On April 22, 2013 the Division issued an order. The Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from GDC Properties, filed March 29, 2013, and advertised on March 29, 2013 in Vol. 39, No. 62, of the Florida Administrative Register....

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61C-5.001: Safety Standards

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice: on April 22, 2013 the Division issued an order. The Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from GDC Properties, filed March 29, 2013, and advertised on March 29, 2013 in Vol. 39, No. 62, of the Florida Administrative Register. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Order on the Petition for Variance denies the Petitioner an Emergency Status of variance from Rule 2.20.4, and 2.24.2.1 ASME A17.1b, 2009 edition, as adopted by Paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a) Florida Administrative Code that requires the use of a 9.5 mm steel rope and requirement of a metallic sheave because the Petitioner has not demonstrated that emergency status is justified (2013-061).
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.