Al-Farooq Corporation; Petitioner requested an answer to the following question, based upon the project described within its petition: Given that it is likely that ASTM E1996-17 will be incorporated into future versions of the Florida Building Code, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G20-3.015Equivalence of Standards

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Al-Farooq Corporation on January 3, 2019. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

Petitioner requested an answer to the following question, based upon the project described within its petition: Given that it is likely that ASTM E1996-17 will be incorporated into future versions of the Florida Building Code, and since this product revision implies that it is not a structural issue for this type of substitution, is it acceptable to follow the new exemption in ASTM E1996-17 section A1.9.2 for spacers, even though chapter 35, Florida Building Code, 6th Edition (2017), currently only lists ASTM E1996-05, 06, 09, 2012a, or 2014a as reference standards? ? On February 19, 2019, the Commission provided the following answer: pursuant to subsection 61G20-3.015(5), ASTM E1996-2017 is permitted to be used to update the current product approval for FL 28367 as long as the said standard is certified by an approved entity (i.e. an approved certification agency, an approved test lab, an approved evaluation entity, a Florida licensed professional engineer or architect, or a nationally recognized standard writing organization) as meeting or exceeding the performance of the standard referenced by the Florida Building Code, 6th Edition (2017) (in this case, ASTM E1996-05, 06, 09, 012a, or 014a).

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk’s Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].