-05,___________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Division of State Fire Marshal

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Randall Napoli, Director, Division of State Fire Marshal

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 18, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 29, 2006