The Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire and Life Safety proposes to change to regulations on minimum building, fire,mechanical and fuel gas standards for building plan reviews on all commercial buildings, fire and life safety in assembly, educational, institutional residential type facilities such as apartments and hotels, and high impact facilities including fish processing plants, fire detection and suppression equipment, fireworks, fire departments,and processing oil and gas facilities to comply with State Statutes.

The Department of Public Safety proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 13 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with building code standards, fire code standards, mechanical code standards,fuel gas code standards, non-structural plan review and fees, stop work orders,fire protection system permits,firework permits, standards of organization and services of a fire department, and oil and gas hydrocarbon processing facilities, including the following:

1)    13 AAC 50.010 is proposed to be amended to adopt the 2021 edition of the International Building Code regarding Occupancy Classification, including variations of the code which are specific to this state.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Lloyd Nakano at Lloyd.nakano@alaska.gov and 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Division of Fire and Life Safety will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in   this process, please contact Lloyd Nakano at Lloyd.nakano@alaska.gov and 907-269-5491 not later than December 1, 2021., to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Lloyd Nakano at Lloyd.nakano@alaska.gov and 907-269-5491.

A copy of material proposed for adoption by reference is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System or through the electronic link (http://dps.alaska.gov/Fire/regulations) to the complete text. A copy of material proposed for adoption by reference may be viewed at the agency's office at 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK.

After the public comment period ends, the Division of Fire and Life Safety will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice,or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that   of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.

Statutory authority: AS 18.70.010; AS 18.70.030;AS 18.70.080; AS 28.05.011; AS 44.17.030

Statutes being implemented,  interpreted, or made specific: AS 18.70.010;  AS 18.70.080; AS 18.70.085; AS 18.70.090; AS 18.70.095; AS 44.17.030

Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

The Division of Fire and Life Safety keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the Division of Fire and Life Safety notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the Division of Fire and Life Safety at 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507,giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.