Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36 No. 44, November 5, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The changes are as follows:

1. Subsection (9) shall now read as follows:

(9) Notwithstanding the above-stated requirements, a temporary license will not be required for an individual who does not have an office as defined by subsection 61H1-20.001(8), F.A.C. and either:

(a) Holds a valid license as a certified public accountant from a state the Board has determined to have adopted standards that are substantially equivalent to the certificate requirements in s. 5 of the Uniform Accountancy Act in the issuance of licenses (the Board’s list of approved states, effective March 1, 2011, is incorporated herein and available at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/cpa/documents/MobilitySubstantiallyEquivalentrevised.pdf); or

(b) Holds a valid license as a certified public accountant and obtains verification from the National Association of State Board of Accountancy CredentialNet service that the individual meets the set forth the Standards for Regulation Including Substantial Equivalency in Section 5 of the Uniform Accountancy Act, fifth edition revised July 2007. CredentialNet can be reached at credentialnet@nasba.org or 1(866)350-0017.

2. 473.3141 shall be added to the Law Implemented.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULES IS: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N.W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.