The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:
On October 30, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Church of Scientology, filed October 8, 2012, and advertised on October 11, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 48, of the Florida Administrative Register. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 2.7.4, 3.3.2, 3.11.1, 2.1.5, 2.2.4, 2.3.3, 3.10.4(e), 3.12.2, and 3.9 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Rule 61C-5.001(1) Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators door restrictors, platform guards, car emergency signaling devices, counterweight guards, ventilation, stop switch, electrical protective devices, rope data tag, and terminal stopping devices until October 1, 2014 because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2012-328).
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