To develop the 6th Edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Pursuant to Section 633.202, F.S., the State Fire Marshal is directed to adopt a new edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code every third year. The new code is scheduled to be ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

69A-60.001Title

69A-60.002Scope; Description of Florida Fire Prevention Code

69A-60.003Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 1, the Fire Code, Florida 2012 Edition, Adopted

69A-60.004Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, Florida 2012 Edition, Adopted

69A-60.005Publications Referenced in NFPA 1, the Florida 2012 Edition, and NFPA 101, the Florida 2012 Edition, Added to the Florida Fire Prevention Code

69A-60.006Manufactured and Prototype Buildings

69A-60.007Enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention Code

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To develop the 6th Edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Pursuant to Section 633.202, F.S., the State Fire Marshal is directed to adopt a new edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code every third year. The new code is scheduled to be adopted by rule during the upcoming two years pursuant to Section 633.202(2), F.S. Workshops will be announced in future editions of the Florida Administrative Register.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal, announces that it is seeking written comments and proposals for Florida specific amendments to the editions of NFPA 1 (2015 edition) and NFPA 101 (2015 edition). The comment period ends July 1, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Written comments should be addressed to: Casia Sinco, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0340. A proposal form is available on the Department’s website at www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM/BFP.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 633.104, 633.202, 633.204, 633.208, 1013.12 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.104, 633.202, 633.204, 633.208, 1013.12 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Casia Sinco, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Division of State Fire Marshal, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0342 [phone] or [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.