The Geographic Names Information System Feature Identifier (GNIS Feature ID) has superseded the Federal Information Processing Standards 55 (FIPS 55) database place code as the federal and national standard geographical feature record identifier. ...

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Miscellaneous Tax

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12B-8.0016: Department of Revenue Electronic Database
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Geographic Names Information System Feature Identifier (GNIS Feature ID) has superseded the Federal Information Processing Standards 55 (FIPS 55) database place code as the federal and national standard geographical feature record identifier.
Effective October 3, 2009, the Department’s Address/Jurisdiction Database, maintained by the Department for purposes of assigning communications service addresses and insurance policies and premiums to local taxing jurisdictions, contains a combination of both GNIS Feature ID place codes and FIPS 55 place codes. The FIPS 55 place code will remain as a field in the database. Local taxing jurisdictions submit address/jurisdiction changes to the Department using the Guide for Address Change Requests. This guide contains the required record layout using the specified place codes.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.0016, F.A.C. (Department of Revenue Electronic Database), is to adopt, by reference, updates to the Guide for Address Change Requests necessary to the Department’s Address/Jurisdiction Database to include the GNIS Feature Identifier place codes.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.0016, F.A.C. (Department of Revenue Electronic Database), adopt changes to the Guide for Address Change Requests to the Department’s Address/Jurisdiction Database necessary to include the Geographic Names Information System Feature Identifier places codes.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 175.1015(5), 185.085(5) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 175.1015, 185.085 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: May 3, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room 118, Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street, 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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Larry Green at [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: Janet Young, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

12B-8.0016 Department of Revenue Electronic Database.

(1) No change.

(2)(a) No change.

(b) Local taxing jurisdictions must submit information requesting changes to the database electronically following the on-line Guide for Address Change Requests (October 4, 2009 February 7, 2007, incorporated by reference in Rule 12A-19.071, F.A.C.). Only local taxing jurisdictions that are registered users of the Department’s electronic change submission process can access the Guide for Address Change Requests. Authorized local jurisdiction contact persons may access the login screen for registered users at http://geotax.state.fl.us. Local taxing jurisdictions that do not have access to computers with Internet access should contact the Department to submit changes through alternative electronic media. The information must also be submitted on Form DR-700022, Notification of Jurisdiction Change for Local Communications Services and Local Insurance Premium Tax (incorporated by reference in Rule 12A-19.100, F.A.C.), with the exception of Special Fire Control Districts, which must use Form DR-350907, Local Insurance Premium Tax Special Fire Control Districts Notification of Jurisdiction Change (R. 10/06, hereby incorporated by reference, effective 12/07).

(c) through (e) No change.

(3) through (4) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 175.1015(5), 185.085(5) FS. Law Implemented 175.1015, 185.085 FS. History–New 12-20-07, Amended________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Janet Young, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone [phone]
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governor and Cabinet
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 23, 2010
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: A Notice of Rule Development was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on December 31, 2009 (Vol. 35, No. 52, p. 6697). No comments have been received by the Department.