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Notice: 12727387

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Standards

Chapter:

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS INSPECTION

Overview

RULE:

5F-11.001	Definitions (Transferred)
5F-11.004	Bureau of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Inspection Forms (Transferred)
5F-11.005	Lack of Trustworthiness (Transferred)
5F-11.012	Installer Licenses (Transferred)
5F-11.013	Minimum Storage as Relates to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Transferred)
5F-11.022	Marking of Containers; Posting of Owner Contact Information at Dealer Locations (Transferred)
5F-11.026	Unsafe Container or System (Transferred)
5F-11.029	Inspection of DOT Cylinders (Transferred)
5F-11.034	Transportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas by Pipeline (Transferred)
5F-11.044	Out-of-gas, Leak Call, and Interrupted Service Procedure (Transferred)
5F-11.045	Dispensing Units (Transferred)
5F-11.047	Connecting or Disconnecting Containers, Tanks, or Systems; Notice to Owner; Transportation (Transferred)
5F-11.048	Cylinder Exchange Units (Transferred)
5F-11.060	Documentation of Training, General (Transferred)
5F-11.061	Qualifier and Master Qualifier Examinations; Applicant Qualifications (Transferred)
5F-11.062	Approved Courses of Continuing Education (Transferred)
5F-11.064	Renewal of Qualifier and Master Qualifier Certificates (Transferred)
5F-11.065	Re-examination Procedures (Transferred)
5F-11.066	Reporting of Qualifier and Master Qualifier Vacancies (Transferred)
5F-11.071	Rate of Assessments; Effective Date (Transferred)
5F-11.072	Payment of Assessments; Penalties (Transferred)
5F-11.078	Facility Inspection Report; Vehicle Inspection Report; Notice of Required Correction; and Failure to Correct (Transferred)
5F-11.080	Enforcement Actions and Administrative Penalties (Transferred)
5F-11.082	Resolution of Violations, Settlement, and Additional Enforcement Remedies (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

These proposed rule changes and new rules will adopt national definitions and clarify terms used throughout Rule Chapter 5F; incorporate department forms by reference and indicate site from which copies may be obtained; clarify submission requirements for licensure applicants; establish a new specialty installer license type; clarify requirements for posting of owner information at dealer sites; clarify procedure for "red-tagging" unsafe systems; establish requirement to document leak test results; correct references to codes, statutes, or rules; clarify “working days” for purposes of notice of disconnect and establish that disconnect notices will expire after thirty working days; clarify existing and establish additional safety requirements for protection of cylinder storage units; clarify experience requirements for qualifiers; clarify examination and re-examination procedures; clarify term “immediately” for purposes of reporting qualifier vacancies and establish department e-mail site to which notices may be sent; increase the Marketing Order assessment rate collected on each gallon of odorized propane sold/consumed in Florida to implement results of industry referendum; clarify assessment payment procedure; clarify use of Facility Inspection Report and Vehicle Inspection Report and establish use of Notice of Required Correction and procedures for requesting extensions to correct code violations; specify penalties to be assessed for violations of laws, rules, and regulations to ensure uniformity in the application of such penalties; and establish alternative resolution procedures.

SUBJECT:

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Inspection rule provisions as outlined above.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

527.02, 527.0201, 527.021, 527.03, 527.04, 527.055, 527.06, 527.0605, 527.10, 527.11, 527.13, 527.23, F.S.

LAW:

527.02, 527.0201, 527.021, 527.03, 527.04, 527.055, 527.06, 527.0605, 527.061, 527.07, 527.08, 527.09, 527.10, 527.11, 527.12, 527.13, 527.14, 527.23, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/7/2013 Vol. 39/46

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

527.02, 527.0201, 527.021, 527.03, 527.04, 527.055, 527.06, 527.0605, 527.10, 527.11, 527.13, 527.23, F.S., 527.02, 527.0201, 527.021, 527.03, 527.04, 527.055, 527.06, 527.0605, 527.061, 527.07, 527.08, 527.09, 527.10, 527.11, 527.12, 527.13, 527.14, 527.23, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=5F-11.001&PDate=3/7/2013&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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