Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
61G4-15.026: Certification of Gas Line Specialty Contractors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Construction Industry Licensing Board has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Rowdy Carlton, Eastern Pipeline Construction, Inc. on December 23, 2010. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 37, No. 3, of the January 21, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on February 11, 2011. The petition requested the Board’s interpretation of Rule 61G4-15.026, Florida Administrative Code, and whether a gas line specialty contractor is licensed to do directional drilling as a means of installation of gas pipelines. The Board’s Order, filed on March 18, 2011 answers the Petition for Declaratory Statement. Pursuant to Rule 61G4-15.026, Florida Administrative Code, directional drilling is within the scope of practice of a gas line specialty contractor. Therefore Petitioner is licensed to perform directional drilling as described in the Petition.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: G. W. Harrell, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P.O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.
Please refer all comments to: G. W. Harrell, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P. O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.